Phobia (comics)

Publication history

Phobia first appeared in New Teen Titans #14 and was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.

Fictional character biography

Born a member of the British aristocracy with the power to make people experience their worst fears, Angela Hawkins III was a "bad seed" who rejected any help from her family. When the Brain comes to London to recruit her into the Brotherhood of Evil, Angela readily agrees. She joins the Brotherhood in the hopes of conquering her own fears by unleashing those of others.

Phobia travels to New Zealand. In the course of murderous crimes, Phobia coincidentally encounters the bestial super-hero Tasmanian Devil. Sensing her killings, Tasmanian Devil and his confidante Raylene Mackenzie tail her. Tasmanian Devil is initially immune to Phobia's powers because his bestial nature overrides her abilities. Phobia digs deeper into Tasmanian Devil's mind, uncovering his fear of his dominating and abusive mother. Despite this, Tasmanian Devil and Raylene manage to work together, subduing Phobia with a blow to the head. Tasmanian Devil becomes famous in New Zealand because of his efforts to protect Raylene.

Phobia later resurfaces with the Brotherhood of Evil, now called themselves the Society of Sin. She also accepts an invitation to join the Secret Society of Super Villains in Villains United. Phobia was seen as a member of the Injustice League.

In Infinite Crisis, Phobia is among the group of villains who destroy Blüdhaven. In Final Crisis, Phobia joins Cheetah's Secret Society of Super Villains. In The New 52, Phobia appears as one of several villains who seek to take Blue Beetle's scarab.

Powers and abilities

Phobia is a metahuman with psychic powers that give her mastery over the human mind. She is able to probe into the psyches of her victims, discovering the things they most fear and then manifesting those fears in their minds with illusions.

In other media

• Phobia makes non-speaking appearances in Teen Titans as a member of the Brotherhood of Evil.
• Phobia appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.
• Phobia appears in Teen Titans Go! #55.

References

References

1. (2016). "The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe". [[DK Publishing]].
2. Rovin, Jeff. (1987). "[[The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains]]". Facts on File.
3. ''[[Justice League Quarterly]]'' #15 (June 1994)
4. ''[[Villains United]]'' #1 (July 2005)
5. ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' #4 (March 2006)
6. ''Titans'' (vol. 2) #21 (January 2010)
7. ''[[Blue Beetle (comic book). Blue Beetle]]'' (vol. 8) #1 (September 2011)
8. Eisen, Andrew. (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide".