Planet Master is the name of two fictional characters appearing in comics published by DC Comics. The first Planet Master, a scientist called Irving Norbert and his lab assistant, who would later take on the name and costume, first appeared in Detective Comics #296 in October 1961.[1] The characters were created by writer Bill Finger and artist Jim Mooney.
| Character Name: | Planet Master |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Debut: | Detective Comics #296 (October 1961) |
| Creators: | Bill Finger (writer) Jim Mooney (artist) |
| Real Name: | Professor Irving Norbert |
| Species: | Human |
| Powers: | Use of planet-based weapons |
Irving Norbert is a professor who develops an evil split personality after being exposed to the gases of a meteor. Using his knowledge of astronomy, Norbert becomes the supervillain Planet Master, wielding weapons based on the nine planets. However, the effects of the gas eventually wear off, restoring Norbert's mind, while his assistant Edward Burke is arrested.[2]
Burke later succeeds Norbert as Planet Master and joins Strike Force Kobra and Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains.[3] [4]
| Character Name: | Planet Master |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Debut: | Outsiders #21 (July 1987) |
| Creators: | Mike W. Barr Jim Aparo |
| Real Name: | Edward Burke |
| Species: | Metahuman |
| Alliances: | Strike Force Kobra Secret Society of Super Villains |
| Powers: | Simulation of the conditions typical to any of the nine planets of the Solar System |
The first Planet Master uses weapons based on the planets.
The second Planet Master can simulate the conditions typical to any of the nine planets in the Solar System. For example, he can use the speed of Mercury, the heat of Mars, the strength of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn, and the cold of Pluto.