Brainiac
Silver/Bronze Age DC, Superman villain
- Also known as
Brainiac was an android built by the Computer Tyrants of Colu. He adopted a young Coluan named Vril Dox (renamed Brainiac II) in order to appear more human (one thousand years in the future, Vril Dox's descendant, Querl Dox a.k.a. Brainiac 5 would join the Legion of Super-Heroes). Brainiac traveled the galaxy, shrinking entire cities and storing them in bottles. One such city was Kandor, the capital of Krypton. He eventually reached Earth, but was ultimately foiled by Superman. This defeat led to Brainiac becoming one of Superman's greatest enemies.
Appearances
- Action Comics #242 — 1958-07-00
- World's Finest Comics #100 — 1959-03-00
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #17 — 1960-05-00
- Superman #141 — 1960-11-00
- Strange Adventures #123 — 1960-12-00
- Superboy #85 — 1960-12-00
- Tales of the Unexpected #56 — 1960-12-00
- Showcase #30 — 1961-01-00
- Tales of the Unexpected #57 — 1961-01-00
- Superman Supacomic #20 — 1961-03-00
- Action Comics #275 — 1961-04-00
- Superman #145 — 1961-05-00
- Action Comics #276 — 1961-05-00
- Action Comics #279 — 1961-08-00
- Superman #150 — 1962-01-00
- Action Comics #286 — 1962-03-00
- Action Comics #294 — 1962-11-00
- Superman #158 — 1963-01-00
- Superman #159 — 1963-02-00
- Superman #162 — 1963-07-00
- Adventure Comics #316 — 1964-01-00
- Superman #167 — 1964-02-00
- World's Finest Comics #144 — 1964-09-00
- Superman #173 — 1964-11-00
- World's Finest Comics #148 — 1965-03-00
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #86 — 1965-07-00
- World's Finest Comics #158 — 1966-06-00
- Action Comics #339 — 1966-07-00
- World's Finest Comics #168 — 1967-08-00
- Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #31 — 1967-11-00
- Blackhawk #241 — 1968-06-00
- Leave It to Binky #61 — 1968-06-00
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #119 — 1969-04-00
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #120 — 1969-06-00
- Action Comics #400 — 1971-05-00
- Superman #286 — 1975-04-00
- Action Comics #489 — 1978-11-00
- The Calgary Herald Comic Book #6 — 1979-12-29
- The Calgary Herald Comic Book #7 — 1980-01-05
- The Great Superman Comic Book Collection #[nn] — 1981-00-00
- Adventure Comics #493 — 1982-11-00
- Super Powers Collection #4 — 1983-00-00
- Super Powers Collection #5 — 1983-00-00
- Super Powers Collection #3 — 1983-00-00
- Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] — 1983-09-30
- Blackhawk #271 — 1984-07-00
- Superman #400 — 1984-10-00
- Tales of the Teen Titans #50 — 1985-02-00
- DC Comics Presents #80 — 1985-04-00
- Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #3 — 1985-05-00
- Crisis on Infinite Earths #3 — 1985-06-00
- Superman Annual #11 — 1985-09-00
- All-Star Squadron #50 — 1985-10-00
- Crisis on Infinite Earths #8 — 1985-11-00
- Crisis on Infinite Earths #10 — 1986-01-00
- Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #12 — 1986-02-00
- Legionnaires Three [Legionnaires 3] #1 — 1986-02-00
- Action Comics #652 — 1990-04-00
- Superman in Action Comics #1 — 1993-00-00
- The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s #[nn] — 1995-00-00
- Superman in the Sixties #[nn] — 1999-11-00
- Superboy #147 May-June 1968 Replica Edition #[nn] — 2003-03-00
- Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross #[nn] — 2003-10-00
- Outsiders #28 — 2005-11-00
- Showcase Presents: Superman #3 — 2007-06-00
- Superman: Redemption #[nn] — 2008-03-00
- Superman vs. Brainiac #[nn] — 2009-01-00
- Tiny Titans #13 — 2009-04-00
- Tiny Titans #31 — 2010-10-00
- DCU: Legacies #4 — 2010-10-00
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold #21 — 2010-11-00
- Adventure Comics #522 — 2011-03-00
- Tiny Titans #39 — 2011-06-00
- DC Universe: Legacies #[nn] — 2011-10-00
- Superman / Batman: Sorcerer Kings #[nn] — 2011-12-00
- DC Universe: Legacies #[nn] — 2012-07-00
- DC Universe by Alan Moore #[nn] — 2013-06-00
- Adventures of Superman #4 — 2013-10-00
- Superman '78 #1 — 2021-10-00
- Superman '78 #2 — 2021-11-00
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