Who Is Owlman? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Owlman is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Thomas Wayne, Jr., with over 293 comic issue appearances. He is an evil doppelgänger of Batman from an alternate universe. He is a member of the Crime Syndicate, a team of supervillains paralleling the Justice League.

Who is Owlman?

Earth-Three Owlman Owlman was created as the evil version of Batman of pre-Crisis Earth-Three. Aside from super-intelligence and a small pistol, he had the ability to briefly control other people's minds, though it is unclear how he acquired this ability. When he was knocked out his sub-conscious mind was able to activate enough for him to say a word enabling him to travel to Earth-Three. He was also able to see in the dark. He, like the other Crime Syndicate members, were imprisoned between Earths One and Two after the clash against the Justice League of America (Earth-One) and the Justice Society of America (Earth-Two). He is the only member who has never escaped on his own to get his revenge, unlike Super-Woman, Johnny Quick and Power Ring (who all escaped in Secret Society of Super-Villains #13 -14 (1978)) and Ultraman (who escaped in DC Comics Presents Annual #1 (1981)). He and the other Syndicate members were freed by Per Degaton (in 1982's " Crisis on Earth-Prime! " storyline) to help him conquer Earth-Two via time-travel, but they were thwarted by the efforts of the JLA, JSA, and All-Star Squadron. Owlman and the rest of the Syndicate returned to Earth-Three somehow and end.

Key facts

Owlman is of animal origin and first appeared in "Crisis on Earth-Three!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 293 recorded issue appearances, Owlman ranks among the most featured characters in comics.