First Born (comics)

First Born
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceWonder Woman (vol. 4) #13 (December 2012)
Created byBrian Azzarello
Cliff Chiang
In-story information
Abilities
  • Immortality
  • Superhuman strength and durability
  • Linguistic absorption

The First Born is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Wonder Woman. Created by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang, the character first appeared in Wonder Woman (vol. 4) #13 (December 2012).[1]

Fictional character biography

The First Born is the first son of Zeus and Hera of Olympus, in a time before recorded history. Fearing that he will kill his parents, Zeus abandons him in Africa, where he is raised by hyenas.

The First Born knows that he is Zeus' son despite never meeting him and unsuccessfully attempts to gain his attention. He is imprisoned inside Earth while battling Zeus and escapes millennia later, battling Wonder Woman.

Powers and abilities

As an Olympian god, the First Born possesses superhuman levels of strength, speed, and durability.[2][3][4] He can telepathically communicate with animals and is served by an army of hyenas and were-hyenas.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ 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. 112. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  2. ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 4) #21
  3. ^ a b Wonder Woman (vol. 4) #23
  4. ^ a b Wonder Woman (vol. 4) #23.2
  5. ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 4) #34