Who Is King of Tears? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

King of Tears is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 15 comic issue appearances. The god of one of the "Subtle Realms", The King of Tears has repeatedly attempted to enter this dimension through the machinations of its servant Johnny Sorrow.

Who is King of Tears?

Origin The King of Tears is a god from an otherworldly dimension called the Subtle Realms, a dimension inhabited by entities that were banished from the Earth Dimension after the creation of the universe. When Johnny Sorrow appeared in his dimension The King of Tears rebuilt Sorrow’s body and sent him back to Earth to act as his intercessor. Sorrow successfully opened a portal to the Subtle Realms and allowed the King of Tears to manifest on Earth. They were foiled by the Justice Society and the Spectre . The Spectre could not kill it, but he transmuted its essence into actual tears and gave them to Jay Garrick for safekeeping. Years later Sorrow tried to restore his master. He managed to steal the flask contained its essence from Garrick's laboratory using the Injustice Society as a diversion. Sorrow captured the Scarab and used his body as a vessel to bring the King of Tears back.

Key facts

King of Tears is of other origin and first appeared in "Injustice Be Done, Part 1: Divide and Conquer". The character is published by DC Comics. With 15 recorded issue appearances, King of Tears ranks among the most featured characters in comics.