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{{distinguish|Prometheus (Marvel Comics)}} {{Infobox comics character <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics--> |character_name = Prometheus |image = Prometheus (DC Comics character).png |converted = y |caption = Prometheus, as appeared on a panel of the issue of ''JLA'' #17 (February 1998).<br />Art by Arnie Jorgensen. |publisher = [[DC Comics]] |debut = '''(Curt Calhoun)'''<br />''[[Blue Beetle]]'' (vol. 6) #3 (August 1986) <br /> '''(Unnamed version)'''<br />''New Year's Evil: Prometheus'' #1 (February 1998) <br /> '''(Chad Graham)'''<br />''[[Batman: Gotham Knights]]'' #52 (June 2004) |creators = '''(Curt Calhoun)'''<br />[[Len Wein]] (writer)<br />[[Paris Cullins]] (artist)<br /> '''(Unnamed version)'''<br />[[Grant Morrison]] (writer)<br />Arnie Jorgensen (artist)<br /> '''(Chad Graham)'''<br />A. J. Lieberman |alter_ego = Curt Calhoun<br />Chad Graham |full_name = |species = [[Human]] |homeworld = |alliances = '''(Curt Calhoun)'''<br />[[Hybrid (DC Comics)|Hybrid]]<br /> '''(Unnamed version)'''<br />[[Secret Society of Super Villains|The Society]]<br />Injustice Gang<br /> '''(Chad Graham)'''<br />[[Secret Society of Super Villains|The Society]] |partners = |supports = |aliases = '''(Unnamed version)'''<br />Retro, [[Captain Marvel Jr.|Shazam]], Matt Dell |powers = Peak human physical and mental conditioning<br />Highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist<br />Expert in the use of various weapons<br />Cybernetic implants, helmet and armor further augment physical attributes |cat = super |subcat = DC Comics |villain = y |sortkey = Prometheus (comics) }} '''Prometheus''' is a name used by multiple <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; supervillains (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->[[supervillains]] appearing in [[comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]]. Created by writer [[Grant Morrison]] and penciller Arnie Jorgensen, the most recognized version first appeared in ''New Year's Evil: Prometheus'' (February 1998). Commonly an adversary of the [[Justice League]] and a villainous [[Foil (narrative)|foil personality]] to [[Batman]] (similar to villains [[Killer Moth]], [[Wrath (comics)|Wrath]], and [[Hush (character)|Hush]]), Prometheus would serve as an enemy to superheroes including Batman, [[Green Arrow]] and [[Midnighter]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |title=The Essential Batman Encyclopedia |date=2008 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=9780345501066 |pages=298β299}}</ref> In 2009, Prometheus was ranked as [[IGN]]'s 80th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.<ref>[http://comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/80.html Prometheus is number 80] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509080018/http://comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/80.html |date=2009-05-09}}, [[IGN]]. Retrieved September 5, 2009.</ref> On [[The CW]]'s live-action [[Arrowverse]] TV series ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'', the character was portrayed by [[Josh Segarra]] and voiced by [[Michael Dorn]].
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