Who Is Effigy? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Effigy is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Martin Van Wyck , with over 54 comic issue appearances. Effigy is an enemy of Green Lantern who can control flames in much the same way as Green Lantern uses his power ring.

Who is Effigy?

Origin The man who would become Effigy was born Martyn Van Wyck. His mother died when he was young, so he was raised by his alcoholic father. Martyn's poor upbringing made him a bitter and angry person and led him to constantly be in conflict with authority figures. Growing up, he wished to pursue a career as a musician, but he could never get a good start and wasn’t even able to get small time work in the music business. One day, outside Seattle, Martyn was abducted and experimented on by aliens known as the Controllers in their attempt to make superhuman beings with the capability of replacing their current enforcement team, the DarkStars , and overcome their rivals' team, the Green Lantern Corps . Story Arc Believing their experiment to be a failure, the Controllers decide to return Martyn to Earth. Typical of an alien abduction, Van Wyck only retained vague memories of the ordeal, remebering only dim bits and pieces. Six days later, Van Wyck was found in the middle a road, naked and confused.

Key facts

Effigy is of human origin and first appeared in "Guy Talk". The character is published by DC Comics. With 54 recorded issue appearances, Effigy ranks among the most featured characters in comics.