Who Is Ragdoll? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Ragdoll is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Peter Merkel Jr., with over 132 comic issue appearances. A triple-jointed contortionist best known for his association with the Secret Six.

Who is Ragdoll?

Origin Bendy Peter Merkel Jr., son of the Golden Age supervillain Rag Doll , was born without his family's special trait of being triple-jointed, and so could not perform the contortionist tricks his father and brother could so easily. He was a disappointment to his father, and his father was a cruel man. Over the course of twelve years, he underwent hundreds of surgeries that should have killed him. He had all his joints replaced with self-lubricating and fully rotating implants. He could now contort his body to inhuman extremes. However, his skin required a special emollient to keep all his twisting from tearing his skin apart. Creation The He/She Wonder! This incarnation of Ragdoll was created by Gail Simone and Dale Eaglesham as part of a reimagining of the Secret Six team as a group of mercenary villains. His darkly quirky behavior quickly made him the source of much of the team's comedic relief and one of the fan-favorite members.

Key facts

Ragdoll is of human origin and first appeared in "And Empires In Their Purpose". The character is published by DC Comics. With 132 recorded issue appearances, Ragdoll ranks among the most featured characters in comics.