| 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.
An original incarnation of the Bug-Eyed Bandit appears 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 (October 1990), and was created by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Adam Hughes.
Bertram Larvan is an inventor who designs a mechanical insect to control insect pests, but lacks financial backing. He turns to crime to steal money and becomes an enemy of the Atom.[2] In Crisis on Infinite Earths, he is killed by the Anti-Monitor's Shadow Demons.[3] [4]
Following his death, Larvan does not return for many years. In Blackest Night, he is temporarily revived as a Black Lantern.[5] He is later permanently resurrected following the DC Rebirth relaunch.[6]
| 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 Secret Society of Super Villains.[7]
The Bug-Eyed Bandit is a skilled roboticist who commands a horde of robotic insects.