Darkseid

Born the scheming second son of Apokolips's ruling family, Uxas manipulated his way to the throne by stealing the power of the Old Gods and transforming himself into a being of pure evil — the tyrant Darkseid, obsessed with conquering all free will through the Anti-Life Equation.

Few villains in all of comics loom as large as Darkseid, the stone-faced cosmic tyrant who burst onto the scene in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #134 in 1970, a late Silver Age arrival from the singular imagination of Jack Kirby. Over more than five decades — stretching all the way to 2026 — he has become one of DC's most enduring and defining antagonists, racking up 217 catalog appearances and seven collector-recognized key issues that speak to a character whose every entrance carries weight. His company is nothing short of DC's finest: Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and their secret-identity selves Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne have all shared the page with him, a testament to how completely he threads through the DC universe's grandest stories. Whether you're diving into Action Comics, the Super Powers Collection, or his landmark entry in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe, Darkseid is the rare villain whose presence elevates everything around him — essential reading for any serious DC fan.