Deadline

Deadline is a DC villain who first clashed with Starman, later crossing paths with heroes like Green Lantern, The Flash, and Hawkman. A mercenary-type antagonist, he operates in the action-heavy corners of the DC Universe without any recorded superhuman powers.

Deadline crashed onto the DC scene in 1990's Starman #22, the creation of Roger Stern and Tom Lyle, arriving right at the cusp of comics' modern era with the kind of energy that era demanded. Over a publishing span stretching more than two decades, this character carved out a niche in some of DC's most action-packed corners, appearing across titles like The Darkstars, Hawkman, and Flash. The company Deadline keeps is genuinely impressive — sharing pages with the likes of Green Lantern, The Flash, Darkstar, and Bolt puts this character squarely in the thick of DC's cosmic and street-level action alike. With ten catalog appearances spread across a 22-year window, Deadline is the kind of deep-cut discovery that rewards the dedicated DC explorer.