Who Is Orpheus? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Orpheus is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Gavin King, with over 29 comic issue appearances. Orpheus is Gotham City's socially conscious superhero who was trained by a secret organization to rid the world of its problems.

Who is Orpheus?

Origin The real name of Orpheus is Gavin King. King was the son of a television producer and his mother was a professional dancer. King was inspired by his mother to become a dancer and singer himself. Unfortunately, the school bully's found out about his dreams and bullied him throughout his school, however his parents continued to encourage him to follow his dreams. King began to study martial arts and excelled at it. He finally became a star in his teenage years and began to tour the world. During his travels, he found out how much the world was suffering and the effects of poverty, hunger, violence, prejudice, and loss of faith. So he began a campaign against all of this and almost got himself killed.

Key facts

Orpheus is of human origin and first appeared in "Mean Streets". The character is published by DC Comics. With 29 recorded issue appearances, Orpheus ranks among the most featured characters in comics.