The Squid is the name of two villains in DC Comics.
The first Squid debuted in Detective Comics #497 (December 1980) and was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton.[1]
The second Squid debuted in Adventure Comics #490 (February 1982) and was created by E. Nelson Bridwell and Carmine Infantino.[2]
| Character Name: | Squid |
| Converted: | y |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Debut: | Detective Comics #497 |
| Creators: | Gerry Conway Don Newton |
| Full Name: | Lawrence Loman |
| Species: | Human |
| Aliases: | Clement Carp |
| Cat: | super |
| Subcat: | DC Comics |
| Villain: | y |
| Sortkey: | Squid (DC Comics) |
Lawrence Loman, also known as Clement Carp, is a crime lord and criminal in Gotham City.[3] Following the defeat of Rupert Thorne and Tony Falco, Loman attempts to fill the resulting power vacuum and battles Batman before his former gang member Killer Croc kills him.[4] [5]
The Squid is resurrected following the Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity reboot.[6] In The New 52 reboot, he is depicted as a drug dealer.[7]
| Character Name: | Squid |
| Converted: | y |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Debut: | Adventure Comics #490 |
| Creators: | E. Nelson Bridwell Carmine Infantino |
| Powers: | Ink generation |
| Cat: | super |
| Subcat: | DC Comics |
| Villain: | y |
| Sortkey: | Squid (DC Comics) |
The second Squid is an alien who arrives on Earth with his partner Abyss to commit a string of robberies. Squid battles H-Dial wielders Chris King and Vicki Grant and Nelson Jent before Abyss abandons him and leaves him to die.[8] [9]
The second Squid can project deadly ink with various properties.
The Lawrence Loman incarnation of Squid appears in The Penguin, portrayed by Jared Abrahamson.