List of DC Comics characters: C

Calamity King (E. Davis Ester) is a superhero from the 30th century in the DC Universe. He first appeared in Adventure Comics #342 (March 1966), and was created by Edmond Hamilton and Curt Swan. He possesses the ability to cause bad luck and attempted to join the Legion of Super-Heroes, but was rejected due to lacking full control over his powers.

The Canterbury Cricket, also known as Jeramey Chriqui, is a superhero appearing in DC Comics. The character first appeared in Flashpoint: The Canterbury Cricket #1 (August 2011), created by Mike Carlin and Rags Morales.

Chriqui first appeared in the Flashpoint timeline, where he was a University of Kent student and conman in Canterbury, England. When Wonder Woman and the Amazons invaded England, Chriqui took cover inside a church. When the church was bombed by an Invisible Jet, Jeramey connected with a cricket, and emerged from the wreckage as a giant cricket.[1]

With his new abilities, he leads the Ambush Bugs, an insect-themed resistance group, though all but him die in a battle with the Amazons. He later joins Lois Lane's Resistance.[2]

The Canterbury Cricket was adapted into the mainstream DC Universe in the "Watchmen" sequel "Doomsday Clock". He was stated to be a member of Knights, Inc., a team of heroes ordained by the Queen of England who protect the borders of the United Kingdom as its sanctioned superhero team.[3]

Carapax the Indestructible Man is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is an enemy of the Blue Beetle.

Conrad Carapax was an archaeologist who had once been the rival of Dan Garrett (the first Blue Beetle). He went to Pago Island alone in search of whatever it was that Garrett was searching for.[4] He instead found Dr. Jarvis Kord's top-secret laboratory which had a gleaming 12-foot-tall (3.7 m) robot standing silently in the corner of the huge chamber and come back online when it had sensed his approach. Carapax donned a strange helmet he found in the wreckage and attempted to activate the robot, but the machinery malfunctioned which zapped him where he stood. Although his body had died, Carapax's mind was transferred to the robot at the instant of his death. He was now an Indestructible Man trapped on Pago Island. He murdered the crew of the ship that had brought Lieutenant Max Fisher to Pago Island to investigate Garrett's death in the hopes to use the vessel to escape, but Ted Kord (the second Blue Beetle) had followed Fisher to Pago to protect the island's secret. The Blue Beetle saved Fisher's life and therefore came into direct conflict with Carapax. The Blue Beetle used his ship, the Bug, to sink the ship. When he tried to commandeer the Bug itself, Carapax was sent hurtling into the Atlantic Ocean, where he sank without a trace.[5]

Unfortunately for the Blue Beetle, Carapax simply walked along the ocean bottom until he surfaced in Metropolis. He and the Blue Beetle battled again, but the Blue Beetle fired a missile through a crack in Carapax's outer shell, igniting his power source and blowing up his body from the inside.

During the Underworld Unleashed storyline, Carapax was approached by the demon Neron. He refused Neron's offer of power in exchange for his soul.

After the Blue Beetle's death, Carapax confronted Superman and the new Firestorm. His body had been rebuilt by extraterrestrials and provided with a new power source. Firestorm had to be persuaded not to vaporize Carapax's supposed armor by Superman for a very good reason - he was the robot, not a living being trapped inside it.

Carapax later returned, steam-powered and capable of withstanding any and all technological attacks, as part of a group formed to take out Jaime Reyes (the third Blue Beetle). Carapax is defeated when the Blue Beetle makes a crack in his shoulder and throws one of his own missiles into it.[6]

Frankie Carbone is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Frankie Carbone is a mobster who works for the Maroni family.

Carcharo is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

When Doctor Love experimented on the unborn children of Maria Montez and her sister, the experiments gave the child of Maria's sister shark-like characteristics. After a drowning attempt by his mother, Carcharo survived in the oceans where he gained the ability to control sharks.[10]

Joseph Carver is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a scientist who worked on experimenting on the Speed Force as a member of Black Hole.[11]

Aaron Cash is a corrections officer and one of Arkham Asylum's most respected security guards. Aaron Cash was created by Dan Slott and Ryan Sook and first appeared in Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #1 (2003). His hand was bitten off by Killer Croc[12] and he sports a prosthetic hook in its place. Unlike many of his colleagues, he is neither mentally unwell nor corrupt and is a trusted ally of Batman.

Cerdian is an infant in the DC Universe.

The character, created by Dan Jurgens and Steve Epting, first appeared in Aquaman (vol. 5) #63 (January 2000).[14]

Cerdian is the son of Tempest and Dolphin. He is not seen after Infinite Crisis and is confirmed to have died during that event in Titans (vol. 2) #15 (September 2009).

Charybdis is a supervillain associated with Aquaman. Created by Peter David and Martin Egeland, he first appeared in Aquaman (vol. 5) #1 (August 1994).[15]

Charybdis and his wife, Scylla, are international terrorists who attempt to kill Aquaman. When Scylla is killed, Charybdis is driven mad by grief. He uses his ability to suppress metahuman abilities to defeat Aquaman and attempts to absorb his powers to himself.[16][17] However, he is unable to control his new ability to communicate with fish and falls into a pool of piranhas. Instead of being devoured, he melds with the piranhas, taking on many of their traits and taking the name the Piranha Man.[18]

Doris Chase was Adrian Chase's wife. The character, created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, first appeared in The New Teen Titans #29 (March 1983). Doris was killed (together with their two children) by a bomb meant for Adrian, planted at the direction of mob boss Anthony Scarapelli; this trauma caused her husband to become the Vigilante.[19][20]

Angela Chen was created by Alan Burnett, Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, first appearing in Superman: The Animated Series episode "The Last Son of Krypton". She is based on Cat Grant and is voiced by Lauren Tom. Angela was a fast rising star of the Daily Planet and also hosted the popular TV news show "Metropolis Today".

In the Prime Earth continuity of comics, Angela Chen first appeared as part of The New 52 and DC Rebirth in Justice League of America: Vixen Rebirth #1 by Steve Orlando, Jody Houser and Jamal Campbell. She appeared in the comics as a talk show host.

Cherry Bomb is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

In her panel within the pages of "The New Golden Age" #1, Gloria James is the daughter of a chemist named Professor Brian James who worked with Roy Lincoln in making a liquid that can open any lock. After her father was killed by criminals who raided the laboratory, Gloria learned that Roy Lincoln was the controversial superhero called Human Bomb. When Gloria offered to help, Roy turned her down as he can't control his powers and left to find Professor James' murderers. Having taken some lessons that made her an amateur chemist, Gloria attempted to recreate the formula that turned Roy Lincoln into Human Bomb. She succeeded where the volatile compound became known as 28-ORX where it blew up the laboratory. When Human Bomb returned to his laboratory, he found a disoriented Gloria among the rubble. Finding out what she has done, Human Bomb placed Gloria into one of his containment suits where she got some control over his powers as they track down the criminals responsible for Professor James' death where Gloria took on the name Cherry Bomb. While being helped by Cherry Bomb to avoid the police, Human Bomb discovered that Gloria's powers were growing in a dangerous way causing Gloria to wear the containment suit all the time to keep her powers from discharging at the wrong time. At the time when Human Bomb was working on a way to cure Gloria, she mysteriously vanished one day.[21] By the final issue of "Flashpoint Beyond", Cherry Bomb was among the 13 missing Golden Age superheroes that were in the Time Masters' capsules. When those capsules failed, they were all pulled back to their own time with history rewriting around them.[22]

Cherry Bomb was among the missing sidekicks that found themselves on Childminder's island in the Diablo Triangle that was named Orphan Island. She assists Wing, Air Wave, and Robotman's creation Robbie the Robot Dog in saving Stargirl from the egg-shaped Child Collectors.[23] She, Wing, Air Wave, and Robbie the Robot Dog take Stargirl to a cave where the other Lost Children are.[24] After Corky Baxter of the Time Masters claims that the Lost Children will be remembered when they are returned to their own time, Cherry Bomb states that she wants to blow up Childminder first. During the raid on the Childminder's castle, the Lost Children fight against the Child Collectors. Cherry Bomb and John Henry Jr. state that they are comfortable with these odds.[25] After most of the Lost Children with Stargirl are "nested" by the Child Collectors, Cherry Bomb scolded Salem the Witch Girl for looking out for herself. Salem then gets into a fight with her for calling her a "hag" until Stargirl broke up the fight. When those with Stargirl met up with Red Arrow and those who escaped with her, Cherry Bomb is among those who are subdued by the Hourman android as he claims to Stargirl that he is trying to save the Lost Children from "complete obliteration".[26] Thanks to a diversion from Corky Baxter, Cherry Bomb is among those freed by Boom. Following Time Master and Childminder's defeat and Wing being sent back to his own time, Cherry Bomb is among the Lost Children that are brought to Stargirl's time by the Hourman android due to paradoxical reasons.[27]

Doctor Mid-Nite II has Cherry Bomb do some testing of her powers in a field. While watching Cherry Bomb practice from a safe distance, Doctor Mid-Nite II plans to decipher the notes that were left behind by Human Bomb.[28]

Chillblaine is the name of different supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Each version has a cold gun similar to that of Captain Cold.

Christina Chiles, a.k.a. Cyber-C.A.T., is a supervillain in the DC Universe.

The character, created by Jim Balent and Doug Moench, first appeared in Catwoman (vol. 2) #42 in 1997.

Within the context of the stories, Christina Chiles had been working on a cyber battle suit modeled after a cat and decided to test it against Catwoman, who had broken into the lab in which Christina worked. Despite the powers the suit gave her, Christina (now Cyber-C.A.T.) was beaten by Catwoman. Infuriated at her loss, Cyber-C.A.T. began a personal vendetta against Catwoman. As Catwoman managed to elude her, Cyber-C.A.T. became more and more fixated on tracking her down. Another confrontation with Catwoman resulted in failure because of the help of Catwoman's rival, the She-Cat.

Cyber-C.A.T. made one final attempt on Catwoman's life, but Catwoman had received her own suit of armor, which gave her powers on par with Cyber-C.A.T.'s, and finally destroyed the armor. Christina was taken into custody by the agency she worked for because of her unauthorized use of its technology.

Cressida Clarke is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Cressida Clarke is the granddaughter of known Court of Owls grandmaster Sebastian Clark. She led the Court of Owls in their mission to get revenge on Joker for his use of their Talons.[38]

The Clown is a minor character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, created by Cary Bates and Irv Novick, first appeared in The Flash #270 (February 1979).

Lyle Corley was a serial killer who uses circus clown gimmicks in Central City, and a minor enemy of the Flash.[39] The Clown is also partly responsible for the tragedy behind Hunter Zolomon / Zoom (due to Eobard Thawne's manipulations[40]) before being killed.[41][42]

Clownhunter was created by James Tynion IV and Jorge Jiménez in Batman vol. 3 #95

Bao Pham is an American-Vietnamese vigilante living in the Narrows, who witnessed his parents' brutal deaths at the hands of the Joker at age twelve. As he grew up and watched the Clown Price of Crime's body-count rise, he came to believe Batman wasn't going far enough and that the criminal needed to die. Five years after his parents' death, the Joker waged war on Gotham, leading an endless army of criminals to attack Gotham. After watching some of his men burn down a comic book store, Bao finally decided to take matters into his own hands and became the Clownhunter. Using a baseball bat with a batarang attached to the end, he patrolled the Narrows and killed roughly twelve of Joker's men during the war. [43]

With the aftermath of Joker's defeat, Batman confronted Boa at his room. Having heard that he'd been forced to fight his parents zombified bodies during one of the fights, Clownhunter berated the Dark Knight for destroying their bodies and for not killing the Joker directly. In response, Batman told him to give up the vigilante path and gave him the contact details of Leslie Thompkins, warning him that he'd be arrested if he killed any more of Joker's thugs.

Sometime afterwards, Clownhunter tracked down Harley Quinn and planned to murder her for her involvement with his parents' murder. As he prepared to attack, Batman subdued him. However, another vigilante called Ghost-Maker subdued the Dark Knight and brought them to an abandoned area of Arkham Asylum. Freed from his restraints, Ghost-Maker offered Bao the opportunity to kill Quinn without Batman's intervention, hoping to prove the Dark Knight his point. Though he planned to go through with it, he relented after Quinn apologized for her actions. Bao then left the asylum whilst they confronted Ghost-Maker. [44]

Cobalt Blue is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics as an enemy of the Flash.[45] Each version would make sure that there would be one almost every century via the Cobalt Blue gem.[45]

Coldcast is a metahuman who can manipulate electromagnetism for various effects in the DC Universe.

The character, created by Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke, first appeared in Action Comics #775 (March 2001).[56]

Within the context of the stories, Nathan Jones, using the name Coldcast, is a member of the Elite. He is recruited into the team by Manchester Black prior to the team encountering Superman in Libya[57] After Superman defeats the team and Black's apparent suicide, Coldcast is recruited by Vera Black for a team that eventually becomes the Justice League Elite.

The Condiment King is a supervillain who is generally used as comic relief. Although Bruce Timm and Paul Dini created Condiment King as a one-off joke character for Batman: The Animated Series, Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty created their own version in Batgirl: Year One #8. He made a cameo in The Lego Batman Movie.

Confessor is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Confessor is a member of the Church of Blood and serves as the group's interrogator.[69]

Harriet Cooper is the aunt of Dick Grayson in the DC Universe.[70] The character was created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff, and first appeared in Detective Comics #328 (June 1964).[71]

Within the context of the stories, Harriet Cooper is Dick Grayson's aunt who comes to live at Wayne Manor after Alfred Pennyworth's death.[72] She involves herself in both Grayson's and Bruce Wayne's daily lives and, on occasion, comes close to uncovering their secret identities. When Alfred returns from the dead, she remains at Wayne Manor at his insistence.[73] Over time, health problems reduce her activities and cause her to eventually leave Gotham City.

Some details from the television series (her last name, her status as a widow) were added to the comic stories in Detective Comics #373 (March 1968).

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Harriet has appeared in the ongoing series Gotham Academy.

Inza Cramer (also Inza Sanders or Inza Cramer Nelson) is a fictional character appearing American comic books published by DC Comics, first appearing in More Fun Comics #55 (1940), created by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman. The character is typically portrayed as love interest and partner of the first Kent Nelson, whom is a fellow archaeologist and is the superhero, Doctor Fate. Later, the character becomes the fourth Doctor Fate and is later succeeded by Jared Stevens and eventually passes away. A newer version of the character would briefly appear in DC Rebirth with a similar history.

Post Crisis on Infinite Earths

Inza Cramer.

After Crisis on Infinite Earths, Inza and Doctor Fate merged with the mainstream universe. In the first Doctor Fate series, their aging accelerated, leading to Inza's mental breakdown and eventual passing. Kent and Nabu chose young Eric Strauss as their successor. In the second series, Kent and Inza's spirits resided in the Amulet of Anubis, living a happy afterlife with a "child" named Kent Nelson Jr. They were later brought back to life in younger bodies to fulfill their roles as Doctor Fate once again.[75][76]

In the latter part of the Doctor Fate series, Inza took on the role of Doctor Fate, empowered by the Lords of Chaos without her knowledge. She wielded higher-level magical power and focused on addressing social issues in New York City, befriending a skeptical policewoman named Debby Niles. Inza faced various threats, including ancient Egyptian gods and the entity T'giian, whom she freed from control and worked alongside. She also dealt with Shat-Ru, a Lord of Order trapped within the body of Kent Nelson. Inza and Kent's marriage faced challenges, but they reconciled and realized the impact of their powers on others. As Inza's activities as Doctor Fate escalated, she and Kent questioned the source of her power. The Chaos intelligence behind the Helmet of Fate revealed himself, admitting manipulation of events and causing strife in their marriage. Inza's power was transferred back to Chaos, and she and Kent, empowered by a half-helmet and Shat-Ru, defeated Chaos. Despite facing scrutiny from the government, Inza displayed her immense power and denounced their historical injustices, declining an agreement with the President. Inza and Kent shared the mantle of Doctor Fate together.[77]

Sometime later, Doctor Fate is among the various super-villains faced by Extant during Parallax's attempt to change the history of the universe. Extant uses his time manipulation powers to rapidly age Kent and Inza to their proper physical ages, scattering the helmet, the amulet, and the cloak artifacts. Due to this, the pair both are near their own deaths.[78] Although the Zero Hour story only showcases Kent Nelson being separated from the Artifacts of Fate, the Fate series after it corrects this, showcasing the pair having both been affected by Extant's attack, revealing the fact the pair were jointed (with Kent leading) during Doctor Fate's confrontation with Extant.[79]

In the original Fate series, Inza and Kent passes on the mantle of Doctor Fate to Jared Stevens, a criminal who acquires the artifacts of Fate. Inza and Kent guide him before their energies are drained by demons.[80] In the Book of Fate reboot, Inza is depicted as mentally compromised and insane from her time as Doctor Fate. In this series, Kent and Inza meet Jared, who becomes the new host for Nabu. They are finally released from Nabu's service and ascend to the afterlife. Jared rejects both the Lords of Chaos and Nabu, becoming an "agent of balance."[81]

Gerald Crane is a character in DC Comics and father of Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane), first appearing in Year One: Batman/Scarecrow, published in July 2005.

Gerald had a brief relationship with Karen Keeny which resulted in the son's birth, but as they were not married, Karen's mother and grandmother raised Jonathan as theirs, not even hiding their contempt for Karen, Gerald and Jonathan. Years later, Gerald moved to Gotham City, married and had two kids, finding a job in construction. His son (as Scarecrow) came back in attempt to kill him, but was prevented by Batman.[96]

In The New 52 (a reboot of DC Universe continuity), he appears in Batman (vol. 2) #1, where he is portrayed as a villainous doctor who experimented on his son and locked him in a small dark room. Gerald Crane suffered a heart attack and died, which left his son trapped inside the dark test chamber and wasn't discovered until days later by the cops when Dr. Crane's disappearance was reported.[97]

Ned Creegan is a supervillain in DC Comics.

Ned Creegan is a crook who was tipped off by Billy Blabbermouth about valuable jewels that are being used for scientific experiments. He breaks into the house of a scientist named Nevil Long, steals the jewels, and takes them to a fence. The sale is interrupted by Batman and Robin, who battle the two. As Robin takes down the fence, Batman sees that Ned is becoming transparent because of the jewels, leaving him a skeleton. After Robin refers to him as Bag O' Bones, Ned defeats Batman and Robin with his electrified touch. Ned then returns to Nevil Long's house and has him determine what is wrong with him. Nevil reveals that he has been experiment with surviving nuclear war. After giving the temporary antidote to Ned, Nevil reveals that his Bag O' Bones form loses a day in his life for every time he is in that form. Agreeing to work with Ned, Nevil sends him out with some antidote pills to test the outcome. As Bag O' Bones is robbing a museum, Batman and Robin attack, where he loses the antidote pills in the scuffle. When he starts to get weaker, Bag O' Bones surrenders and states that the jewels were being experimented on by Nevil Long. Batman and Robin go to confront Nevil. After a scuffle with irradiated animals, Batman and Robin apprehend Nevil and have him give the antidote pills to Bag O' Bones. After he agreed to sell his secrets to the United States government to avoid legal trouble, Nevil is present at Bag O'Bones' trial, where he is sentenced to 20 years in prison. When Bag O' Bones states to Nevil that he will not survive the sentence in his condition, Nevil stated that he would not be in this position if he had not broken into his laboratory in the first place.[98]

Ned Creegan returns with new powers as the Cyclotronic Man, where he is hired by Tobias Whale of the 100 to kill Black Lightning and Superman. He lures them out by capturing Jimmy Olsen.[99] The Cyclotronic Man was defeated by Black Lightning and Superman.[100]

At Gotham State Penitentiary, Warden Brewster informs Ned Creegan that his parole request has been denied. Having become the One Man Meltdown, he goes into a frenzy and escapes from Gotham City Penitentiary. This causes Warden Brewster to call for Batman. After tying in the thefts for the radioactive items, Batman brings along the Outsiders to help track down the One Man Meltdown. During the fight at S.T.A.R. Labs, the One Man Meltdown takes Halo as a hostage while using her aura abilities to his advantage. Katana defeats Halo, as it is revealed that Warden Brewster has been experimenting on him. Returning to Gotham State Penitentiary, the Outsiders and the One Man Meltdown prevent Warden Brewster from destroying Ned Creegan's medical records and hand him over to the police. Batman tells the One Man Meltdown that he will be there when his parole request is approved.[101]

Xiomara Rojas was born to an unknown human mother and Czarnian bounty hunter Lobo. Mysteriously, she crash-landed in the middle of the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert wrapped in a sentient chain known as Obelus. Obelus wouldn't allow her to be touched, until she was discovered by the couple David and Lisa Rojas, who would adopt the child. The family would homeschool Xiomara, and would move a lot due to their debts and legal issues.

After seeing a report of Lobo fighting Superman, she immediately recognized her true father. She confronted her adopted parents, who had previously told her that her birth parents were superheroes protecting the universe. She ran away, and after being attacked by white supremacists at a gas station, returned to find her mobile home burnt to the ground, with her parents dead and Obelus missing.

She began to fight in illegal rings, where she took the name Crush. She was then approached by Robin, who invited her to the Teen Titans. She accepted, believing Robin could help her solve her parents' murder.[103]

After the Teen Titans were enrolled as students in the newly formed Titans Academy, Crush quits the team after feeling she has no place in the school.[104][105]

After leaving the Teen Titans, Crush would travel space to hunt for her father's bounty and confront him.[106]

By the events of "Dark Crisis", Crush has seemingly rejoined the Teen Titans.[107]

Thomas "Tom" Curry is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the father of Aquaman.

Thomas Curry is a lighthouse keeper who fell in love with the Atlantean Atlanna and fathered Arthur Curry who would grow up to become Aquaman.[108]

LeTonya Charles was a young woman who had destroyed her body with the drug Tar, but was granted a second chance when her aunt, Sarah Charles, one of the scientists who helped repair Cyborg, saved her with powerful cybernetic implants. Rather than use her newfound gifts for good, LeTonya chose to focus on personal gain as Cyborgirl. She became a member of Villainy, Inc., teaming up with several seasoned Wonder Woman villains. She and her teammates tried to overthrow Skartaris, but were stopped by Wonder Woman.[112]

When the government rounded up villains and sent them to the planet Salvation, she handed herself over to the Justice League to avoid being exiled. Soon after, Cyborgirl joined the Cyborg Revenge Squad and was one of several such beings to wage an attack against Victor Stone at S.T.A.R. Labs. Stone avoided Cyborgirl's electromagnetic attack, but succeeded in defeating her through sheer force.

The Cyclone Kids are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Amelia "Sisty" Hunkel is the daughter of Ma Hunkel. Mortimer "Dinky" Jibbet is the younger brother of Scribbly Jibbet and Ma Hunkel's neighbor. When Ma operated as Red Tornado, Sisty and Dinky became her sidekicks known as the Cyclone Kids where they helped her fight crime in their neighborhood.[113]

Later on in their life, Sisty and Dinky got married and joined up with Old Justice.[114] In addition, they have a niece who operates as Cyclone.[115]