Mr. Bones

Mr. Bones is a striking, skeletal-looking metahuman whose translucent skin reveals his bones beneath and whose touch can be lethally toxic. He debuted as a villain opposing Infinity, Inc. before his complicated history led him toward unexpected roles in the DC Universe.

Skeletal in appearance and unforgettable in presence, Mr. Bones made his entrance in the Bronze Age pages of Infinity, Inc. #16 in 1985 — a Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas, and Todd McFarlane creation that immediately signaled something genuinely different was loose in the DC Universe. His nineteen-year publishing history carries him from those early Infinity, Inc. adventures — where he shares the page with luminaries like Green Lantern, Jade, and Obsidian — all the way into the pages of Green Lantern and even a spotlight in Who's Who: Update '87, the kind of recognition reserved for characters who leave a real impression. Eerie, distinctive, and born from one of DC's most creatively adventurous eras, Mr. Bones is the sort of cult figure that rewards any collector willing to dig in.