Lump (New Earth)

Lump
Jack Kirby's Fourth World
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Real Name	None
Main Alias	Lump
Affiliation	Granny Goodness' Orphanage
Base Of Operations	Apokolips
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	Apokoliptian
Marital Status	Single
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	7' 0"
Weight	500 lbs (227 kg)
Eyes	White
Hair	No Hair
Origin
Universe	Fourth World · Earth-One · New Earth
Creators	Jack Kirby
First Appearance	Mister Miracle #7 (April, 1972)
Appearance of Death	Batman #683 (January, 2009)

The Lump was created by Granny Goodness as a way to trap Mister Miracle once and for all.

History

It was totally immobile, but had tremendous psychic powers. When Mister Miracle entered the trap the Lump linked to his mind and trapped him in a dream landscape of its own creation. Mister Miracle had difficulty facing the Lump at first, but eventually drove it mad with the sight of its own hideous appearance.

Final Crisis

The Lump reappeared in the second Evil Factory Darkseid established in Bludhaven. There it was used by Mokkari and Simyan to mentally torture Batman. Their plan was to process his memories and experiences to simulate his drive, his dedication, and his unrelenting will in order to create a clone army of Batman replicas. In Batman's mind, the Lump took the form of his ally, Alfred, and attempted to manipulate Batman.

Batman was eventually able to take control of his mindscape, using his past traumatic memories to overload the clones, driving them insane. in an attempt to stop the process, Mokkari shoots the Lump. Batman convinces the Lump to help him, causing the Lump to get up and attack his handlers. As the Lump's body crumbles to ashes, Batman releases himself from his restraints.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Telepathy
  • Illusion Casting

Other Characteristics

• Restricted Mobility

Notes

• Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal.

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• 11 Appearances of Lump (New Earth)
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• Character Gallery: Lump (New Earth)

Footnotes

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