Who Is Johnny Sorrow? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Johnny Sorrow is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Jonathan Sorrow, with over 61 comic issue appearances. He is a foe of the Justice Society whose face is so hideous that whoever sees it dies.

Who is Johnny Sorrow?

Origin Johnny Sorrow used to be a silent movie actor who was fired when non-silent films became popular. When still human, he used a subspace prototype to gain intangibility powers and commit crimes. After a short career, his subspace prototype was damaged by Sandy the Golden boy (later Sand ), and he was thrown into the dimension between dimensions, the Subtle Realms. However, he was saved and transformed by the demonic entity, the King of Tears , who drafted him as his servant and sent him back to Earth. Upon returning, he found that his face has been so horribly disfigured that anyone who saw him died. He used this in addition to his now inborn intangibility powers to continue his life of crime. Creation Johnny Sorrow was created by Geoff Johns and David Goyer . He first appeared in Secret Origins of Super Villains #1 .

Key facts

Johnny Sorrow is of other origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 61 recorded issue appearances, Johnny Sorrow ranks among the most featured characters in comics.