| Professor Milo | |
|---|---|
 Professor Milo as depicted in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #18 (August 1986). Art by Mike Zeck (penciler) and John Beatty (inker). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Detective Comics #247 (September 1957) |
| Created by | Bill Finger (writer) Sheldon Moldoff (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Achilles Milo |
| Species | Human |
| Abilities | Renowned expert in chemistry and alchemy |
Professor Achilles Milo is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Publication history
Professor Achilles Milo first appeared in Detective Comics #247 and was created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff.
Fictional character biography
Achilles Milo is a renowned chemist and criminal. Throughout his appearances, he transforms Anthony Lupus into a werewolf, takes control of Arkham Asylum, obtains the Silver Wheel of Nyorlath, contributes to the creation of Batman's Zur-En-Arrh personality, and gives the Human Flame innate pyrokinetic abilities.
Powers and abilities
Professor Milo is an expert in chemistry and alchemy.
In other media
Television
- Professor Achilles Milo appears in the DC Animated Universe series Batman: The Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited, voiced by Treat Williams in the former and Armin Shimerman in the latter. This version initially works for Roland Daggett and Daggett Industries. He later joins Project Cadmus before being killed by Doomsday.
- Professor Achilles Milo appears in the teaser for the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Gorillas in our Midst!", voiced by Dee Bradley Baker. He battles Batman and the Spectre before the latter turns him into cheese and leaves him to be eaten by rats.
Film
Professor Milo appears in a flashback in Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Years prior, he experimented on a faulty teleportation device that seemingly killed his colleague Leo Scarlett until Batman discovered Milo's work and defeated him.
Video games
Professor Milo appears as a non-playable character in Batman: Arkham Underworld, voiced again by Armin Shimerman. This version provides his services to supervillains, offering to provide gadgets, upgrade their abilities, and grant them new ones.
See also
References
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- Detective Comics #247 (September 1957)
- Batman #112 (December 1957)
- Batman #255 (April 1974)
- Batman #326 - #327 (August - September 1980)
- Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth (October 1989)
- 52 #41 (April 2007)
- Final Crisis Aftermath: Run! #2 - #4 (August - October 2009)
- Batman Eternal #16 (September 2014)
- Batman Eternal #44 - #45 (April 2015)
- Doomsday Clock #4 (March 2018)
- ^ "Dr. Achilles Milo Voices (Batman)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 4, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
External links
- Professor Milo at DC Comics Wiki
- Professor Milo at Comic Vine
