Brainiac
Description
Brainiac is one of Superman's most enduring adversaries in DC Comics, first appearing in Action Comics #242 in 1958, created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino. Originally depicted as an alien intelligence from the planet Colu, he is distinguished by a twelfth-level intellect and a compulsion to collect and preserve knowledge by shrinking entire cities. Multiple continuities have revised his origins and physical form, but he consistently appears as a cold, calculating threat capable of matching Superman through technology, telepathy, and superior strategic planning.
Character Details
Latest Series Appearances
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The Battle of Kansas, Finale: Son of Nowhere, Nothing, and No One
Absolute Superman (2024)
Dec 24, 2025
Teams
Teammates
Batman
Bruce Wayne
Superman
Kal-El
Dick Grayson
Richard John Grayson-Wayne
Wonder Woman
Diana of Themyscira
Lois Lane
Lois Joanne Lane
Hal Jordan
Hal Jordan
James Gordon
James Worthington Gordon
Barry Allen
Bartholomew Henry Allen
Aquaman
Arthur Curry
Amazo
Amazo
Robin (Just Imagine)
Robin
Livewire
Leslie Willis
Appears alongside
Superman
Kal-El
Lex Luthor
Alexander Joseph Luthor
Lois Lane
Lois Joanne Lane
Batman
Bruce Wayne
Wonder Woman
Diana of Themyscira
Jimmy Olsen
James Bartholomew Olsen
Supergirl
Kara Zor-El
Perry White
Perry Jerome White
Barry Allen
Bartholomew Henry Allen
Aquaman
Arthur Curry
Martian Manhunter
J'onn J'onzz
Hal Jordan
Hal Jordan
Story Arcs
"Action Comics" The New World
"DC Multiverse" Convergence
"Superman" Doomed
"Superman" House of Brainiac
"Superman" Superman: Reborn
"Superman" The Chained
Codename: Patriot
Crossover Event
Futures End
Crossover Event
Infinite Crisis
Crossover Event
Invisible Mafia
Main Story
The Multiversity
Crossover Event
Year of the Villain
Crossover Event
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