Riot (DC Comics)

Publication history

The Frederick von Frankenstein incarnation of Riot first appeared in Superman: The Man of Steel #61 and was created by Louise Simonson.

Fictional character biographies

New Titans Riot

The first Riot debuted in The New Titans #98 (June 1993), and was created by Marv Wolfman and Tom Grummett. She is a minor enemy of the Teen Titans who temporarily joins the team when the public turns against them.

Frederick Von Frankenstein

Later, Riot accepts Morgan Edge's offer to join the Superman Revenge Squad alongside Maxima, Misa, Barrage, and Anomaly. Despite the team's bickering, they manage to beat Superman to a stand-still. The Superman Revenge Squad quickly fell apart when all the members realized that Edge is unable to fulfill all the promises he made to them. Edge ensured Riot's loyalty by keeping one clone of him behind, shackled with a device that prevented the others from reuniting with him. Riot frees the clone and escapes while Superman defeats the Squad.

Riot appears alongside Roxy Rocket and Doctor Phosphorus as part of an event arranged by Roulette to see who can defeat Batman. Batman, Robin, and Batgirl defeat all of the villains, rendering the bet void.

Powers and abilities

The Frederick von Frankenstein incarnation of Riot is a metahuman with the ability to clone himself at will or when attacked. The force of a blow delivered to one duplicate is dispersed across all of his currently-active clones, giving them a degree of enhanced durability.

In other media

• The Frederick von Frankenstein incarnation of Riot makes a cameo appearance in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies.
• The Frederick von Frankenstein incarnation of Riot appears in Superman Returns, voiced by Peter Lurie.
• The Frederick von Frankenstein incarnation of Riot appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.

References

References

1. ''[[New Titans]]'' #98 (June 1993)
2. ''[[Superman: The Man of Tomorrow]]'' #14 (June 1999)
3. ''[[The Adventures of Superman (comic book). The Adventures of Superman]]'' #543 (February 1997)
4. ''[[Action Comics]]'' #730 (February 1997)
5. ''[[Superman: The Man of Steel]]'' #65 (March 1997)
6. ''[[Batgirl]]'' (vol. 3) #6 (March 2010)
7. Eisen, Andrew. (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide".