Duran (comics)

Duran
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Superman Annual (vol. 2) #12 (August 2000)
Created by	Oscar Pinto, Francisco Haghenbeck (writer) Giovanni Barberi. (artist)
In-story information
Abilities	Wizard casts bolts of energy from his hands controls elements.

Duran is a fictional character from DC Comics who was created as part of the Planet DC annuals event. His first appearance is in Superman Annual (vol.) 2 #12 (August 2000). He was created by Oscar Pinto, Giovanni Barberi, and Francisco Haghenbeck.^[1]

Fictional character biography

Duran is a Mexican wizard who is a member of the fictional "Oto tribe" (presumably no relation to the Otoe tribe of Iowa and Missouri). Disturbed by the practices of capitalist, anti-environment developers, Duran becomes their sworn enemy, and embarks on a career of eco-terrorism. He devises a plan to summon and set loose an army of monsters against the Mexican people, to punish them for the pollution they produce.^[2]

Duran abducts a young girl, to his base under the Plaza de la Constitución in Mexico City, with the intention of using her as the focus of a magical ritual to summon the power of the Aztec god Ometeotl. His plans were foiled by Superman with the assistance of the Mexican heroes Iman, Acrata and El Muerto.

References

1. ^ Jimenez, Phil (2008), "Duran", in Dougall, Alastair, The DC Comics Encyclopedia, London: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 111 
2. ^ Oscar Pinto, Francisco Haghenbeck, Brian K. Vaughan (w), Carlo Barberi (p), Marlo Alquiza, Juan Vlasco (i). Superman Annual 12 (August, 2000), DC Comics