Who Is Devlin Waugh? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Devlin Waugh is a Rebellion comic book character, with over 126 comic issue appearances. Homosexual bodybuilding florist, exorcist and vampire!

Who is Devlin Waugh?

Creation Devlin Waugh was 2000AD's attempt to create a new breed of comic book hero created in the shadow of their own previous and highly popular "tough guys fighting for justice." Created in the early '90's by writer John Smith (whose proposal pitched Waugh as a cross between British convict Charles Bronson and playwrite Noel Coward) and artist Sean Phillips (who then visually aimed to cross Arnold Schwarzenegger and classic camp comedy actor Terry Thomas), Devlin Waugh was originally to be named Dirk Devlin and his publication to be named 'Sin Eater.' Origin Born somewhere around 2075, Devlin Waugh was born to actress Stella Waugh and Egyptologist Magnus Waugh and has a brother, Freddy, a professional gambler and pornographer who sold his soul to the devil. He was schooled by nuns and later continued to Eton College where he practiced the occult, where he would lose his virginity to a humunculous; a form of demon. As a result of heavy bullying (and poltergeist activity) he became such a physical wreck that his father sent him to learn his fighting techniques with the time-travelling Kem-Kwon Monastery. Professionally he became a priest and then exorcist for the future Vatican Ci.

Key facts

Devlin Waugh is of human origin and first appeared in "Meg 21". The character is published by Rebellion. With 126 recorded issue appearances, Devlin Waugh ranks among the most featured characters in comics.