Gavin King

Gavin King stepped onto the DC stage in 2002, introduced by writer Will Pfeifer and artist Anthony Williams in the Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2001-2002 — one of those special anthology issues that has long served as a launching pad for characters worth watching. A Modern Age creation with a slim but intriguing footprint, he surfaces in the pages of Batman and Detective Comics, sharing those storied Gotham titles with the likes of Orpheus, Bruce Wayne, and Batman himself — rarefied company that signals he's woven into the darker, street-level corners of the DC Universe. With only a handful of appearances, Gavin King is the kind of quietly compelling figure that rewards the dedicated reader who loves digging beneath the surface of Gotham's sprawling mythology.