Character Name: | Bug-Eyed Bandit |
Publisher: | DC Comics |
Debut: | The Atom #26 (August–September 1966) |
Creators: | Gardner Fox (script) Gil Kane (art) |
Alter Ego: | Bertram Larvan |
Species: | Human |
Alliances: | Black Lantern Corps |
Powers: | Control of insects |
Bug-Eyed Bandit is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
A female version of the Bug-Eyed Bandit appeared in the Arrowverse series The Flash and Arrow, portrayed by Emily Kinney.
The Bertram Larvan incarnation of the Bug-Eyed Bandit first appeared in The Atom #26 (August–September 1966) and was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane.[1]
The second Bug-Eyed Bandit first appeared in Justice League America #43, and was created by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Adam Hughes.
Bertram Larvan was an inventor who designed a mechanical insect to control insect pests, but lacked financial backing. He turned to crime to steal money and became an enemy of the Atom.[2] During Crisis on Infinite Earths, he is killed by the Anti-Monitor's Shadow Demons.[3] [4] Later, in Blackest Night, he is temporarily revived as a Black Lantern.[5]
Character Name: | Bug-Eyed Bandit |
Publisher: | DC Comics |
Debut: | Justice League of America #43 (October 1990) |
Creators: | Keith Giffen J.M. DeMatteis Adam Hughes |
Alliances: | Secret Society of Super Villains |
Powers: | Control of insects |
The second Bug-Eyed Bandit is the unnamed son of the original and a member of the Society.[6]
The Bug-Eyed Bandit is a skilled roboticist who commands a horde of robotic insects.