* Batman Bio at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe

While Captain Marvel did not recapture his old popularity, he later appeared in a Saturday morning live action TV adaptation and gained a prominent place in the mainstream continuity DC calls the DC Universe.

* Major events of the DC Universe

While these series proved commercially unsuccessful and were canceled, several of their characters and the Fourth World mythos have continued as a significant part of the DC Universe.

Upon the John Byrne reboot of the Superman mythos after Crisis on Infinite Earths, kryptonite was made much rarer in the DC Universe and many of the multicolored varieties were eliminated.

He is the archenemy of Superman, and a major adversary of Batman and other superheroes in the DC Universe.

Alexander Luthor, Jr. ( the son of Earth-Three's version of Luthor ) returned to the DC Universe along with other survivors from Crisis on Infinite Earths as part of a scheme to create a perfect Earth, under the pretense of restoring Earth-Two.

In the Post-Flashpoint DC Universe, Luthor appears as a representative the government has recruited to investigate and bring down Superman.

For virtually his entire publication history, he has been depicted as the most intelligent human in the DC Universe, and as one of the most intelligent beings of any planet or species.

Luthor is also a playable character in 2008's Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, sporting his trademark battle armor.

The Marvel Universe was also notable for setting its central titles in New York City ; by contrast, many DC heroes live in fictional cities.

( A universe incorporating all these types of fantastic elements is fairly rare ; another example is the DC Universe.

Additionally, the DC Comics Universe is also said to exist in the Marvel Universe as one of the many alternative universes.

The reverse may also be said with respect to the DC Universe.

Unlike the DC Universe, few of Marvel's 1940s characters have become major characters in modern publications ; Captain America is one exception, and to a lesser extent his contemporary, the Sub-Mariner, is as well, primarily because both of these characters were reintroduced to readers and to the Marvel Universe during the 1960s.

* In the DC Comics Universe he appeared battling the super-heroine Wonder Woman in Wonder Woman ( Vol. 2 ) issues # 10 and # 13 in 1987 and 1988.

* Solaris ( comics ), a supervillain in the DC Universe

Other crossovers from 2008 included Tatsunoko vs. Capcom and Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.

* Owen Mercer, fictional character in the DC Universe

* Swamp Thing appears in DC Universe Online, voiced by Chilimbwe Washington.

* Along with the action figure line from Kenner that accompanied the animated series, Swamp Thing was the DC Universe Classics exclusive at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con.

* A two-part animated version is currently in the works from " DC Universe Animated Original Movies " and several Batman veterans are known to be involved.

* Poison Ivy appears in DC Universe Online voiced by Cyndi Williams.

* Smallville appears in DC Universe Online.

* Bizarro appears in the video game DC Universe Online voiced by Joe Mandia.

* DC Universe Online

* Harley Quinn appears in the DC Universe Online video game, with Arleen Sorkin returning as her voice.

The Scarecrow appears in nine video games: Game Boy's Batman: The Animated Series, Super Nintendo and Mega Drive / Genesis's The Adventures of Batman & Robin, Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu, Batman Begins ( a tie-in to the 2005 movie, voiced by Cillian Murphy ), Lego Batman: The Videogame, Batman: Arkham Asylum, " Batman: Arkham City " Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame, DC Universe Online and plays a brief boss in Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes.

* The Scarecrow appears in DC Universe Online, voiced by Christopher S. Field.

* Riddler appears in DC Universe Online voiced by Shannon McCormick.

Burton reprises his role of Brainiac in an online game, DC Universe Online.

* Hawkman appears as a prominent NPC in DC Universe Online.

* Krypto appears in DC Universe Online.

* Red Tornado appears in DC Universe Online.

* Ra's al Ghul appears in DC Universe Online.

* Mr. Mxyzptlk appears in the DC Universe Online video voiced by Shanon Weaver.

* Jor-El appears in the DC Universe Online video game, voiced by William Price.

* Corey Burton reprises his role as Brainiac and is the main antagonist in DC Universe Online.

* Vandal Savage appears in DC Universe Online, voiced by Brian Talbot.

* Doomsday appears in DC Universe Online, voiced by Benjamin Jansen.

* Animal Man appears in DC Universe Online.

* LexCorp appears in DC Universe Online.

* Zatanna appears as a non-playable character in DC Universe Online, voiced by Claire Hamilton.

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