Boston Brand (DCAU)

Deadman
Real Name	Boston Brand
Main Alias	Deadman
Affiliation	Circus of the Dead
Base Of Operations	Nanda Parbat, mobile
Status
Alignment	Good
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Former Acrobat
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	DCAU · Earth 12
Creators	Arnold Drake · Carmine Infantino
First Appearance	The Batman and Robin Adventures #15 (February, 1997)
Appearance of Death	Batman: Gotham Adventures #6 (November, 1998)

Next time, ask permission!

— Wonder Woman

Boston Brand, also known as Deadman, is a supernatural superhero and a ghost.

History

Murdered by an assassin, his spirit haunted the mortal realm bringing justice to those who deserved it. Although he cannot directly interact with the physical world, he can possess bodies of the living and control them towards his own ends. Brand received his powers from Rama Kushna and spends his spare time in Nanda Parbat.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Ghostly Physiology
  • Flight
  • Possession
  • Invisibility
  • Intangibility

Abilities

• Acrobatics

Weaknesses

• No Physical Body
• Power Limitation: Only a few people could see and hear Deadman at the time he wasn't possesing a body.

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the DC Animated Universe and is an adaptation of Deadman. The original character was created by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino and first appeared in Strange Adventures #205.
• Deadman was voiced by Raphael Sbarge.
  

Recommended Reading

• Deadman Recommended Reading
  • Strange Adventures (Volume 1) (1967)
  • Adventure Comics (Volume 1): (1978)
    • Adventure Comics #459– #466
  • Deadman (Volume 1) (1985)
  • Deadman (Volume 2) (1986)
  • Action Comics (Volume 1): (1988)
    • Action Comics #601– #612
    • Action Comics #618– #626
    • Action Comics #642
  • Deadman: Love After Death (Volume 1) (1989)
  • Deadman: Exorcism (Volume 1) (1992)
  • Lobo/Deadman: The Brave and the Bald (1995)
  • Batman/Deadman: Death and Glory (1996)
  • Deadman: Dead Again (Volume 1) (2001)
  • Deadman (Volume 3) (2002)
  • Deadman (Volume 4) (2006)
  • Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love (Volume 1) (2016)
  • Deadman (Volume 5) (2018)

Related

• 7 Appearances of Boston Brand (DCAU)
• 5 Images featuring Boston Brand (DCAU)
• 1 Quotations by or about Boston Brand (DCAU)
• Character Gallery: Boston Brand (DCAU)

External Links

• Deadman at the DC Animated Universe Wiki

Footnotes

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