Joshua Clay
The first character with the superhero title, Clay is an African-American member of the second Doom Patrol. Along with Captain Comet, he was one of the few DC Comics heroes initially identified as a mutant.
Clay was murdered by a temporarily deranged Niles Caulder (The Chief) in Doom Patrol. His death was not undone by the events of Infinite Crisis, as he will become a Black Lantern.
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