Who Is Corinthian? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Corinthian is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of The Corinthian, with over 97 comic issue appearances. A nightmare created to be the dark mirror of humanity.

Who is Corinthian?

Origin/History The Corinthian was originally a dream construct the entity Dream (aka Morpheus/The Sandman). His original intention was to be a vehicle for which people would feel fear and nightmare. "A black mirror, made to reflect everything about itself that humanity will not confront," In the Corinthian spin-off, Death in Venice , the Corinthian claimed he was able to come to Earth through Stefan Wasserman, the soldier who was unable to sleep following Dream's imprisonment. He wandered the world, stopping in Venice. While there, he tracked down a woman who claimed to be the embodiment of plague. He made her teach him how to kill, claiming he would teach her how to switch bodies. She taught him, but he promptly murdered her. Corinthian claimed that he was a man now, that to kill made him an adult.

Key facts

Corinthian is of other origin and first appeared in "The Doll's House, Part 1: The Doll's House". The character is published by DC Comics. With 97 recorded issue appearances, Corinthian ranks among the most featured characters in comics.