Opposing Villains
| Character | First appearance (in comics) | First appearance (in Starman) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Culp | Created for the series. | Starman vol. 2, #65 | Culp was an unpleasant, villainous dwarf involved in the same mysterious event that gave the Shade his powers — powers which Culp shares. However, the two quickly fell into confrontation and Culp soon counted himself the Shade's nemesis. They fought many times over the years, until finally the Shade thought he had destroyed him for good in London during the Blitz. Culp resurfaced unexpectedly and was shown to be the mastermind behind Nash's second crime spree in Opal City, facing off against the Shade yet again. Culp has taught himself to speak French with a passable accent, as he considers his native Cockney English to be vulgar. |
| The Infernal Doctor Pip | Created for the series. | Starman vol. 2, #30 | Dr. Pip was an explosives genius who terrorised Opal City in a bombing campaign. He managed to escape from Jack and the Black Pirate once, employing Copperhead as a bodyguard to ensure that he can again. He was near-fatally injured when caught in one of his own explosions, an explosion which also claimed Solomon Grundy, and tried to enact a final piece of revenge by blowing up an apartment block. With his powers interrupted by the Genesis Wave, Jack found himself unable to stop Pip, until help came from an unexpected source and Pip was killed and his bomb defused. However, Pip's influence was not gone forever, and he still had a part to play in the Nash's second crime wave. |
| Lucas Ludlow-Dalt | Created for the series. | Starman vol. 2, #47 | The son of the original Spider, Lucas was at heart a Ludlow — the family that had perpetrated a vendetta against the Shade for several generations. He came to Opal City to kill the Shade, something which inevitably brought him into conflict with Starman. He took part in Nash's second crime wave and was one of the few villains to escape. He later returned to attempt to assassinate Jack Knight, and the Shade vowed that he would hunt him down, leaving Jack free to leave Opal and rejoin Sadie. |
| Bliss | Created for the series. | Starman vol. 2, #7 | An incubus who ran the circus where Jack first met Mikaal. He fed off emotions, with a particular fondness for the suffering of the members of his freak show. Jack confronted him, and the surge of hope in the freaks weakened Bliss enough for Jack and Mikaal to banish him back to Hell. His henchman, Crusher, would later take part in Culp's attack on Opal City.
Bliss is also notable for being the first character to ever mention Johnny Sorrow, 4 years before Sorrow's first appearance. |
| The Prairie Witch | Starman Annual #1 | Starman vol. 2, #68 | Abigail Moorland is a thief who commits her crimes with a witch motif. She tried to convince the citizens of Opal City of being a real witch by riding a magical flying broom and painting her skin green like the Wicked Witch of the West. Ted Knight proved that her magical powers were all fake. The Witch returned to trouble Jack Knight in the pages of the Grand Guignol storyline. Prairie Witch was last mentioned being tracked down by Bobo Benetti in Starman #81. |
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