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| Secret Society of Super-Villains | |
| Aliases: | SSV The Society Secret Society Secret Society of Super Villains |
| Continuity: | DC Universe |
| Type: | Supervillain team |
| Status: | Active |
| Founding members: | Captain Boomerang; Captain Cold; Copperhead; Gorilla Grodd; Manhunter; Mirror Master; Shadow Thief; Sinestro; Star Sapphire; The Wizard |
| Base of operations: | Sinister Citadel, San Francisco, California |
| Allies: | Darkseid; Captain Comet |
| Enemies: | Justice League of America |
| 1st appearance: | Secret Society of Super-Villains #1 |
The Secret Society of Super-Villains, or SSV, is a fictional uhh... secret society of super-villains. They are featured in comic books published by DC Comics. There have been different versions of the group depending upon the era of publication, and whichever continuity DC titles were being placed in at the time. The original SSV was part of Earth-One continuity and first appeared in Secret Society of Super-Villains #1 in 1976. Another group of villains who went by this name hailed from the reality of Earth-Two where they fought up against aging members of the Justice Society of America. This group was introduced in Justice League of America #195 in 1981. In Post-Crisis continuity, the group was rebranded as The Society and made their first appearance in JSA #70 in April, 2005. The team was re-imagined for the New 52 continuity and appeared in Justice League, Volume 2 #6 in April, 2012.
Overview[]
Membership[]
SSV I[]
- Angle Man, Angelo Bend
- Captain Boomerang, George "Digger" Harkness
- Captain Cold, Leonard Snart
- Copperhead
- Gorilla Grodd
- Manhunter, Paul Kirk
- Matter Master, Mark Mandrill
- Mirror Master, Sam Scudder
- Shadow Thief, Carl Sands
- Sinestro
- Star Sapphire, Deborah Camille Darnell
- Trickster, James Jesse
- Wizard, William Zard
SSV II[]
- Amos Fortune
- Doctor Psycho, Cyril Psycho
- Killer Frost, Crystal Frost
- Mist, The
- Monocle, Jonathan Cheval
- Psycho-Pirate, Roger Hayden
- Rag Doll, Peter Merkel
SSV III[]
- Alexander Luthor, Jr.
- Black Adam, Theo Adam
- Bug, Bernard Bonner
- Byte, Blythe Bonner
- Calculator, Noah Kuttler
- Deathstroke, Slade Wilson
- Doctor Psycho, Edgar Cizko
- Gemini, Gemini De Mille
- General, Wade Eiling
- Hector Hammond
- Killer Frost, Louise Lincoln
- King Shark, Nanaue
- Knockout
- Merlyn, Arthur King
- Mister Freeze, Victor Fries
- Scarecrow, Jonathan Crane
- Silver Banshee, Siobhan McDougal
- Talia al Ghul
SSV IV (New 52)[]
Notes & Trivia[]
See also[]
External Links[]
- Secret Society of Super-Villains at DCDP
- Secret Society of Super-Villains at Wikipedia
- Secret Society of Super-Villains at the Villains Wiki