Who Is Devlin O'Ryan? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Devlin O'Ryan is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 36 comic issue appearances. A reporter from the 30th century, Devlin gained the ability to repel any object or force that approached him at a speed of more than about ten miles per hour. He used this ability to become a hero and join the Legion of Super-Heroes.

Who is Devlin O'Ryan?

Origin Devlin grew up in an upper-middle class New Killarney district on Xanthu , where he nursed a dream of someday becoming a reporter. His mother, Megan, was the Xanthu bureau chief for the Daily Planet , and she delegated most of the domestic authority to her star columnist (and husband), Ethan, and Devlin's four older sisters. At age ten, Devlin talked his way into a copy boy's position at the Planet. He excelled at that job, raced through his required studies, and began digging up and reporting stories in what passed for his spare time. Within four years, the remarkable boy had accumulated enough credits and experience to earn himself a Journalism degree from Xanthu's prestigious Inishmurray University, and a cub reporter tryout at the Planet's home office on Earth. As soon as he was old enough, he applied for an internship at the Interstellar Press's Earth office, based in the Metropolis offices of the Daily Planet, where the Planet's star reporter Iris West noticed the young man's enthusiasm and took him under her wing. O'Ryan and West were the first to acquire elusive information that exposed the Dominion's covert takeover of Earthgov. Creation Devlin O'Ryan created by Kei.

Key facts

Devlin O'Ryan is of radiation origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 36 recorded issue appearances, Devlin O'Ryan ranks among the most featured characters in comics.