Who Is Slither? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Slither is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of James Tilton, with over 19 comic issue appearances. Bass guitarist for Scare Tactics.

Who is Slither?

Origin Jimmy grew up being subjected to experiments by his depraved biochemist father, who was obsessed with creating a breed of human with an immunity to cancer. In fact, it was his father who caused him to mutate into a reptile, with his ceaseless and merciless experiments. He eventually ran away, and worked for the circus as Jimmy the Reptile Boy. Creation Slither was created by Andy Lanning , Len Kaminski and Anthony Williams . Character Evolution Slither At age 14 he was captured by R-Complex as part of their top secret program, Operation Prodigy . He escaped - with a little help from Arnold Burnsteel and Fate - and joined a music band called Scare Tactics . He's the youngest of the group, and he's the classic 'troubled youth' carrying around a huge load of free-floating anger. The band were curious as to whether his violent and sadistic tendencies were a result of his upbringing or his mutated genetics.

Key facts

Slither is of other origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 19 recorded issue appearances, Slither ranks among the most featured characters in comics.