Who Is Murmur? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Murmur is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Michael Christian Amar, with over 76 comic issue appearances. Once a respected doctor, Michael Amar became a murderer to quiet the voices in his head. He cut out his own tongue and sewed his lips together to try and stop his uncontrollable urge to confess from incriminating himself again.

Who is Murmur?

Origin A respected surgeon, Dr Michael Christian Amar was also an unmedicated schizophrenic. Driven mad by the voices in his head, he goes on a killing spree, cutting out the tongues of his victims with the hope of silencing everyone around him. He was captured by Fred Chyre and Joe Jackham, and sentenced to death partially on the strength of the evidence presented by Barry Allen , and partially because of his own uncontrollable urge to confess. Creation Murmur was created by Geoff Johns and Ethan van Sciver . He made his first appearance in The Flash: Iron Heights #1 . Major Story Arcs Iron Heights Imprisoned in Iron Heights while the authorities try to find a way to carry out his death sentence, Murmur is contacted by Blacksmith , who smuggles in the materials necessary to create his deadly Frenzy virus. Murmur unleashes the virus in the prison, causing dozens of deaths and a mass breakout. He is identified as the origin of the virus by the Flash , but when Allen attempts to get answers from him, he finds that Murmur has cut out his own tongue and sewn his mouth shut.

Key facts

Murmur is of human origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 76 recorded issue appearances, Murmur ranks among the most featured characters in comics.