Evil Star is the name of two supervillains appearing in DC Comics publications.
The Guy Pompton version of Evil Star debuted in All-Star Comics #44 and was created by John Broome and Irwin Hasen.
The alien version of Evil Star first appeared in Green Lantern (vol. 2) #37 (June 1965) and was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane.[1]
| Character Name: | Guy Pompton |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Debut: | All-Star Comics #44 |
| Creators: | John Broome Irwin Hasen |
| Species: | Human |
Guy Pompton, owner of Ace Movie Rental Agency and a crime lord, dons a costumed identity in 1948 to stop a movie studio from completing a film using a script that will expose his criminal activities. He fights the Justice Society of America and is defeated.[2]
| Character Name: | Evil Star |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Debut: | Green Lantern (vol. 2) #37 (June 1965) |
| Creators: | Gardner Fox Gil Kane |
| Species: | Aoran |
| Homeworld: | Aoran |
| Alliances: | Suicide Squad |
| Powers: |
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A scientist on the planet Aoran dedicates himself to cheating death by drawing power from the stars themselves. He invents the Starband, which makes him immortal, but twists his mind toward evil and prematurely ages his fellow Aorans. The people of Aoran want him to destroy the Starband, but having tasted immortality he refuses to give it up. The ensuing battle leaves all of Aoran lifeless except for the scientist, now known as Evil Star. Evil Star seeks new worlds to conquer and comes into frequent conflict with the Guardians of the Universe and the Green Lanterns, including Hal Jordan.
The Guardians later send Evil Star to the Erral Rehab Facility, where they use a brainwave nullifier in an attempt to cure him. This rehabilitation is only partially successful, as the nullifier stimulates his subconscious mind, recreating the Starlings, who bring him the Starband. Evil Star flees to Earth in a confused state, believing the Starlings are persecuting him. He fights with Ferrin Colos, one of the Darkstars, who floods Evil Star's mind with reminders of the lives he has taken, starting with his homeworld. Evil Star's mind shuts down, and he is returned to the Guardians for re-education.
Evil Star is freed by Neron, with enhanced Starlings, but returned to captivity by the Darkstars and Guy Gardner.[3]
Evil Star was mentioned, seemingly in passing, by Sister Sercy of the Blue Lantern Corps as a menace to her homeworld. It is unknown if the Evil Star she refers to is a past version, or a previously unheard-of version of the villain.[4]
Evil Star is also cited as the guiding force behind the Kroloteans abducting William Hand, searching Hand's insides for the blackness that would lead to the Blackest Night.[5]
Evil Star appears in Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp's The Green Lantern. Slavers from Dhor free him from the Southern Supervoid where he was being incarcerated by the Guardians of the Universe. They then attack him and remove his Starbrand, which was preserving his youth, causing him to rapidly age. They abandon him, near death, in Sector 2814 where he is hospitalized.[6]
Evil Star's primary weapon is the Starband. The Starband draws the energy from various stars to prolong his lifespan, as well as granting him other powers. This enables him to fly at the speed of sound, survive in outer space, read or alter minds, project illusions, telekinetically manipulate objects (especially metals), generate force blasts, create hard-light constructs, and empowers the Starlings. The Starlings are smaller versions of Evil Star that possess superhuman physical abilities and their own replica devices.[7] They need direct commands from their master to function or become defenseless without him via unconsciousness. If he does not replenish himself under a starlight during long periods of time, his capabilities would fade away. He has a brilliant, yet twisted mind, thanks to the Starband's side-effect.