Red Volcano is a fictional android supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in DC Universe #0 (April 2008), and was created by Kevin VanHook, Grant Morrison, Gail Simone and Aaron Lopresti from a concept by Greg Weisman.

Red Volcano
Red Volcano and Professor Ivo, DC Universe #0, artist Aaron Lopresti.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceDC Universe #0 (April 2008)
Created byGreg Weisman (concept)
Kevin VanHook (writer)
Grant Morrison (writer)
Gail Simone (writer)
Aaron Lopresti (artist)
In-story information
SpeciesAndroid
Team affiliationsSecret Society of Super Villains
AbilitiesSuperhuman strength and durability
Genius level intellect
Heat generation
Large and medium-scale geokinesis

Publication history

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Red Volcano debuted in DC Universe #0, and returned in 2009's Red Tornado mini-series.[1]

Fictional character biography

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Red Volcano was created by Professor Ivo and T.O. Morrow, and assists the former in obtaining soil samples to create the golem Genocide.[2] In Final Crisis, he joins Cheetah's Secret Society of Super Villains. Furthermore, Red Volcano is one of four elemental androids created by Ivo and Morrow, with him, Red Tornado, Red Inferno, and Red Torpedo respectively representing earth, air, fire, and water.[3][4]

Powers and abilities

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Red Volcano possesses heat generating abilities and wears a cape made of molten rock.

He also has super-strength and flight, and also demonstrated geokinesis to a great extent.

In other media

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References

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  1. ^ "Blog | DC Comics | The Source: The Official Blog of DC Comics". Dcublog.dccomics.com. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  2. ^ DC Universe #0 (June 2008)
  3. ^ Red Tornado (vol. 2) #1-2
  4. ^ Red Tornado (vol. 2) #3
  5. ^ "Red Volcano Voice - Young Justice (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 12, 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.
  6. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
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