Bug-Eyed Bandit

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Bug-Eyed Bandit is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

An original incarnation of the Bug-Eyed Bandit appears in the Arrowverse series The Flash and Arrow, portrayed by Emily Kinney.

Publication history

The Bertram Larvan incarnation of the Bug-Eyed Bandit first appeared in The Atom #26 (August–September 1966) and was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane.[1]

The second Bug-Eyed Bandit first appeared in Justice League America #43 (October 1990), and was created by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Adam Hughes.

Fictional character biography

Bertram Larvan

Bertram Larvan is an inventor who designs a mechanical insect to control insect pests, but lacks financial backing. He turns to crime to steal money and becomes an enemy of the Atom.[2] In Crisis on Infinite Earths, he is killed by the Anti-Monitor's Shadow Demons.[3][4]

Following his death, Larvan does not return for many years. In Blackest Night, he is temporarily revived as a Black Lantern.[5] He is later permanently resurrected following the DC Rebirth relaunch.[6]

Son of the Bug-Eyed Bandit

Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". The second Bug-Eyed Bandit is the unnamed son of the original and a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains.[7]

Powers and abilities

The Bug-Eyed Bandit is a skilled roboticist who commands a horde of robotic insects.

In other media

Television

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Brie Larvan (Emily Kinney) as she appears in The Flash.
  • An unidentified incarnation of the Bug-Eyed Bandit appears in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, voiced by Dee Bradley Baker. This version can shrink to the size of an insect.
  • A female incarnation of Bertram Larvan named Brie Larvan, appears in TV series set in the Arrowverse, portrayed by Emily Kinney.[8] This version is a scientist and former employee at Mercury Labs who wields remote-controlled robotic bees.[9][10]
  • The Bertram Larvan incarnation of the Bug-Eyed Bandit makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the Creature Commandos episode "Chasing Squirrels".[11] This version is an inmate of Belle Reve Penitentiary.

Video games

The Bertram Larvan incarnation of the Bug-Eyed Bandit appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[12]

References

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  2. ↑ The Atom #26 (August–September 1966)
  3. ↑ Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
  4. ↑ Animal Man #18-26 (1989–1990)
  5. ↑ Blackest Night #4 (2010)
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  7. ↑ Adventures of Superman #608 (November 2002)
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External links

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