King Faraday is a fictional secret agent featured in DC Comics. Faraday first appeared in Danger Trail #1 (August 1950), and was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino.[1]
| King Faraday | |
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 King Faraday on the cover of Danger Trail vol. 2 #4. Art by Paul Gulacy. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Danger Trail #1 (August 1950) |
| Created by | Robert Kanigher Carmine Infantino |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | King Faraday |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Suicide Squad Checkmate Central Bureau of Intelligence |
| Partnerships | Nightshade |
| Notable aliases | White Queen's Bishop |
| Abilities | Experienced espionage agent |
Faraday's last appearance in the 1950s was in World's Finest Comics #64 (May–June 1953). He was picked up again after more than twenty-five years, in Batman #313 (July 1979).[2]
Fictional character biography
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He is named "King" by his father as a joke, a play on the phrase "King for a day".
An ex-soldier, he takes a position as a counter-espionage agent for the U.S. government and engages in a variety of standard spy-type capers. Some of his Danger Trail adventures are reprinted in Showcase #50 (May–June 1964) under the title "I-Spy". Faraday is later incorporated full-bore into the DC Universe as a member of the Central Bureau of Intelligence. He is also Nightshade's mentor, and recruited her and Bronze Tiger into Task Force X.
In One Year Later, Faraday is a member of Checkmate, serving as the Bishop for White Queen Amanda Waller.
In The New 52: Futures End, Faraday works with Grifter to investigate alien and cross-dimensional spies on Earth.
Skills and abilities
editFaraday possesses no superhuman abilities but is a trained espionage agent and an expert hand-to-hand fighter and marksman.
Other versions
edit- An alternate universe variant of King Faraday appears in the Tangent Comics one-shot Green Lantern. This version is a Moldavian exile and detective who died in a plane crash before being temporarily resurrected by Green Lantern to solve his last unfinished case.
- An alternate universe variant of King Faraday appears in DC: The New Frontier. This version is the leader of Project Flying Cloud, a movement to capture metahumans. However, he befriends Martian Manhunter and later sacrifices himself to save him from The Centre.[3]
In other media
editTelevision
edit- King Faraday appears in Justice League Unlimited, voiced by Scott Patterson.[4] This version is the Justice League's liaison with the U.S. government.
- King Faraday appears in the Young Justice episode "Performance", voiced by Clancy Brown.[4] This version is an agent of Interpol.
Film
edit- The New Frontier incarnation of King Faraday appears in Justice League: The New Frontier, voiced by Phil Morris.[4]
- King Faraday appears in Catwoman: Hunted, voiced by Jonathan Frakes.[5][4] This version is an agent of Interpol.
- King Faraday appears in Justice League: Warworld, voiced by Frank Grillo.[6][4]
Video games
editKing Faraday appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[7]
Miscellaneous
editKing Faraday appears in Smallville Season 11. This version is an agent of Checkmate who bonded with a captive White Martian, treating her as a daughter. He is later killed during General Zod's attack on the Castle, one of Checkmate's bases, as Megan escapes.[8]
References
edit- ^ Markstein, Don. "King Faraday". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Eury, Michael; Kronenberg, Michael (2009). The Batcave Companion. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 239. ISBN 978-1893905788.
- ^ DC: The New Frontier #6
- ^ a b c d e "King Faraday Voices (DC Universe)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 7, 2023. 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.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (August 17, 2021). "Catwoman: Hunted Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (April 27, 2023). "Justice League: Warworld Cast Unveiled (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Smallville Season 11 Special #1