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As a result of the New 52 in 2011, the entire line of DC characters was relaunched, incorporating properties belonging to the company's imprints: Wildstorm, Milestone, and Vertigo. As such, elements of this character's history have been altered in some way from the previous incarnation. For a complete list of all versions of this character, see our disambiguation page. |
History
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Unique Physiology
- Explosive Body: Shrapnel's body is composed of many, many sharp pieces of metal. He can make himself explode to scatter his body's shrapnel with great concussive force, allowing the slivers of metal to hit those around him.
- Regeneration[1]
- Superhuman Strength[1]
- Superhuman Durability: Shrapnel metal body allowed him to survive a blast of heat vision from Superman.[2]
Notes
- Shrapnel was created by Paul Kupperberg and Erik Larsen, first appearing in Doom Patrol (Volume 2) #7. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Shrapnel first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in The Flash (Volume 5) #28 by Joshua Williamson and Carmine Di Giandomenico.
Related
- 23 Appearances of Mark Scheffer (Prime Earth)
- 10 Images featuring Mark Scheffer (Prime Earth)
- Quotations by or about Mark Scheffer (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Mark Scheffer (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
Brotherhood of Evil member |
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Secret Society of Super-Villains member |