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DC Comics character Comics character
Bernadeth
Bernadeth, art by John Byrne.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceMister Miracle #6 (February 1972)
Created byJack Kirby (writer & artist)
In-story information
Alter egoBernadeth
SpeciesNew God
Place of originApokolips
Team affiliationsFemale Furies
Abilities
  • Immortality
  • Superhuman physical attributes
  • Skilled combatant
  • Wields the Fahren-Knife

Bernadeth is an extraterrestrial supervillainess appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.

Publication history

She first appeared in Mister Miracle #6 (February 1972) and was created by Jack Kirby.

Fictional character biography

Bernadeth is the co-leader of the Female Furies and the sister of Darkseid's servant DeSaad. She is killed by Lashina, who is in turn killed by Darkseid before he resurrects them both. Lashina later appears as a member of the Dark Side Club.

In The New 52, Darkseid's daughter Grail enslaves him, leading Big Barda and the Furies to work together to rescue him. In DC Rebirth, the Furies witness the birth of Barda and Mister Miracle's son Jacob and meet with the two and Lightray to discuss a potential peace treaty between Apokolips and New Genesis.

Powers and abilities

As a New God, Bernadeth is nigh-immortal and possesses superhuman physical abilities. She is a skilled combatant and wields the Fahren-Knife, a fiery dagger made from Darkseid's skin.

Other versions

  • Bernadeth appears in the Amalgam Comics series Unlimited Access.
  • Bernadeath appears in Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman.

In other media

Television

Film

An alternate universe variant of Bernadeth makes a cameo appearance in a flashback in Justice League: Gods and Monsters.

Video games

Bernadeth appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.

References

  1. Jimenez, Phil (2008), "Bernadeth", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, London: Dorling Kindersley, p. 46, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1
  2. Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  3. Wallace, Dan (2008), "Female Furies", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 120, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017
  4. Mister Miracle #8-12 (1972-1973)
    • New Gods (vol. 2) #6 (November 1984)
    • Suicide Squad #3 (July 1987)
    • Suicide Squad #34 - #36 (October - December 1989)
    • Mister Miracle #17 - #18 (July - August 1990)
    • Countdown to Final Crisis #19 (2007)
  6. Birds of Prey #118
  7. Justice League (vol. 2) #50 (2016)
    • Superman (vol. 4) #34 - #36 (January - February 2018)
    • Wonder Woman (vol. 5) #39, #41, and #45 (March - June 2018)
    • Mister Miracle (vol. 4) #7 and #9 (May - August 2018)
    • Harley Quinn (vol. 3) #45 - #47 (September - October 2018)
  9. The DC Comics Encyclopedia
  10. Unlimited Access #4 (1998)
  11. Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #16-18 (digital)
  12. ^ "Bernadeth Voices (Superman)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 9, 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.
  13. Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
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