Who Is King? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

King is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Joe Carny, with over 156 comic issue appearances. Joe Carny is the so-called "King of the Hobos". He also suffers from lung cancer. As Hector Hammond's agent, Carny became the King: a member of the Royal Flush Gang. King was made immortal.

Who is King?

This version of King is immortal, but this is triggered only when he gets killed. It allows him to be reckless and unpredictable. The King has long been a member of various incarnations of the Royal Flush Gang , a group of villians with a playing card motif. A previous version of King had charisma/hypnosis based abilities. Prior to that the Royal Flush Gang just relied on gadgets. They have pestered the Justice League for years, but have never really been a big threat. Batman Beyond King has been in a few episodes of Batman Beyond. Arrow King will be appearing in the Arrow TV Series and he will be played by Currie Graham.

Key facts

King is of other origin and first appeared in "The Card Crimes of the Royal Flush Gang!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 156 recorded issue appearances, King ranks among the most featured characters in comics.