Gearhead is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Publication history
[edit]The unidentified Gearhead first appeared in Steel #14.
The Nathan Finch incarnation of Gearhead first appeared in Detective Comics #712 (August 1997), and was created by Chuck Dixon, Graham Nolan, and Bob McLeod.
Fictional character biographies
[edit]Unrevealed
[edit]| Gearhead | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Steel #14 (April 1995) |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Human Cyborg |
| Place of origin | New Earth |
The first Gearhead is a henchman of the supervillain White Rabbit.[1]
Nathaniel Finch
[edit]| Gearhead | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Detective Comics #712 (August 1997) |
| Created by | Chuck Dixon (writer) Graham Nolan (artist) Bob McLeod (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Nathaniel Finch |
| Species | Human Cyborg |
| Place of origin | New Earth |
| Team affiliations | Secret Society of Super Villains |
| Notable aliases | Nathan Finch |
| Abilities | Cybernetic engineering Mechanical body enhancements |
The second Gearhead is Nathaniel Finch, a former engineer at General Robotics.[2] After kidnapping his boss' daughter Gloria Osteen, he encounters Batman, falls into Gotham's waters, and is presumed dead before Doctor Bascomb rescues him and gives him prosthetics to replace his frostbitten limbs.[3] Subsequently, he attempts to get revenge on Batman, only to be repeatedly foiled.[4]
In No Man's Land, Gearhead competes for control of Gotham after it is ravaged by an earthquake, during which he allies with the thug Tommy Mangles.[5] The two are later defeated by Robin and arrested.[6]
Gearhead appears in the miniseries Rush City, where he is physically attached to his car and allies with Arthur Bellingame before being defeated by Rush and Black Canary.[7]
In Infinite Crisis, Gearhead joins Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains.[8]
Powers and abilities
[edit]The Nathaniel Finch incarnation of Gearhead has genius-level intellect and wields cybernetic limbs and other devices.
In other media
[edit]
- The Nathaniel Finch incarnation of Gearhead appears in The Batman, voiced by Will Friedle.[9] This version is a criminal racer who can remotely hack into and upgrade vehicles and possesses retractable claws.
- Two action figures of Gearhead, referred to as "Metal Head" for legal reasons, were produced as part of Mattel's The Batman toyline.
- The Batman incarnation of Nathan Finch / Gearhead appears in The Batman Strikes!, which reveals that he was previously an underground racing celebrity before being injured in an accident that left him quadriplegic and receiving cybernetic enhancements from an unknown benefactor.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Steel #14. DC Comics.
- ^ Greenberger, Robert (2008). The Essential Batman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 144. ISBN 9780345501066.
- ^ Detective Comics #717. DC Comics.
- ^
- Detective Comics #712. DC Comics.
- Detective Comics #713. DC Comics.
- Detective Comics #718. DC Comics.
- Detective Comics #727. DC Comics.
- Detective Comics #728. DC Comics.
- Detective Comics #729. DC Comics.
- ^ Robin (vol. 4) #67 - #69. DC Comics.
- ^ Robin (vol. 4) #70. DC Comics.
- ^ Rush City #1 - #3. DC Comics.
- ^ Infinite Crisis #7. DC Comics.
- ^ "Gearhead / Nathan Finch Voice - The Batman (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 26, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ "The Batman Strikes! #36 - Gearhead 2.0 (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Gearhead (Nathan Finch) at DC Comics Wiki
- Gearhead (Nathan Finch) at Comic Vine
- Gearhead (Nathan Finch) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
