Who Is Maxie Zeus? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Maxie Zeus is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Maximillian Zeus, with over 168 comic issue appearances. Maxie Zeus was an ordinary human and a gang leader who believed he was the direct descendant of Zeus, the king of the gods. He would create the New Olympians and was a one time lover of the Harpy. He is an enemy of Batman.

Who is Maxie Zeus?

Origin Maximillian Zeus Maxie Zeus is one of the most respected gang leaders in Gotham City , combining a brilliant organizational mind with the unique monomania that he is actually the incarnation of the Greek god Zeus. Maxie was originally a history teacher of Greek Mythology and a married man. Through unrevealed circumstances he loses his wife and his sanity. He becomes a crime lord, and uses his cunning and intelligence to rise to power. His fixation causes him to plan all his crimes around mythological motifs, as well as maintain an affected speech pattern, which he drops only when in the presence of his daughter Medea. Creation Maxie Zeus was created by Denny O'Neil Character Evolution Silver Age: Earth-One Maxie Zeus (Earth-One) Zeus concerned himself only with organized crime until the 1984 Olympics, when he assembled a group of super-villains modeled after mythological gods, calling them the New Olympians , in an attempt to coerce a Greek athlete to adopt Medea. Battling against Batman and the Outsiders Maxie Zeus pitted his New Olympians in hazardous events. However the Outsiders and Batman beat Maxie-Zeus and his cohort,s sending him to Arkham Asylum .

Key facts

Maxie Zeus is of human origin and first appeared in "Terminus". The character is published by DC Comics. With 168 recorded issue appearances, Maxie Zeus ranks among the most featured characters in comics.