Who Is Dr. Sivana? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Dr. Sivana is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Thaddeus Bodog Sivana, with over 490 comic issue appearances. Dr. Sivana is a scientific genius and is one of Captain Marvel's archenemies. He has also been involved with other heroes in the DC universe, and is regularly seen as part of supervillain team-ups.

Who is Dr. Sivana?

Major Story Arcs Doctor Thaddeus Bodog Sivana, Sr. was one of the most frequent of Captain Marvel 's foes in the Golden Age , where he was depicted as an intelligent, but dangerous scientist. After years of not appearing in any comics (due to rights issues) he later appeared in the Shazam! , with his and the Marvel families' absences "in universe" explanation of their absence being blamed on the Sivana family attempting to trap the Marvel's in a "Suspendium sphere", but inadvertently trapping themselves as well. His 40's version is in public domain. But not the DC-version(s). Post-Crisis Sivana made several appearances in the Shazam! book during Crisis on Infinite Earths. Sivana later appeared in the Shazam! The New Beginning miniseries, and changes were made to his family (only two children instead of four) but this persona didn't stick. With the miniseries, the Power of Shazam! , Sivana was given some character defining changes.

Key facts

Dr. Sivana is of human origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 490 recorded issue appearances, Dr. Sivana ranks among the most featured characters in comics.