Who Is Ambush Bug? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Ambush Bug is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Irwin Schwab, with over 176 comic issue appearances. Ambush Bug is a humorous character and total nutcase. He tries to do good but his altered view of reality often gets in the way. He is one of the few comic book characters that will often break the "fourth wall". He is currently a news reporter for the New 52 post Issue news report "Channel 52"

Who is Ambush Bug?

Current Events A little over a year into the new 52 , DC Comics started running a backup feature in some series called Channel 52 where other series were promoted, though by DC Universe characters in a "breaking the fourth wall " approach. Ambush Bug is a member of the news team. Most recently he was seen in the Story arc event "Convergence" where he arrived from an unknown destination with luggage and talked to his friend Supergirl, who is actually not a Kryptonian and displayed telekinesis in a fight with 2 other character from another city. Origin Villainous Ambush Bug Ambush Bug's origin is shrouded in mystery, or possibly too many comic book origin stories. He has related several different versions of his beginnings, most of which have reflected popular superhero origin stories from Marvel and DC . The most likely scenario is that Irwin Schwab, a down-and-out average Joe raised on too much television, found a costume in a back alley dumpster, discarded by its unknown creator. When Schwab put the suit on he discovered that it could release microscopic bug robots that allowed him to teleport to them. Creation Keith Giffen and Paul Kupperberg created Ambush Bug as a goofy fun cha.

Key facts

Ambush Bug is of human origin and first appeared in "Negative Woman Goes Berserk!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 176 recorded issue appearances, Ambush Bug ranks among the most featured characters in comics.