Who Is Vartox? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Vartox is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 80 comic issue appearances. Vartox is a powerful alien hero from the planet Valeron, and an occasional ally of Superman. In recent years, he has appeared frequently in Power Girl stories as an infatuated romantic vying for Kara Zor-L's affections.

Who is Vartox?

History How Vartox acquired his vast array of psychic powers in not known. He began to use them in order to protect his home planet, Valeron, in the Sombrero Galaxy, 7.5million light years from Earth. His first great love was Syreena, who proved to be secretly a criminal. Vartox had to arrest and imprison her - the first, but not last, tragedy he would incur. Some years later, Vartox met and married Elyra. They were happy together until her mysterious death. She was somehow linked with a young woman on Earth in Metropolis, who was her bionic twin. When the Earth woman was shot and killed in a robbery by the criminal Frank Sykes, Elyra died too.

Key facts

Vartox is of alien origin and first appeared in "Mystery Mission to Metropolis!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 80 recorded issue appearances, Vartox ranks among the most featured characters in comics.