Garryn Bek is a fictional extraterrestrial superhero character published by DC Comics. Created by Keith Giffen, Bill Mantlo, and Todd McFarlane, the character first appeared in Invasion! #1 (January 1989), and went on to become a founding member of L.E.G.I.O.N.[1]
| Garryn Bek | |
|---|---|
 Garryn Bek as depicted in L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 #15 (May 1990). Art by Kevin Maguire. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Invasion! #1 (Jan. 1989) |
| Created by | Keith Giffen (writer) Bill Mantlo (writer) Todd McFarlane (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Cairn |
| Place of origin | Cairn |
| Team affiliations | L.E.G.I.O.N. R.E.B.E.L.S. |
| Abilities | Strategic management and military administration |
Publication history
editAs a member of the titular group, Garryn appeared in L.E.G.I.O.N. '89 (February 1989) through L.E.G.I.O.N. '94 (September 1994) by Keith Giffen, Alan Grant, and Kevin Maguire returning several issues later in the follow-up series R.E.B.E.L.S. '94 (October 1994) through R.E.B.E.L.S. '96 (March 1996) by Tom Peyer and Arnie Jorgensen. Bek makes two minor unnamed appearances in Infinite Crisis #1 (December 2005) and Rann-Thanagar War: Infinite Crisis Special #1 (April 2006).
Fictional character biography
editGarryn Bek is a police officer on his home planet of Cairn before being imprisoned by the Dominators. He, Vril Dox, and several other inmates escape and form the group L.E.G.I.O.N.
While orbiting the planet Rista, Bek encounters the Emerald Eye of Ekron, a sentient mystical artifact. The Eye chooses Bek and his estranged wife Marij'n as its wielders, but abandons them both.[2][3][4]
When Dox's son Lyrl usurps control of L.E.G.I.O.N., Bek joins Dox's newly formed opposition group R.E.B.E.L.S. After Lyrl is defeated, Bek and his comrades once again assume control of L.E.G.I.O.N., where he becomes an administrator.[5][6]
Powers and abilities
editOn his own, Garryn Bek has no extra-human abilities and shows lackluster combat skills. He is an exemplary administrator and pilot.
Through his connection with the Emerald Eye of Ekron, Bek had access to near limitless power. Responding to (and also affecting) Bek's will, the Eye exhibited abilities to produce force fields, emit energy blasts, and manipulate the mind.
Alternate versions
editBek organizes a resistance cell to Dox's tyranny in the Armageddon 2001 crossover. He recruits a band of former L.E.G.I.O.N. members, but it ends badly.[7]
In other media
editGarryn Bek appears in DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games, voiced by John DiMaggio.[8]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 341. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ^ L.E.G.I.O.N. #32 (1992)
- ^ L.E.G.I.O.N. #52-53 (May–June 1993)
- ^ L.E.G.I.O.N. '94 #70
- ^ Lobo (vol. 2) #62 (May 1999)
- ^ Infinite Crisis #1 (December 2005)
- ^ L.E.G.I.O.N. Annual #2 (1991)
- ^ "Ambassador Beck Voice - DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games (Movie)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 26, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.