Who Is Duke of Oil? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Duke of Oil is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Earl J. Dukeston, with over 15 comic issue appearances. Dukeston's robotic form is a tremendously powerful and versatile machine, capable of altering its shape and form at will. Duke of Oil can interface with and control other machines.

Who is Duke of Oil?

History Years ago, a young Earl Dukeston was building himself an empire of oil when he was caught in an explosion at one of his wells. When he awoke, he was told that his human brain was now occupied in a robotic body, and would continue to be so until his rescuers cloned a duplicate of his human form, into which his brain would then be transplanted. In return, they would receive a share of Dukeston's profits, and have access to his technology. Dukeston agreed, convinced this was the only way he would ever again be fully human, retaining his sanity by telling himself that he was a human being, not a machine, as long as he still possessed a human brain. Dukeston's mysterious benefactors soon revealed themselves to be the extra legal organization known as Skull. Following Skull's orders, Dukeston infiltrated the headquarters of the Outsiders in an attempt to steal the scientific secrets it contained. While battling the Outsiders, Dukeston discovered, to his horror, that his metallic skull contained only a highly sophisticated computer containing the memories of the real Earl Dukeston and not a human brain. His last link to humanity snapped, Dukeston attacked the Outsiders and was plu.

Key facts

Duke of Oil is of cyborg origin and first appeared in "Doctor Psycho to Fastback". The character is published by DC Comics. With 15 recorded issue appearances, Duke of Oil ranks among the most featured characters in comics.