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Salem the Witch Girl (Salem Nader) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Geoff Johns and Todd Nauck, she is the sidekick and apprentice of the original Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson). In the final issue of Flashpoint Beyond, it is revealed Salem was among the thirteen missing Golden Age superheroes found in the Time Masters‘ capsules, retroactively making her a figure of Nelson’s past.

Born in the mid-1900s as a native of Limbo Town, she inherited a curse from her mother whom escaped the dimension which unwittingly caused misfortune to those she interacted with. In 1940, she encountered Fate, who was immune to the curse, and together they thwarted Wotan‘s plot. Becoming Doctor Fate’s sidekick, Salem adopted the name “Salem the Witch Girl” and was aided by her black cat familiar Midnight before mysteriously disappearing following her curse nearly killing Inza Cramer, Nelson’s girlfriend and partner. He and the Justice Society Dark have been unable to find her.^[1] At one point in 1941, Salem and Doctor Fate aided Justice Society Dark member Mister Miracle in subduing Solomon Grundy before going after Bride of Grundy.^[2]

Due to being in the Time Masters’ capsules, knowledge of her existence was erased from all those whom knew her, including Kent Nelson. When the capsules failed, Salem and the other 13 missing Golden Age characters were sent back to their own time with history rebuilding around them.^[3] Salem ends up on Childminder’s island until she is eventually rescued by Stargirl and brought into the present day (2023). Hourman states that she and the other Lost Children cannot be returned to their own times, as this would risk causing a temporal paradox.^[4][5][6] Salem meets with the current Doctor Fate and relative of Kent, Khalid Nassour. Hostile to him due to having inherited the mantle, he places Salem in the care of the Justice Society, allowing her to take his place on the team until she was ready to reconcile with him.^[7]

Following her introduction, Salem appeared in Titans: Beast World.^[8] Following Eclipso‘s defeat at the hands of Legionnaire, Salem accepts Khalid as the wielder of the Doctor Fate title and returns to Limbo Town to wrap up some loose ends, stating that she will help him if he needs her.^[9] During the “Absolute Power” storyline, Salem and several members of the JSA temporarily lose their powers to the Amazo android Jadestone.^[10]

Sand Demon is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Eddie Slick is the manager of the wrestler King Crusher and provided him with mutative steroids to win a match. However, Firestorm defeats him while exposing the steroid operation in the process.^[11] Slick is later exposed to the steroids and buried in the Nevada Desert, transforming him into a sand-manipulating metahuman.^[12] Firestorm overheats Sand Demon and turns him into glass, which shatters after hitting the floor.^[13]

• Two versions of Eddie Slick appear in The Flash episode “Flash of Two Worlds”, portrayed by Kett Turton.^[14]
  • The alternate Earth-2 version of Slick appears as Sand Demon.
  • An Earth-1 version of Slick is a human arsonist who served time in Blackgate Penitentiary.

Sardine is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Sardine is a non-superpowered commando. Along with his companions named Shark and Whale, he is part of the World War II-era fighting unit called the Frogmen. His sole appearance is in Showcase #3 (July–August 1956). The story was written by Robert Kanigher, and illustrated by Russ Heath.

Satan Girl is the name of several characters in DC Comics, all enemies of Supergirl.

The first Satan Girl is a villain who infects the female members of the Legion of Super-Heroes with a disease that makes them weak and gives them red skin. Despite Satan Girl possessing Kryptonian powers, Supergirl believes her to be an android, as she is not weak to kryptonite like a Kryptonian or lead like a Daxamite. Satan Girl is subdued by the Legion of Super-Pets and reveals to Supergirl that she is a clone created after Supergirl unknowingly exposed herself to red kryptonite. Satan Girl had infected the Legionnaires in an attempt to siphon kryptonite radiation from them and sustain herself beyond the 48-hour time limit of the kryptonite’s effects. The kryptonite’s effects wear off, with Satan Girl merging with Supergirl. Supergirl learns that Satan Girl had been immune to kryptonite due to wearing a lead suit.^{[15][16][17][18][19]}

A storyline in Supergirl (vol. 5) is inspired by the original Satan Girl story, with black kryptonite producing a duplicate “Dark Supergirl”.^[20] In the eighth volume of Supergirl (2025), Lesla-Lar exposes Supergirl to black kryptonite, transforming her and Krypto into evil versions of themselves. However, Lesla-Lar has a change of heart and returns the two to normal with help from Titano.^[21][17][22]

The second Satan Girl is Dolores Pratchet, an 18th-century witch whose daughter Rachel was assumed dead after saving her friend Ember from being executed at the stake. Rather than dying, the two girls are fused into a singular entity known as the Angel of Fire. Dolores makes a deal with the demonic Carnivore and agrees to become his servant, gaining magical powers. Satan Girl’s magic pulls the current Angel of Fire, Supergirl, from the present and switches her with Ember, making it so that she would die on the stake instead and Rachel and Ember would exist in the present. Supergirl escapes with help from Ember, who returns to her own time to die on the stake. Satan Girl is erased from existence due to the timeline being altered.^[23][24][16]

The third Satan Girl is S’tanicule Gyrstess, a goddess of love and death who originates from another dimension. She is transported to the main universe when Brainiac 5 accidentally blasts a statue dedicated to her with chronon energy. Supergirl and Brainiac 5 ultimately defeat S’tanicule and return her to her dimension.^[25][16]

Mia Saunders is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Mia Saunders first appeared in JSA: All Stars #2 (1999). Mia is the infant daughter of Kendra Saunders (Hawkgirl). As a teenager, Kendra got pregnant with Mia and had to give her up for adoption to an Oregon couple. It is later revealed that Kendra regularly visits her daughter.

Scarab is an alias used by several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

An Earth-3 equivalent, created by Mark Waid and Rod Whigham, first appeared in Justice League Quarterly #8 (September 1992). Scarab is a counterpart of Blue Beetle and a member of the Crime Syndicate from the antimatter universe of Qward.^[26]

Maat Shadid, created by Bill Willingham and Francisco Rodriguez de la Fuente, first appeared in Robin vol. 2 #124 (May 2004). She is an Egyptian assassin equipped with a scarab-themed battlesuit. Maat is hired by Johnny Warlock to eliminate the third Robin, but instead fights Batman and Stephanie Brown (the fourth Robin).^[27] Maat is hired by Spoiler and Ulysses Armstrong (posing as Red Robin) in order to confuse Tim Drake.^[28] Shadid is later hired by corrupt detectives Marcus Wise and Roman Cavallo to eliminate Drake, but is defeated by Red Robin and fooled by Miss Martian impersonating her target.^[29]

The Scarlet Skier (Dren Keeg) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis during their comical run in Justice League of America.^[30]

Scarlet Skier is the arch-enemy of the Green Lantern G’nort.^[31] Eventually, Scarlet Skier was stranded on Earth, befriended G’nort, and joined Justice League Antarctica alongside Big Sir, Clock King, Cluemaster, Major Disaster, Mighty Bruce, and Multi-Man. Following the incident with killer penguins and an earthquake that destroys the Justice League Antarctica’s base, Maxwell Lord fires them and disbands the Justice League Antarctica.^[32]

Scorcher is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

The first Scorcher is the leader of the Bike Buzzards and took part in the Sand Scrambler racing event. Scorcher and the Bike Buzzards used unorthodox methods to win the event and were then defeated by the Teen Titans.^[33]

The second Scorcher is an unnamed arsonist with a flamethrower.^[34]

Cindy Brand is a pyrokinetic supervillain who is an enemy of Scare Tactics.^[35]

The fourth Scorcher that is a member of Dark Nemesis is a pyrokinetic and a human/H’San Natall hybrid who grew up in the same special orphanage as Blizard.^[36] Scorcher later orchestrated a prison break, and Risk discovered her connection with the H’San Natall.^[37] The rest of Dark Nemesis worked for Veil again and killed her while framing Risk. The Teen Titans later found evidence to clear Risk’s name.^[38]

The fifth Scorcher, a member of Dark Nemesis, is a pyrokinetic female and the successor of the previous version. She and the rest of Dark Nemesis were sent to acquire the files on Apex and were easily taken down by a refocused Titans.^[39]

• An original incarnation of Scorcher appears in the Supergirl episode “Welcome to Earth”, portrayed by Nadine Crocker.^[40] This version is a pyrokinetic alien called an Infernian. She mounts two failed attempts to assassinate President Olivia Marsdin before she can pass the Alien Amnesty Act into law for fear that it will lead to alien registration acts until she is defeated by Supergirl, Alex Danvers and Maggie Sawyer.
• An incarnation of Scorcher appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[41]

Scream Queen (Nina Skorzeny) was the vampire lead singer of Scare Tactics. She was created by Len Kaminski and Anthony Williams, and first appeared in Showcase ’96 #11 (December 1996).

A member of the Skorzeny clan of vampires in Markovia, Nina’s family were killed by a group of vampire killers called the Graveyard Shift. The group was responsible for many vampire concentration camps as they attempted to exterminate all the vampires in Markovia. Nina was able to survive their efforts and escaped to America. This left her with a deep distrust of humans, whom she called “breathers” or “normals.”

After making it to America, she was captured by R-Complex, a government agency that subjected her to numerous experiments. She was eventually rescued by the efforts of Arnold Burnsteel and Fate. The pair also freed Fang, Slither, and Gross-Out. Burnsteel suggested the group form a band to serve as cover while they try to outrun R-Complex agents.

The Scream Queen met Catwoman on one occasion. The pair battled Graveyard Shift members and an elderly vampire in Gotham City. Nina was forced to kill the vampire to save Catwoman’s life. She felt some guilt over killing a member of her kind to save a human, but the pair had bonded, and Catwoman became one of the few humans that the Scream Queen saw as a friend.

Eventually, the Scream Queen began to change her view of her Scare Tactics teammates, finally seeing them as friends. Following Slither’s death, Nina arranged for the group to take his ashes and throw them in his father’s face. She also bit and sucked all the alcohol from Burnsteel’s system when he got drunk to deal with his grief. Following Gross-Out’s transformation and departure from Earth, the group was left with only three members. They vowed to carry on, however, and set out to search for new members.

• An original, unidentified incarnation of Scream Queen based on Silver Banshee makes a non-speaking appearance in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode “Trials of the Demon!”.
• An original incarnation of Scream Queen appears in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, voiced by Kari Wuhrer.^[42] This version is an alternate universe version of Black Canary who is a member of the Crime Syndicate.

Scylla is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Peter David and Martin Egeland, she first appeared in Aquaman (vol. 5) #1 (August 1994).^[43]

Scylla and her husband Charybdis are international terrorists who attempt to kill Aquaman. However, Scylla was killed and Charybdis was driven mad by grief, trying to kill Aquaman and absorb his powers.^[44][45]

Shakedown is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

The first Shakedown is an unnamed man and a member of the Masters of Disaster who possesses geokinesis. He serves as the peacekeeper of the group.^[46]

In “DC All In“, an unnamed man appears as a member of the Masters of Disaster and possesses the same powers as the original.^[47]

An original incarnation of Shakedown appears in Black Lightning, portrayed by Hosea Chanchez.^[48] This version is Marcus Bishop, an inmate who gained his powers through an A.S.A. experiment called “Project Masters of Disaster”.

Shango is an adaptation of the deity Sàngó from the Yorùbá culture for the DC Universe. The character, adapted by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake, first appeared in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #95 (March 1990).

Within the context of the stories, Shango is a deity and the war chief of the Orishas. He is responsible for asking Ogun to sever the Golden Chain linking Ifé, the land of the gods, with Earth. He is also responsible for restoring it in modern times. When he leads the reemergence of the pantheon in Africa, he encounters Firestorm. He and the pantheon are taken to task by Firestorm for their abandonment of Africa.^[49]

The Shark is the name of three characters in DC Comics publications, none of which should be confused with King Shark.

The first Shark is a non-superpowered commando. Along with his companions named Sardine and Whale, he is part of the World War II-era fighting unit called the Frogmen. His sole appearance is in Showcase #3 (July–August 1956). The story was written by Robert Kanigher, and illustrated by Russ Heath.

The second Shark is the secret identity of criminal Gunther Hardwicke. He is a member of the Terrible Trio, along with the Fox and the Vulture. He wears a shark mask and uses fish-themed technology to commit crimes. This Shark—and the Terrible Trio—debuted in Detective Comics #253 (March 1958).

The third Shark, who has used the aliases T. S. Smith and Karshon in the past, debuted in Green Lantern (vol. 2) #24 (October 1963).^[50] He is a tiger shark that rapidly mutated after exposure to nuclear waste (later retconned to be part of the Kroloteans‘ experiments).^[51] The rapid evolutionary growth gives him high intelligence, a humanoid appearance and telepathic powers, but leaves him with his bloodthirsty shark instincts. This Shark has fought Green Lantern II, as well as Superman,^[52] Aquaman,^[53] the Justice League of America^[54] and Black Condor.^[55]

The Shark’s portrayal on the cover of Action Comics #456 (February 1976) was inspired by the film Jaws.^[56]

Karshon returns in DC Rebirth as a member of the Suicide Squad.^[57]

• The Shark appears in The All-New Super Friends Hour, voiced by Robert Ridgely.
• The Shark makes non-speaking cameo appearances in Justice League Unlimited as a member of Gorilla Grodd‘s Secret Society.
• The Shark makes non-speaking cameo appearances in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
• The Shark appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[58]
• Karshon appears in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, portrayed by Indya Moore.^[59] This version is a female Atlantean and the leader of the Council of Atlantis.

Shat-Ru is a supporting character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Among the Lords of Order, he was formerly antagonistic against Doctor Fate for perceived failures as an agent of order, believing him to have humiliated the Lords of Orders for failing to abolish the forces of chaos caused by the Lords of Chaos during his tenure as Doctor Fate.^[60]

Shat-Ru would later challenge Inza Cramer as Doctor Fate, becoming trapped in the previous, old body of Kent Nelson unable to release himself without risking his destruction. Over time, Shat-Ru bonds with Nelson and Inza while posing as Kent’s grandfather who is supposedly continuing his work as a college teacher teaching archaeology. He also serves as Nelson’s patron temporarily and enters a relationship with the human Dorothea.^[60]

Shellshock is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Ruth Spencer is a criminal with thermal blasts who is the aunt of Paul Spencer. She once fought against Hawk and Dove.^[61]

During the “Infinite Crisis” storyline, Shellshock appears as a member of Alexander Luthor Jr.‘s Secret Society of Super Villains.^[62]

The second Shellshock is an unnamed woman who is a member of Black Ops and possesses super-strength.^[63]

Shift is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

He is a fragment of Metamorpho who obtained sentience and took on the name of Shift.^[64] Metamorpho attempts to re-assimilate his “twin”, but the Outsiders convince him that the twin deserves the chance to lead his own life. This second Metamorpho chose the name “Shift” and develops a relationship with Indigo. When she dies, he becomes depressed over her death.^[64]

After the events of “One Year Later“, Shift chooses to be re-assimilated into Metamorpho after inadvertently killing 44 people during Black Lightning‘s escape from Iron Heights Penitentiary.^[65]

Shift appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[66]

Shiv is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She appeared in 11 issues of Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E., two issues of JSA and four issues of JSA All-Stars.

Cindy Burman is the daughter of the supervillain the Dragon King. She had a grudge against Stargirl.

Shiv was also a member of Johnny Sorrow‘s incarnation of the Injustice Society.

• Shiv appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[58]
• Cindy Burman appears in Stargirl, portrayed by Meg DeLacy as a young adult,^[67] and Sophia Annabelle Kim as a child. This version is the girlfriend of Henry King Jr., rival of Yolanda Montez, cheerleading captain of Blue Valley High, and the most popular student at school, though most students shun her due to her mean-spirited nature. Additionally, she is determined to follow in her father Shiro Ito’s footsteps and join the Injustice Society, having been genetically modified at a young age and gaining a healing factor and retractable wrist blades. However, her father refuses to acknowledge her, resulting in her becoming bitter and spiteful. Throughout the first season, she steals some of her father’s inventions to challenge Stargirl, only to be defeated by Henry and imprisoned by Ito. Nonetheless, she escapes imprisonment, kills her father, and locates a gem containing Eclipso. In the second season, Burman and Eclipso create their own Injustice Society called Injustice Unlimited to fight Stargirl and her Justice Society of America (JSA). However, Stargirl accidentally frees Eclipso who sends Burman to the Shadowlands, though Shade eventually rescues her. Following this, Burman contacts the Crock family to help the JSA defeat Eclipso before intending to make amends with Yolanda and join the JSA. In the third season, Burman develops scales on her skin. Ten years later, she joins the JSA as “Dragon Queen“.

Matthew Shrieve is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Matthew Shrieve is a lieutenant and intelligence officer in the U.S. Army who is an expert at hand-to-hand combat and marksmanship. He was handpicked to lead the Creature Commandos.^[68]

• Matthew Shrieve appears in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode “Four Star Spectacular!”, voiced by Marc Worden.^[69]
• Matthew Shrieve appears in the “Creature Commandos” segment of DC Nation Shorts, voiced by Chris Cox.^[69]
• Matthew Shrieve appears in flashbacks depicted in the third season of Arrow, portrayed by Marc Singer.^[70] This version is a U.S. Army general and member of A.R.G.U.S. While overseeing Oliver Queen and Tatsu and Maseo Yamashiro‘s work in Hong Kong, he betrayed A.R.G.U.S. to steal the “Alpha-Omega” virus and cripple China, during which he infected and killed the Yamashiros’ son Akio with it. Shrieve is ultimately foiled by Queen and the Yamashiros before Maseo executes him.
• Matthew Shrieve appears in DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock, voiced by Keith Ferguson.^[69]

Shush (Abigail Hall) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, created by writer Joshua Williamson and artist Simone Di Meo, made her first appearance in Batman and Robin vol. 3 #2 (December 2023).^[71]

Sickle is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Igor and his brother Ivan were acrobats who were turned into deadly agents by the NKVD’s “Red Flag” program and fought the Blackhawks as Hammer and Sickle.^[72]

Natasha Ulyanova is a Russian woman and the sister of Hammer. They went together as Hammer and Sickle and fought the Outsiders.^[73]

In “Infinite Crisis“, Hammer and Sickle join Alexander Luthor Jr.‘s Secret Society of Super Villains.^[74]

Sidd is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Sidd is a minor villain in Batman: The Brave and the Bold and later teams up with Clayface and Facade in Justice League.

The Silent Knight (Brian Kent) is a medieval hero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #1 (August 1955) and was created by Robert Kanigher and Irv Novick.^[75] He was one of three historical fiction characters to premiere in the first issue, the other two being Golden Gladiator and Viking Prince.

Brian Kent is a knight living in sixth-century Great Britain. At a jousting tournament, Sir Oswald Bane kills Brian’s father Edwin, a feudal lord, claiming it to be an accident. Before he dies, Edwin instructs Brian to continue his rule and look after the people. Oswald hears this and sets Brian to be trained by Sir Grot, a friend of Edwin.

While looking for one of Oswald’s prize hawks, Brian finds a trunk containing armor and a shield, which perfectly fit him. He hears travelers being threatened by Oswald’s men-at-arms, and comes to their aid, defeating the soldiers. When asked his name, he stays silent to prevent the soldiers from identifying him. Hence, he becomes known as the Silent Knight.^[76]

In the 1990s Hawkman series, Brian is revealed to be a past avatar of the Hawk-God. A further retcon implies him to be a past incarnation of Carter Hall.^[77]

In post-Rebirth continuity, Silent Knight is a former friend of Jason Blood who was corrupted after venturing into the Hollow Kingdom and became a conqueror.^[78][79][80]

Silent Majority is the name of three characters in the DC Comics universe.

The first Silent Majority is a member of the Force of July, a government-sponsored superhero team. He first appeared in Batman and the Outsiders Annual #1 (1984). He is killed by Kobra‘s forces during the Janus Directive event.^[81]

Silent Majority is resurrected in the Infinite Frontier relaunch, where he is recruited by the Penguin.^[82] However, he is soon killed in battle.^[83]

In Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Blüdhaven #1 (June 2006), a second Silent Majority appears with a new Major Victory and Lady Liberty. They call themselves Freedom’s Ring and are employed by the government to defend Blüdhaven from metahumans. This Silent Majority is killed by the Nuclear Legion in this same issue.

When S.H.A.D.E. takes control of Freedom’s Ring, an unnamed agent becomes the third Silent Majority.^[84]

The Silver Ghost is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the character, created by Gerry Conway and Ric Estrada, first appeared in Freedom Fighters #1 (March 1976).

Raphael van Zandt is a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains as the Silver Ghost. He opposes the Freedom Fighters in general and Firebrand in particular.

In an untold story of Earth-Two, the second Silver Ghost is a detective who wanted to become a vigilante like Batman. After witnessing Batman defeat criminals without weapons, Silver Ghost decides against becoming a vigilante.^[85]

A genderbent incarnation of Silver Ghost, Raya van Zandt, appears in The Flash episode “The Flash & the Furious”, portrayed by Gabrielle Walsh.^[86] This version is an ex-Air Force pilot under the call sign “Silver Ghost” who wields a meta-tech key fob that allows her to control any motorized vehicle. Seeking the form the Young Rogues, she recruits Weather Witch to help her break into an A.R.G.U.S. facility and steal an experimental WayneTech car capable of turning invisible. However, XS appeals to Weather Witch’s better nature, leading to the latter secretly stopping van Zandt and escaping with her. In the episode “Gone Rogue”, it is revealed that Weather Witch abandoned van Zandt in Bolivia.

Silver Monkey is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

The first Silver Monkey is a martial artist and mercenary who is a member of the Brotherhood of the Monkey Fist. He was hired by the Shan Triad.^[87]

In “Salvation Run“, an unidentified Silver Monkey is seen among the villains on the prison planet.^[88]

• Silver Monkey appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[58]
• Silver Monkey appears in Beware the Batman, voiced by James Remar.^[89] This version is a member of the League of Assassins.

Silver Scarab is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

An unidentified person operated as the second Silver Scarab when impersonating Hector Hall. He was depicted as an ally of Hath-Set.^[90]

Sterling Silversmith is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Sterling Silversmith is a silver-obsessed businessman who used his antique store as a front for his smuggling activities. His activity attracted the attention of Batman. He was defeated by Batman and arrested by the Gotham City Police Department.^[91]

Sterling Silversmith later escaped from prison and collaborated with Crime Doctor. Unfortunately, he poisoned Crime Doctor when he learned that he knows who Batman is. Silversmith and his henchmen were defeated and arrested while Crime Doctor was taken to the hospital.^[92]

Simyan is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Simyan is an ape-like DNAlien created by Dabney Donovan who sided with Darkseid and works with the New God Mokkari in running Apokolips‘ Evil Factory, which was established as a rival of Project Cadmus.^[93]

In 2011, “The New 52” rebooted the DC universe. Simyan is depicted as a New God who is the half-brother of Mokkari.^[94]

Sin is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Birds of Prey #92 (May 2006) and was created by writer Gail Simone and artist Paulo Siqueira.

Sin was introduced when Black Canary made a deal with Lady Shiva to switch lives for a year, in which Dinah would train as Shiva had done, while Shiva took her position with Oracle and the Birds of Prey. During Dinah’s training, she trained in Asia under “Mother”, a cruel martial arts master and matriarch. While there, Dinah met a little girl dubbed Sin who was being groomed to become the next Lady Shiva, following the death of the current one. Sin and Dinah developed an immediate familial bond. When Dinah grew tired of Mother and her training, she decided to leave, taking Sin with her. Returning to Metropolis with Sin, Dinah introduced Sin to her friends in the Birds of Prey, who all took a shine to the girl. They began to teach her the wonders of the western world and educate her in English and name-calling (she on occasion addressed Helena as “Spinster”). Over time Dinah began to question her life as member of the Birds of Prey, now that she had a child to care for. After several missions, she leaves the team to raise Sin full-time. This would prove difficult after Dinah rejoined the Justice League.

In the Black Canary miniseries, the League of Assassins attempts to kidnap Sin, seeing the martial arts prodigy as a messiah who could unite their splintered and then-leaderless group. In an attempt to save Sin from the League, Green Arrow fakes the child’s death. Though the decision pains him, he conceals the truth from Dinah so that her grief will be real and convincing to their enemies. Dinah later learns of her foster daughter’s survival. Sin lives in a secluded monastery, to keep her safe from the League of Assassins and others who would exploit her intuitive gift for the martial arts. Black Canary makes occasional trips to visit her, still playing the role of mother part-time.

Sin appears in Arrow, portrayed by Bex Taylor-Klaus.^[95][96] This version is Cindy Simone, a streetwise Caucasian teenager from Starling City and a confidante and sidekick of Sara Lance.

Beautia Sivana is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Beautia Sivana is the kind-hearted daughter of Thaddeus Sivana, the brother of Magnificus Sivana, and the half-sister of Georgia Sivana and Thaddeus Sivana Jr.^[97]

In post-Crisis continuity, Beautia’s family connection is the same with her mother being Venus Sivana. She works as a Teacher and social worker.^[98]

Georgia Sivana is the daughter of Thaddeus Sivana, the brother of Thaddeus Sivana Jr., and the half-sister of Magnificus Sivana and Beautia Sivana. She serves as one of Mary Marvel‘s primary enemies.^[99]

In “52“, Georgia Sivana’s family connection remains intact with her stepmother being Venus Sivana.^[100]

In “Infinite Frontier“, Georgia was first indirectly mentioned in regards to Doctor Sivana’s family, with Thaddeus being depicted as a respected scientist whom was desperate to save his family from an unknown plight and turns to magic, leading up discovering Black Adam’s tomb and freeing him.^[1][101] The character would not make an appearance until The New Champion of Shazam! #2, introduced first as Doctor G. before being latered revealed as Dr. Georgia Sivana, P.h.D. In this new reality, Georgia was a respected professor of archaeology at Harvard University whose reputation is tainted due to her father’s obsession with magic, which subjected her to ridicule and termination as a professor in Harvard. Seeking to elevate herself further, she began experimenting with merging magic and science in order to create magi-tech, turning to criminal methods to acquire test subjects. This placed her at odds with the superhero Mary Marvel, whom she learns is one of her prospective students she sought as a teaching assistant.^[102]

Magnificus Sivana is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Magnificus Sivana is the son of Thaddeus Sivana, the brother of Beautia Sivana, and the half-brother of Georgia Sivana and Thaddeus Sivana Jr.^[103]

In post-Crisis continuity, Magnificus’ family connection remains the same with his mother being Venus Sivana. He is shown to work as an astronaut.^[104]

Thaddeus Sivana Jr. is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Thaddeus Sivana Jr. is the son of Thaddeus Sivana, the sister of Georgia Sivana, and the half-brother of Beautia Sivana and Magificus Sivana. While his father would go up against Captain Marvel, Thaddeus Jr. would go up against Captain Marvel Jr.^[105]

In “52“, Thaddeus Sivana Jr.’s family connection remains the same with his stepmother being Venus Sivana.^[106]

• Thaddues Sivana Jr. appears in The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!.
• Thaddues Sivana Jr. appears in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode “The Power of Shazam”, voiced by Jim Piddock.

Skeeter (Ellie Mae Skaggs) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Skeeter was a girl turned into vampire in 1865. As vampire she has superhuman strength and speed, psychic powers and the ability to transform into a more monstrous form.^[107]

Hiram “Stretch” Skinner is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Stretch Skinner is a novice private eye detective who is unnaturally tall and thin. He would become the sidekick of Wildcat.^[108]

Skorpio is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Dennis Ellis was a Garden State Medical Center resident who was recruited by Arthur Villain to serve as his bodyguard. He was given an outfit and some weaponry to do Arthur’s bidding which led to his first encounter with Steel.^[109]

Skyhook (Aleister Hook) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Superman (vol. 2) #15 and was created by John Byrne.

Hook is a century old physician turned criminal based in London who uses children to commit crimes. He was turned into a winged demon by Blaze.^[110]

Aleister Hook appears in Superman & Lois, portrayed by Shekhar Paleja. This version is an Intergang scientist who, among others, is charged by Bruno Mannheim to experiment on corpses as well as make use of Superman’s blood samples. Hook is later killed by Otis Grisham off-screen while obtaining information about Bizarro.

Skyman is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Klar-Don is a Kryptonian who was Superman‘s predecessor in fighting crime on Earth before the destruction of Krypton. When crimefighting, he operated under the alias of “Skyman”. Superman learned of Skyman when Professor Hugo Blaine mentally sent Superman back in time where he experienced the lives of his Kryptonian genetic doubles.^[111]

Jacob Colby is one of the first official subjects for Lex Luthor‘s “Everyman Project”. Luthor’s project grants superpowers to Colby, who is given the codename “Skyman” after Luthor buys the rights to Infinity, Inc. from the Pemberton estate. This Skyman had the power to control the air and the power of flight. Colby later becomes romantically involved with his teammate Starlight.^[112]

Colby is killed by his teammate Everyman, who consumes his body and assumes his form.^[113]

Garrison Slate is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Len Wein, Joey Cavalieri, and Paris Cullins, he first appeared in Blue Beetle (vol. 6) #12.

Garrison Slate is the founder of S.T.A.R. Labs.^[114]

Elements of the character are incorporated into the Arrowverse character Harrison Wells in The Flash.^[115]

Sledge is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Sledge is a genetically enhanced supersoldier who the top secret government organization Quorum designed for the United States army with the experiments giving him super-strength and invulnerability. Because of his instability, he was put on a deep freeze. When Sledge was released, he vowed revenge on America and fought Guy Gardner who managed to defeat him with help from Superman and Steel. Quorum operatives posing as government agents picked up the unconscious Sledge.^[116]

During the “Infinite Crisis” storyline, Sledge appears as a member of Alexander Luthor Jr.‘s Secret Society of Super Villains.^[117]

Sleepwalk is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Holly McKenzie was a member of the Brotherhood of Dada gathered by Mr. Nobody and took the name of Sleepwalk. She was a British girl with superhuman strength, but only when she was asleep. To avoid waking, she took sleeping pills and wore headphones that played Barry Manilow, literally sleepwalking while committing crimes.

Sleepwalk appears in the third season of Doom Patrol, portrayed by Anita Kalathara.

Smart Bomb is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Kellogg is a man in a flying powered exoskeleton who is sent crashing into the streets by Catwoman who warns him to stay out of the East End. Catwoman later speculated that Smart Bomb worked for Black Mask.^[118]

Smart Bomb is later interrogated by detectives James Lenahan and Carl Worth. When Sam Bradley Jr. came in, Smart Bomb tried to use his suit’s gun only to be shot by Lenahan and Worth. Smart Bomb’s armor is then used by Slam Bradley when Commissioner Michael Akins approves this undercover work.^[74]

Lawrence Snart is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, created by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins, first appeared in The Flash vol. 2 #182 (March 2002). He is the estranged father of Captain Cold and Golden Glider.^[119][120]

• The character appears in media set in the Arrowverse renamed Lewis Snart.
  • Snart first appears in The Flash episode “Family of Rogues”, portrayed by Michael Ironside.^[121]
  • A younger version of the character appears in Legends of Tomorrow episode “Blood Ties”, portrayed by Jason Beaudoin.

Safiyah Sohail is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is depicted as the former lover of Kate Kane who keeps the pirate nation of Coryana in check.^[122]

Safiyah Sohail appears in Batwoman, portrayed by Shivaani Ghai.^[123] This version is served by the Rifle and the Many Arms of Death. Additionally, she has a history with Alice, having found her after she escaped from August Cartwright and with whom she shares a mutual hatred towards Catherine Hamilton-Kane, and is connected to Black Mask.

Son of Pyg is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Janosz “Johnny” Valentin is the son of Professor Pyg. Batwoman was investigating the murders of three marines that he killed on behalf of a group of Argentinian criminals.^[124]

Son of Pyg was revealed to be an operative of Leviathan who oversaw the initiation of Leviathan’s recruits. He interrogates Stephanie Brown and Jolisa Windsor and claims that one of them betrayed Saint Hadrian’s Finishing School for Girls. When Son of Pyg threatens Jolisa, Stephanie frees herself and saves Jolisa. Both of them go on the run with Son of Pyg and the Leviathan girls in hot pursuit. As Stephanie as Batgirl gets Jolisa down to the courtyard, Son of Pyg catches up to them and is knocked out by the gardener, who is revealed to be a disguised Batman.^[125]

Johnny Sorrow is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Formerly a silent film actor, Sorrow is forced into retirement by the new “talkies” and turned to crime. Sorrow steals a “Subspace Prototype” that enabled him to become intangible by warping through another dimension. During an encounter with the Justice Society of America, Sandy destroys the Subspace Prototype, which tears Sorrow apart and transports his remains to another dimension called the “Subtle Realms”. A Lovecraftian entity called the “King of Tears” discovers Sorrow and gives him a golden mask that enables him to regain his physical form. Sorrow’s face, warped beyond description, instantly kills anyone who sees it.

Sorrow reappears as the leader of the new Injustice Society, consisting of Icicle, Blackbriar Thorn, Count Vertigo, Geomancer, Killer Wasp, and Tigress.^[126]

In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called “DC Rebirth” which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to “The New 52“. Sorrow is a former member of Amanda Waller‘s Suicide Squad.^[127]

In the series JSA, Johnny Sorrow appears as a member of Scandal Savage‘s incarnation of the Injustice Society.^[128]

Sparkler is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Sparkler is a member of the Force of July, a government-sponsored superhero team. He first appeared in Batman and the Outsiders Annual #1 (1984). He is killed by Doctor Light of the Suicide Squad during the Janus Directive event.^[129]

Sparkler is resurrected in the Infinite Frontier relaunch, where he is recruited by the Penguin.^[82]

Sparky is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Sparkington J. Northrup is a teenager who was the sidekick of Blue Beetle.^[130][131]

In the series “The New Golden Age“, Sparky is among the Lost Children, a group of sidekicks who were captured by Childminder.^[132] Sparky and Pinky the Whiz Kid are later freed by Red Arrow and Boom.^[5] Sparky and the Lost Children are brought to the present day by Hourman, as returning them to their own times would cause a time paradox.^[6]

An unnamed comic fan is among those who were recruited into the Crusaders by Silver Ghost. As Sparky, he possessed pyrokinesis.^[133]

Sparrow is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first incarnation of Sparrow was created by writer Joseph Samachson and artist Pen Shumaker, and first appeared in Adventure Comics vol. 1 #99 (August 1945). The second incarnation of Sparrow, named Ambrose Weems, was created by writer Jerry Coleman and artist Sheldon Moldoff, and first appeared in Batman vol. 1 #149 (August 1962). The third incarnation of Sparrow was created by writer E. Nelson Bridwell and artist Joe Orlando, and first appeared in Showcase #63 (August 1966). The fourth incarnation of Sparrow, named Darcy Thomas, was created by writer Meghan Fitzmartin and artist Eddy Barrows, and first appeared in Batman Secret Files: The Signal #1 (September 2021).

Speed Demon is an alias used by several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Several versions of the character are enemies of the Flash.

The first incarnation, James “Jimmy” Olsen, first appeared in Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #15 (September 1956).^[134]

The second incarnation, Dr. Jerry McGee, was created by Mike Baron and Jackson Guice, and first appeared in The Flash (vol. 2) #5 (October 1987). He is Tina McGee‘s husband who worked for S.T.A.R. Labs.

McGee created the performance enhancer B-19 in order to be a speedster and a personal suit for endurance to have confrontations with Wally West which exacerbated paranoia towards Conrad Bortz and is an abusive spouse before his body give out due to steroid abuse.^[135] Afterwards, he managed to detox and recover thanks to Blue Trinity‘s Pytor Orloff, made up with his wife, and assisted the Flash in dealing with speedsters utilized with Vandal Savage‘s addictive performance enhancer Velocity.^[136]

An original incarnation of Speed Demon appears in the second season of The Flash as an alternate alias for Hunter Zolomon.^[137]

Speedy is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Spellbinder is the name of several characters in DC Comics.

Delbert Billings first appeared in Detective Comics #358 (December 1966), and was created by John Broome and Sheldon Moldoff.^[138] He is a painter who used optical illusions and hypnotic weapons to commit crimes.^{[139][140][141]}

The Spellbinder joins a loosely knit conglomerate of crime organized by the Monarch of Menace. He is the first member of the group to be captured by Batman, who later disguises himself as Spellbinder to infiltrate the group and capture Monarch.^[142]

During the Underworld Unleashed storyline, Spellbinder is on the run from the law with his girlfriend, Fay Moffit, when they are confronted by Neron. Neron offers Spellbinder power in exchange for his soul, but he rejects the offer. Moffit kills Spellbinder by shooting him in the head and takes the deal for herself. Neron is unsurprised, having intended to give Moffit power all along. Neron grants Moffit the ability to induce genuine hallucinations, which are nullified if her eyes are covered or closed.

During the Infinite Crisis storyline, Spellbinder is killed by Vigilante and Wild Dog.^[143]

A second, unidentified Spellbinder appears in Justice League International (vol. 2) #65 as a member of the government-sanctioned “League-Busters”.^[144]

A fourth Spellbinder, Viktor Mironov, is introduced in The New 52.^[145] Mironov, as the Spellbinder, is a Russian magician known for his ability to use magic to attack a person’s psyche. When John Constantine contacts him to recruit him in a plan to fight the Cult of the Cold Flame, Spellbinder initially reacts by attacking Constantine and rummaging through his mind. When Spellbinder discovers that Constantine is sincere, he agrees to the plan. However, a spell gone wrong by Papa Midnite sends the entire plan into shambles. Constantine is sent to the wrong time period to fight the Cult. Without Constantine’s guidance, Spellbinder and another mage are killed fighting the Cold Flame.^[146]

A fifth Spellbinder, Charles Dante, is introduced in Infinite Frontier. He is an artist, psychiatrist, and former classmate of Barbara Gordon who seeks to free Gotham City‘s citizens from what he sees as brainwashing.^[147]

• A original incarnation of Spellbinder appears in Batman Beyond, voiced by Jon Cypher.^[148] This version is Ira Billings, a psychologist who wears a suit featuring an orange-and-black swirl design and uses a large floating “eyeball” that allows him to project mental illusions via hypnosis and virtual technology.
• The unnamed incarnation of Spellbinder appears in The Batman, voiced by Michael Massee.^[148] This version has a third eye, which he acquired via meditation and allows him to induce hallucinations.

Amanda Spence is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She was created by writer Ron Marz and artist Ramon Bernado, first appearing in Superboy (vol. 4) #32 (October 1996).

Spence is an operative of the Agenda, a secret organization akin to Project Cadmus. Under the guise of a reporter, she tricks Tana Moon into telling her details regarding Superboy‘s origin and powers.^[149] Spence later kidnaps Superboy and has the Agenda create Match, a clone of Superboy who possesses superior knowledge and powers. When Superboy accidentally triggers a reactor in the Agenda’s base, he rescues Spence from the explosion. Match refuses to be saved and is presumed dead.^[150] Spence is later revealed to be the daughter of Paul Westfield, founder of Cadmus.^[151] During the “Our Worlds at War” storyline, Spence is revealed to have begun working for the US government and has been converted into a cyborg.^[152]

Amanda Spence appears in Young Justice, voiced by Vanessa Marshall.^[153] This version is a leading member of Project Cadmus.

Horten Spence is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Horten Spence is a photojournalist at the Gothamite News who is paired up with Vicki Vale. They are sent to investigate the Fever phenomenon. While scouting out the buildings, they run into several members of the Street Demonz. They attack Vale, but Spence protects her. Vale kisses Spence as Batman swings overhead.^[154]

Horten Spence appears in the Batwoman episode “Time Off for Good Behavior”, portrayed by Jaime Callica. This version is a former reporter for the Gotham Gazette.

Spin is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Mr. Auerbach, first appearing in The Flash (vol. 2) #238 (May 2008), was the son of a media mogul whose holdings included the cable news network KN News. He pursued a career in journalism, hoping to work his way up in his father’s company. While working on a story, he met Edwar Martinez who was capable of sensing the fears in others and making them a reality. Auerbach eventually was put in charge of KN News, where he had a hand in determining much of the content that the network covered. He also led a double life as the villain Spin. He kept Edwar captive in the basement of the new building, hooking his hostage up to machines and forcing to watch the news coverage. In this setting, Spin was able to channel and direct Edwar’s amazing ability. His first caper was stealing a Fabergé egg from a local auction. He created a distraction by summoning earthquakes, which had been in the public’s mind due to a recent quake in Hub City. He took advantage of a comment made on television by the Flash expressing financial woes. After the citizens of Keystone City started to feel some doubt about their local hero, Spin lured the Flash to the Keystone City Salamanders stadium and forced the Flash to steal many valuables from the fans there. This causes a massive public outcry against the Flash, which Spin enhances with the speedster’s powers, even turning the original Flash against his successor. When Spin and Edwar realized that the Flash had identified the source of the disturbances as emanating from KN News, he used his abilities to summon Gorilla Grodd to Keystone City, the Rogue which Edwar sensed would make the speedster most anxious. Grodd, however, was not pleased with the sudden teleportation and a massive battle ensued. In the chaos, Edwar was released from his machinery and his powers went completely out of control, causing citizens to act out nearly every situation that is mentioned in the media.

A character loosely based on Spin, Spencer Young, appears in The Flash episode “News Flash”, portrayed by Kiana Madeira.^[155] The version is a young millennial who used to work with Iris West-Allen as a reporter before quitting her job to create a blog about metahuman news called the “Spyn Zone”. After being hit by debris from the Thinker‘s Enlightenment satellite, Young’s smartphone becomes capable of controlling people’s minds. After XS appears in Central City, Young uses the speedster to manufacture disasters to which she reports on before happening to increase her blog’s popularity. However, her plan is eventually thwarted by The Flash and she is remanded to Iron Heights Penitentiary.

Splitshot was a supervillain and member of the Superior Five. He was a sinister counterpart of White Feather of the Inferior Five.^[156] Together with his teammates, he was exiled on Cygnus 4019.^[157]

Stalnoivolk (Стальнойволк or “Steel Wolf”) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #67 (January 1988) and was created by John Ostrander and Joe Brozowski.

Ivan Illyich Gort is a Russian who underwent government experiments during World War II. He loyally serves the Soviet Union under the codename “Stalnoivolk” as a symbol of Russia’s resistance to Nazi Germany. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he is exiled to Siberia for his participation in the purging of Ukraine.^[158]

He is reactivated just before the Soviet Union dissolves by Major Zastrow, leader of the Red Shadows. Initially, he is tasked with eliminating Firestorm, which becomes a mission that he cannot complete. He also encounters the Suicide Squad more than once.

Star Sapphire is the name of several characters in DC Comics; many of them are villainous, and all connected in origin. Within DC continuity, an immortal race of warrior women (the Zamarons) were depicted as having the ancient tradition of choosing physically identical mortals from across the cosmos to serve as the host body for their queen. The woman chosen to serve this queen is called Star Sapphire. She is given the queen’s symbolic weapon: a crystal resembling an actual star sapphire that grants the user powers similar to the power ring of Green Lanterns.^[159]

The Star Sapphires are one of the seven Corps empowered by a specific color of the emotional spectrum within the DC Universe. The character Star Sapphire was introduced in 1962, with the Star Sapphires group being introduced in the 2009–2010 Blackest Night storyline.^[160] First formed by the Zamarons at the conclusion of the Mystery of the Star Sapphire storyline running in Green Lantern (vol. 4) issues #18–20 (May–July 2007), their abilities are derived from the violet light of love. Initially the members of the Star Sapphires were only depicted as being females, during the Blackest Night panel at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, Geoff Johns explained that: “anyone can join, but most men are not worthy.”^[161] More recently male recruits were shown among the Star Sapphires when Wonder Woman visited their home planet.^[162]

The original Star Sapphire’s powers are vast. She is equipped with an arsenal of weapons, including a replicate Zamaron star sapphire, of unknown origin. She also has a variety of personal powers, though whether they stem from herself or her personal armament is unclear. She is also able to access the memories of the Zamorans regarding the Star Sapphire gem, such as the experiences of other wearers. As with the powers of the woman bearing the title of Star Sapphire, the limitations of the Star Sapphire gem are also unclear. Psychologically, the women serving as Star Sapphire have displayed a bizarre preoccupation with gender, suspected of reflecting a pathological fear of men. They also have had a less than accurate grasp of the variations in physics between dimensions. They are sometimes foiled primarily due to their own overconfidence. The Star Sapphire gems used to power the original incarnations of Star Sapphire were used by the Zamarons to create the main violet Power Battery.^[163] Their powers include invulnerability, flight at light speed, superhuman strength and telekinesis.

The first version of the character appears in All-Flash Comics #32 (Dec–Jan 1947) and Comic Cavalcade #29 (Oct–Nov 1948) and battles the Golden Age Flash.^[164] This Star Sapphire claims to be a queen from the 7th Dimension and attempts to conquer Earth by destroying all the plant life, which would cause the world to run out of oxygen.

A later retcon connects her with the Zamaron Star Sapphires, explaining that she had been chosen as Queen of the Zamarons, but had proved unworthy, hence her banishment to the 7th dimension. In this story, she attempts to manipulate Carol Ferris into using the Star Sapphire stone to destroy the Zamarons. The Flash is able to break the connection. This was the Golden Age character’s sole modern appearance.^[165]

Dela Pharon was introduced as the third woman to hold the position of Star Sapphire in Green Lantern (vol. 2) #41 (December 1965). Technically speaking, however, Carol Ferris simultaneously appears as Star Sapphire in the same issue.

In the story, Ferris is injured testing out one of her new flying machines, and is brought to the hospital for treatment. However, she awakens and finds herself drawn away from the hospital. It is shown that Ferris is being lured off by the Star Sapphire gem, and upon finding it she once again takes on the mantle of Star Sapphire. As Star Sapphire she returns to pursuing her quest to marry Green Lantern; however, conflict arises with the arrival of an alien woman who also appears to be the Zamaron’s queen and Star Sapphire. Jordan discovers Ferris’ transformation upon finding her fighting the second, alien, Star Sapphire. The Zamarons arrive to meet Jordan and explain that Dela Pharon (from the planet Xanador) is the woman that Ferris is fighting.^[166]

Before the events of the issue, the Zamarons chose Pharon as their new queen and recipient of the Star Sapphire, but a dissenting group of Zamarons claimed that Ferris would have made a superior queen. Angered by the opposition, Pharon travels to Earth and attacks Ferris in retaliation (which was the cause of her aircraft malfunction). Recognizing the attack provokes Ferris to become Star Sapphire again and defend herself. At the conclusion of their duel, Ferris appears to be the victor and leaves to challenge Jordan. Following his defeat, she forces him to travel with her to Zamaron and become her husband. Before the wedding, Jordan discovers that the woman he believed to be Ferris is really Pharon in disguise. Jordan finds the real Ferris living Pharon’s life on Xanador, and brings her to Zamaron. He defeats Pharon and returns with Ferris to Earth without her retaining any knowledge of the events that transpired.^[166]

Dela Pharon reappears in a story told by Carol Ferris during the Mystery of the Star Sapphire story line. She continues to serve as Star Sapphire after her first appearance, and eventually both falls in love with and enslaves the Green Lantern of Xanador. After becoming his mate, she kills him and encases their planet in violet crystal.^[167]

Remoni-Notra, of the planet Pandina, is chosen by the Zamarons to be their queen, an honor previously bequeathed upon Earth’s Carol Ferris, but refuses. Remoni-Notra is given one of the five star sapphire gems and is told of the existence of the other four. Using her powers, she comes to Earth to locate and steal Carol Ferris’ gem and joins the Secret Society of Super Villains as the new Star Sapphire in hopes of finding a clue to the gem. On Earth, she takes the name Deborah Camille Darnell and becomes a stewardess at Ferris Aircraft, in hopes of getting closer to Carol and the Star Sapphire gem. As Star Sapphire, Darnell can use her gem of power to fly and to hurl blasts of force nearly equal to the power of a Green Lantern’s ring. Moreover, the Sapphire bestows upon her a certain amount of invulnerability and allows her to survive in airless space.

As Debbie Darnell, she often dates long-time hero Captain Comet. She also portrays a French real estate agent named Camille on Earth. She is later mind-wiped and put in a coma. She was most likely mind-wiped at the request of Green Lantern Hal Jordan to protect Carol Ferris. She is revived by her teammates in the Secret Society.

In Geoff Johns‘ run on “Green Lantern”, her origin is rebooted: she is presented as a flight attendant who dated Hal Jordan when he broke up with Carol Ferris and, thus, was chosen to be the new Star Sapphire, since the crystal is used to possess Hal’s girlfriends. Later, in Infinite Crisis #6, several magic-users assemble at Stonehenge and summon the Spectre. He singles out Darnell, condemns her, transforms her into a star sapphire and shatters her, killing her.

A new villainous Star Sapphire debuts in Green Lantern (vol. 5) #21 (August 2013). Prixiam Nol-Anj is a former prisoner of the Oan sciencells, imprisoned for a slew of crimes: racketeering, smuggling, extortion, murder, abduction, trafficking, larceny, grand theft starship, and assault with an energy weapon. Over time, she uses her wiles to beguile her guard, a Green Lantern named Cossite, and he falls in love with her. When Larfleeze attacks Oa in the aftermath of the First Lantern’s defeat and the death of the Guardians, his constructs kill a Star Sapphire who arrived to aid in the defense of the planet. The fallen Sapphire’s ring flies to Nol-Anj’s cell, where it declares her eligible to become a Star Sapphire herself. Nol-Anj persuades Cossite that the ring’s presence is proof that her love for him is true, and he readily opens the door and allows her to slip the ring onto her fingers and acquire its power. To his understandable shock, she then kills him, declaring that the love in her heart that the ring detected was not for him, but for the Clann she belonged to, that accepted her when no one else would.^[168]

After Larfleeze’s attack is thwarted, Hal Jordan and the rest of the Lanterns discover Cossite’s body and learn of Nol-Anj’s escape, who had by then commandeered a spacecraft and left for space sector 0563. This is the home base for her clann, the Braidmen, a group of scavengers and contraband pirates, of which she is the “Prixiam”. As Prixiam, she serves similarly as would a queen. The love for her clann is so potent, Nol-Anj has been shown to have the ability to extend her violet powers to shatter green constructs and summon/control multiple members of the Braidmen across great distances.

Starling (Evelyn Crawford) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC’s continuity. In this new timeline, Evelyn Crawford is introduced as part of the relaunch of Birds of Prey as a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant and markswoman who has been friends with the Black Canary since they worked undercover together at the Penguin‘s Iceberg Lounge. She is later chosen by the Black Canary to help reform the Birds of Prey but later betrays the group. She was killed trying to escape a burning building after a battle with the Court of Owls when Canary unleashed her Canary Cry.^[169]

A variation of Evelyn Crawford named Evelyn Crawford Sharp appears in Arrow, portrayed by Madison McLaughlin.^[170] This version was a star student and gymnast before her family became H.I.V.E. test subjects, of which she was the only survivor. First appearing in the season four episode “Canary Cry”, she assumes the identity of Black Canary to seek revenge on the killer, Damien Darhk until Oliver Queen convinces her to stop to avoid tarnishing the Black Canary’s reputation. In season five, she joins Queen’s team of vigilantes as “Artemis”, but eventually betrays them to serve as Prometheus‘ double agent upon learning of Queen’s violent past. As part of Prometheus’ plans, Evelyn frees Laurel Lance‘s villainous Earth-2 counterpart before joining her and Talia al Ghul in kidnapping Queen’s friends and family to hold them hostage on Lian Yu. While working to stop Prometheus, Queen throws Evelyn in a cage, intending to come back for her. However, she is not seen again and her fate is unclear.

Steadfast is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in The Flash (vol. 5) #69 (June 2019), and was created by Joshua Williamson and Rafa Sandoval.

He is an unnamed solitary man who is empowered by the Still Force which granted him motion-negating abilities, similar to Fuerza and Psych. Steadfast’s time abilities help Barry Allen to save the Multiverse.^[171] Steadfast is seemingly killed by the Black Flash, but survived thanks to the Flash, Kid Flash and Avery Ho before his abilities are absorbed by Hunter Zolomon.^[172][173]

A variation of Steadfast named Deon Owens appears in The Flash, portrayed by Christian Magby.^[174] This version is a citizen of Masonville who was previously a football player before suffering a career-ending knee injury and can manipulate time using the Still Force. Introduced in the seventh season, he is intimated by the Speed Force before he decides to help Barry Allen, Fuerza and Psych in humbling the Speed Force and bringing balance to the universe. In the eighth season, Deon helps Iris West-Allen with a time sickness before getting sick himself to which the Negative Still Force steals his likeness until he recovers.

Clarissa Stein is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Gerry Conway and Pat Broderick, and first appeared in Firestorm (vol. 2) #10. She is the estranged wife of Martin Stein.^[175]

Clarissa Stein appears in TV series set in the Arrowverse. She appears in The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow, portrayed by Isabella Hofmann, Chanelle Stevenson and Emily Tennant.^[176][177] This version lives in Central City and displays a loving relationship with Martin, additionally being the mother of Lily Stein.

Sting is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

The first Sting is a gangster who is an enemy of Tarantula.^[178]

Ronald Sweet is a criminal who is an old friend of Blacksnake and has control over his bee robots. After Atom takes down Blacksnake, he faces off against Sting. Once Atom destroys his robotic bees, Sting surrenders.^[179]

During the “Infinite Crisis” storyline, Sting appears as a member of Alexander Luthor Jr.‘s Secret Society of Super Villains.^[180]

Stitch is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Tim Sheridan and Rafa Sandoval, the character first appeared in Teen Titans Academy #1 (2021). A non-binary effigy and apprentice to the modern Doctor Fate (Khalid Nassour), Stitch possesses magical abilities, but due to the character’s jovial, light-hearted personality and ability to break the fourth wall, they are comparable to Marvel Comics’ Deadpool.^[181]

In the Teen Titans Academy series, some time after Nassour’s ascension as the sole Doctor Fate and Nelson’s death, Stitch is taken in as his new apprentice, establishes a parent-child bond with him, and is sent to Teen Titan Academy to learn the meaning of being a hero. While doubting themselves initially, Stitch’s magical powers and saving students from accidental death makes them a popular student and class president. Stitch also becomes embodied in dilemmas involving the super-villain Red X.^[182] Later sometime after the disillusion of Titans Academy, Stitch helps other LGBT-related superheroes against the magical forces of the Crimson Flame, the opposite of the Starheart.^[183]

Stitch appears as an unlockable character in DC Legends.^[184] This version is the apprentice of Kent Nelson.

Elinore Stone is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, and first appeared in The New Teen Titans #7 (1981).

Elinore Stone is the mother of Victor Stone / Cyborg, and a scientist at S.T.A.R. Labs. Elinore was killed in a lab accident that forced her husband Silas Stone to turn Victor into a cyborg.

• Elinore Stone appears in Teen Titans Go! #45 (2007).^[185]
• Elinore Stone appears in Doom Patrol, portrayed by Charmin Lee.
• Elinore Stone appears in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, portrayed by Karen Bryson.^[186]

Mike Stone is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Mike Stone is a former enforcer for the Penguin who has history with Joker and posed as a guard at Arkham Asylum.

Mikey Stone appears in The Penguin, portrayed by Joshua Bitton. This version is an enforcer and street dealer for Oz Cobb.

Strata is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Strata is an alien Dryad, a rock-like being, who was kidnapped by the Dominators as a slave. While imprisoned, she befriended Vril Dox, eventually becoming a founding member of Dox’s teams, the L.E.G.I.O.N. and the R.E.B.E.L.S., and marrying fellow teammember, Garv.

Eric Strauss (later Eugene DiBellia) debuted in Doctor Fate #1 in July 1987. Created by J.M Dematteis and Keith Giffen, the character was created to replace the original Doctor Fate character, Kent Nelson. He is the second character to assume the Doctor Fate mantle.

Born to wealthy billionaire Henry Strauss and Rebecca Stauss, the latter of whom was abusive to his wife and Eric himself. Selected as a future agent of order, Eric grew up aware of the existence of the Lords of Order, giving him a level of enhanced mystical awareness although it resulted in him possessing an abnormal personality that made him unable to interact with children his age. He also possessed a special connection to his stepmother Linda due to the both of them being selected as future agents of order.^[187]

At the age of ten, Eric was chosen as Nabu’s next agent to inherit the Doctor Fate mantle, aging up the boy in a similar manner to Nelson before although this time, Eric’s mind did not mature.^[187] He would act as Doctor Fate alongside Linda, the two often merging to become Doctor Fate. Nabu goes on to possess Kent’s corpse to personally advise them.^[187] The three of them are soon joined by a friendly demon called Petey and lawyer Jack C. Small.^[188][187]Over time, despite Eric’s mind being similar to a child of ten years old, Linda developed romantic feelings for her stepson while Eric reciprocated such feelings. Eric is eventually killed on Apokolips during a battle with DeSaad, forcing Linda to become Doctor Fate on her own.^[189] Linda is killed soon afterward by the Lords of Chaos. Eric and Linda’s souls are reincarnated in the bodies of Eugene and Wendy DiBellia while Nabu reincarnates in Eugene and Wendy’s unborn child.^[190]

Linda Strauss (later Wendy DiBellia) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Debuting in Doctor Fate #1 (July 1987) and created by J. M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen, the character would eventually serve as the successor to Eric Strauss as Doctor Fate. She is the third character to assume the Doctor Fate mantle and the first female character to serve as Doctor Fate.

Wife to wealthy billionaire Henry Strauss, she would come to regret her marriage with Henry, having married him for his wealth despite the two having an age gap and being subjected to physical and emotional abuse by him before his death. She would also come to care for Eric Strauss, possessing a special connection with him due to being unknowingly selected as an agent of order. She eventually becomes Doctor Fate, often working alongside Eric in tandem while being guided by Nabu, who possessed Kent Nelson’s body and is assisted by a friendly demon named Petey and Lawyer, Jack C. Small.^[187][188] Over time, despite Eric’s mind being similar to a child of ten years old, Linda developed romantic feelings for her stepson.Eric is eventually killed on Apokolips during a battle with DeSaad, forcing Linda to become Doctor Fate on her own.^[189] During her short tenure as Doctor Fate, Linda joins Justice League International. Linda is killed soon afterward by the Lords of Chaos. Eric and Linda’s souls are reincarnated in the bodies of Eugene and Wendy DiBellia while Nabu reincarnates in Eugene and Wendy’s unborn child.^[190]

The Suit is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in The Flash (vol. 2) #130 (October 1997), and was created by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar.

Suit is a supersuit capable of possessing hosts. A serial killer named Dell Merriwether wore the Suit and was defeated by Barry Allen and Hal Jordan. He was sentenced to death by electrocution which resulted in an extradimensional parasitic entity taking control of the suit. Years later, the Suit returned by possessing multiple hosts, including one with limited time manipulation abilities, Max Mercury and Jay Garrick before being defeated by Wally West.^[191] The Suit is later shown to have survived.^[192][193]

Donald “Donny Boy” Sullivan is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Donald Sullivan was the co-leader of the Sullivan Crime Family along with his younger brother Mickey Sullivan, hired by Carmine Falcone to kill Harvey Dent.

Donald Sullivan appears in The Penguin, portrayed by Johnny Hopkins. This version worked under Oz Cobb before he is killed by his second-in-command Victor Aguilar.

Syl, also known as Sylvan Ortega, is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in DC Pride #1 (June 2021).

Syl is a young magician and an apprentice of Gregorio de la Vega.^[194]

Syonide is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

The first Syonide appears in Sensation Comics #57.

Syonide is a homicidal maniac held at the “Tomb Home” for the criminally insane and has the delusional belief he is Chief Powhatan. After escaping, he caught a glimpse of Diana Prince and General Darnell and believes them to be Pocahontas and John Smith. After a brief fight with Wonder Woman, Syonide makes his way to an abandoned house in the woods and retrieves a costume with war paint and feathers. This coincidentally turned out to be the haunted house where Etta Candy planned a costume party for that evening. Syonide knocked out Wonder Woman and proceeded to take other party attendees hostage. He stoked the furnace and intended for a broken gas line to blow up his captives. Wonder Woman awoke and began saving party goers while Steve Trevor arrives and defeats Syonide.^[195]

The second Syonide is an unnamed man who worked as a mercenary for various criminal organizations like the 100. Tobias Whale of the 100’s Metropolis branch hired him to dispose of Black Lightning. In one of his attacks on Black Lightning, Syonide also abducts Peter Gambi so that he and Black Lightning can be executed. When Syonide rigs the gun to kill himself, it also hits Gambi, who sacrifices himself to protect Black Lightning.^[196]

The third Syonide is an unnamed female assassin who wields an electrical whip. She was hired by Tobias Whale to kidnap Valerie Harper and her parents and bring them to an abandoned warehouse. Tobias revealed to Valerie that Syonide killed her in Markovia. When the Outsiders attacked, Syonide attacked Valerie as her parents are killed trying to fight her.^[197]

In “Infinite Crisis“, Syonide appears as a member of Alexander Luthor Jr.‘s Secret Society of Super Villains.^[198]

The fourth Syonide is a member of Lady Eve‘s incarnation of Strike Force Kobra and had a relationship with Fauna Faust. During Strike Force Kobra’s fight with the Outsiders, Syonide is killed by Eradicator.^[199]

• An unidentified version of Syonide appears in Black Lightning, portrayed by Charlbi Dean.^[200] This version was an abused and malnourished orphan until she was found and recruited by Tobias Whale at the age of eight. Over the years, he trained her in assassination techniques and put her through a procedure wherein she received sub-dermal carbon fiber armor beneath her skin. Throughout the series, she serves as Whale’s henchwoman, hitwoman, and mob enforcer. In the second season, Syonide is killed in battle against Kara Fowdy.
• Syonide appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[201]