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Evil Star is the name of two supervillains appearing in DC Comics publications.[1]

Publication history

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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.[2]

Fictional character biography

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Guy Pompton

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Guy Pompton
The Golden Age Evil Star menaces Hollywood and the Justice Society of America; art by Irwin Hasen.
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PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceAll-Star Comics #44
Created byJohn Broome
Irwin Hasen
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SpeciesHuman

Guy Pompton is a crime lord and the owner of Ace Movie Rental Agency. He dons a costumed identity to stop a movie studio from completing a film using a script that will expose his criminal activities and battles the Justice Society of America before being defeated.[3]

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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.[1]

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 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 and die.[4]

Evil Star
The first appearance of the Silver Age Evil Star and his Starlings on the cover of Green Lantern (vol. 2) #37 (June 1965), art by Gil Kane.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceGreen Lantern (vol. 2) #37 (June 1965)
Created byGardner Fox
Gil Kane
In-story information
SpeciesAoran
Place of originAoran
Team affiliationsSuicide Squad
Abilities
  • Genius-level intellect
  • The Starband grants:

Powers, abilities, and equipment

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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.[5] They need direct commands from their master to function or become defenseless without him via unconsciousness.[1]

Other versions

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In other media

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Television

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Video games

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Miscellaneous

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  • Evil Star appears in a Justice League tie-in novel.[specify]
  • Evil Star appears in the DC Super Heroes illustrated children's book Beware Our Power!, written by Scott Sonneborn and published by Capstone Publishers.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Wallace, Dan (2008), "Evil Star", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 117, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017
  2. ^ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains. New York: Facts on File. p. 125. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
  3. ^ All Star Comics #44 (December 1948)
  4. ^ The Green Lantern #2 (February 2019)
  5. ^ Who's Who: The Definite Directory of the DC Universe #7 (September 1985)
  6. ^ Batman: In Darkest Knight (February 1994)
  7. ^ JLA: Another Nail #1 (May 2004)
  8. ^ a b c d "Evil Star Voices (Green Lantern)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 4, 2025. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  9. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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