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Evil Star is the name of two supervillains appearing in DC Comics publications.

Publication history

The Guy Pompton version of Evil Star debuted in All-Star Comics #44 and was created by John Broome and Irwin Hasen.

The alien version of Evil Star first appeared in Green Lantern (vol. 2) #37 (June 1965) and was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane.

Fictional character biography

Guy Pompton

Guy Pompton
The Golden Age Evil Star menaces Hollywood and the Justice Society of America; art by Irwin Hasen.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	All-Star Comics #44
Created by	John Broome Irwin Hasen
In-story information
Species	Human

Guy Pompton is a crime lord and the owner of Ace Movie Rental Agency. He dons a costumed identity to stop a movie studio from completing a film using a script that will expose his criminal activities and battles the Justice Society of America before being defeated.

Unknown

The second Evil Star is an alien scientist from the planet Aoran who invents the Starband to gain immortality. However, it corrupts his mind and prematurely ages the Aorans. After killing the Aorans, Evil Star becomes an enemy of the Green Lantern Corps and allies with Neron and the Kroloteans, with the former enhancing his powers.

In Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp's The Green Lantern, alien slavers kill Evil Star and steal the Starband.

Evil Star
The first appearance of the Silver Age Evil Star and his Starlings on the cover of Green Lantern (vol. 2) #37 (June 1965), art by Gil Kane.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Green Lantern (vol. 2) #37 (June 1965)
Created by	Gardner Fox Gil Kane
In-story information
Species	Aoran
Place of origin	Aoran
Team affiliations	Suicide Squad
Abilities	Genius-level intellect The Starband grants: Flight Energy manipulation Illusion casting Psychokinesis Self-sustenance Advanced longevity

Powers, abilities, and equipment

Evil Star's primary weapon is the Starband, which grants him a prolonged lifespan, high-speed flight, telepathy, telekinesis, hard-light constructs, and the ability to generate illusions. Furthermore, he can generate "Starlings", smaller versions of him who possess similar abilities, but are incapable of acting without orders.

Other versions

• An alternate universe variant of Evil Star appears in Batman: In Darkest Knight. This version is Harvey Dent, who was scarred by Sinestro, empowered with Lantern energy, and became known as Binary Star.
• An alternate universe variant of Evil Star appears in JLA: Another Nail.

In other media

Television

• Evil Star appears in The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure "Green Lantern" segment episode "Evil is as Evil Does", voiced by Paul Frees.
• Evil Star appears in Justice League Unlimited, voiced by an uncredited George Newbern. This version is a member of Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society. Prior to and during the episodes "Alive!" and "Destroyer", Lex Luthor takes command of the Society, but Grodd mounts a mutiny. Evil Star sides with the former before Darkseid attacks and kills most of the Society. Luthor, Evil Star, and the other survivors subsequently return to Earth, warn the Justice League, and join forces with them to thwart Darkseid's invasion.
• Evil Star appears in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Revenge of the Reach!", voiced by J. K. Simmons.

Video games

• Evil Star appears in DC Universe Online, voiced by Joey Hood.
• Evil Star appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.

Miscellaneous

• Evil Star appears in a Justice League tie-in novel.
• Evil Star appears in the DC Super Heroes illustrated children's book Beware Our Power!, written by Scott Sonneborn and published by Capstone Publishers.

References

1. ^ Wallace, Dan (2008), "Evil Star", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 117, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017
2. Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Supervillains. New York: Facts on File. p. 125. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
3. All-Star Comics #44 (December 1948/January 1949). DC Comics.
4. Guy Gardner: Warrior #37. DC Comics.
5. Green Lantern (vol. 4) #42. DC Comics.
6. Green Lantern (vol. 4) #43. DC Comics.
7. The Green Lantern #2. DC Comics.
8. Who's Who: The Definite Directory of the DC Universe Vol 1 #7 (September 1985)
9. Batman: In Darkest Night. DC Comics.
10. JLA: Another Nail #1-2. DC Comics.
11. Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

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