100 (DC Comics)

Infobox comics organization
name=The 100


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caption=Booster Gold versus the 1000, artist Dan Jurgens
publisher=DC Comics
debut=(100) "Lois Lane" #105, October 1970 ) (1000) "Booster Gold" #2 March (1986)
creators=(100) Gerry Conway (writer) Curt Swan (artist) (1000) Dan Jurgens
type=Organized crime
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owners=The 100 Tobias Whale The 1000 The Director
employees=The 100 Cyclotronic Man Merlyn Pajamas Steel-Fist Feeny Syonide (two different agents) The 1000 Blackguard Chiller Doctor Shocker Mindancer Shockwave
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cat=organized crime groups
subcat=DC Comics
sortkey=100|

The 100, the 10 and the 1000 are fictional organized crime groups appearing in DC Comics. Their first appearance was in "Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane" #105.

History of the 100

A recent retcon in "Superman" #665 (September 2007) shows that during Superman's early years in Metropolis, the 100 was a smaller organization called the 10, with ties to Intergang.

Originally based in Metropolis, the 100 kept a firm grip on the city's criminal underworld for years, indulging in crimes such as drug trafficking and racketeering. They later seem to have spread across the country with branches operating in other cities. They have also made enemies of many heroes, including Rose and Thorn (whose father they murdered), Halo (whom they murdered as well as her parents), and Superman himself. As the 100, they fought foes like Black Lightning at the behest of the Metropolis section leader Tobias Whale.

History of the 1000

The former Director of the 1000 was a US senator named Henry Ballard who shepherded the organization's new direction and goals. Under Director Ballard the 100 changed its name to the 1000, attempting to expand their reach to even the Oval Office with Director Ballard as the presidential candidate. This plan, however, was thwarted and the 1000, retreating to the shadows, became the 100 again; as the 1000 they fought Booster Gold.

100 Operatives

*Cyclotronic Man - Ned Creegan, accidentally subjected to an experimental "purple light ray". The ray made Creegan's skin transparent so that only his skeleton was visible, and charged him with electricity. Tried to eliminate both Black Lightning and Superman, but was defeated. In prison, a crooked warden refused to give Creegan the radiation treatment that his body required, making him mutate into a powerful radioactive creature called Meltdown. The Outsiders helped Creegan get the treatments he needed and he went back to prison, content to serve out his time. [As seen in "Batman" #195 (September 1967) ] [As seen in "Black Lightning" vol. 1 #4 (September 1977) ]
*Merlyn the Archer - A mercenary archer who was also a member of the League of Assassins.
*Pajamas - An unnamed Asian martial artist nicknamed "Pajamas" by Black Lightning. [As seen in Black Lightning series 1 #6]
*Steel-Fist Feeny - Francis Feeny possesses a cybernetic right hand made out of steel. [As seen in Black Lightning series 1 #6]
*Syonide I - The mercenary called Syonide was hired by Tobias Whale and the 100 to capture Black Lightning. He committed suicide after believing he had murdered Black Lightning, but was succeeded by the female Syonide. [As seen in Black Lightning series 1 #6]
*Syonide II - The second Syonide was female. She first succeeded the original as an agent of the 100, and fought the Outsiders. Later, she became a mercenary in her own right, sometimes working together with Merlyn the Archer. More recently, she died as a member of Strike Force Kobra.
*Tobias Whale - Superstrong and tough albino enemy of Black Lightning, leader of the 100's Metropolis branch.

1000 Operatives

*Blackguard - Enforcer for the 1000, now reformed and working with Guy Gardner.
*Chiller - Shape shifting super assassin who nearly killed former President Ronald Reagan at the behest of the 1000.
*Director - Senator Henry Ballard, forward thinking leader of the 1000.
*Doctor Shocker - Shocker serves the Director as a special interrogator, he specialized in the use of a highly advanced device called a "Psi-tap" that could read and transcribe a victim's thoughts.
*Mindancer - Drains mental energy from others and stored it for use later as bolts of psionic force. She was second in command of the 1000 behind the Director. Recently reappeared as a prison escapee during Infinite Crisis.
*Shockwave - Arnold Pruett is a wise cracking armored enforcer for the 1000.

Other DCU Criminal Organizations

References

External links

* [http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/who/who-intro.php?topic=the100 The 100 entry on the Superman Homepage]