Bernard Venton (New Earth)

Headcase
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Bernard "Barney" Venton
Main Alias	Headcase
Affiliation	formerly Legion of Doom
Status
Alignment	Bad
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Student
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	J.T. Krul · Nicola Scott
First Appearance	Teen Titans Vol 3 #88 (December, 2010)
Last Appearance	Teen Titans Vol 3 #100 (October, 2011)

Barney Venton, alias Headcase, is a powerful telekinetic villain of the Teen Titans.

History

Barney was an orphan with poor social skills, thus making him the perfect test subject for the villain Dr. Caligan. Caligan is a devious geneticist that manipulates teenagers into becoming his experiments. Barney is a student at the high school that Dr. Caligan teaches at and was easily persuaded to sign up for the experimental procedures.

After enduring grueling tests and experiments, Barney emerges with Dr. Caligan with a heightened mental capability. He is seen to have the ability to absorb knowledge and manipulate things around him in a gravitational way. Barney is taken to a tech expo to begin his knowledge consumption and comes into conflict with the Teen Titans. During the battle, Raven convinces Barney to give up but Barney, now branded Headcase by Robin, is attacked further by Robin. Barney responds with force and flees the expo.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Psychokinesis
  • Knowledge Absorption
  • Telekinesis
  • Flight

Related

• 7 Appearances of Bernard Venton (New Earth)
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• Character Gallery: Bernard Venton (New Earth)

Footnotes

Legion of Doom member This character is or was a member of the Legion of Doom, a team of supervillains called together for the purpose of conquering the world and defeating the Super Friends, in any of its various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Legion of Doom members" category.

Titans Villain(s) This character has been primarily an enemy of the Teen Titans, the Titans, or any of the other various Titans incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Titans Villains" category.