Who were the Society villains in SUPERMAN #225?

[Sean Walsh]

I understand that a bunch of fire-based villains battled Superman in this most recent issue. Don't have access to the issue, so does anyone have a list of who they were?

[LordEd1976]

I understand that a bunch of fire-based villains battled Superman in this most recent issue. Don't have access to the issue, so does anyone have a list of who they were?

You read my mind. I just finished reading the latest Crisis Counseling and was wondering just that. The only fire-based guy I know the Society has is Firefly, and he died in OMAC PROJECT #6

[Astonishing X-Fan]

Scorch, Heatwave, Effigy, and Plasmus.

[Rich L]

A little more detail:

Heat Wave is a long-term member of the Flash's Rogues. He recently returned to the dark side after finding out that his reform (during which he worked with Superboy at Cadmus) was caused by a mindwipe.

Scorch (IIRC) was one of Zod's lieutenants (not Krypton Zod, recent crappy armoured Zod); she had seemed to turn over a new leaf during a relationship with Martian Manhunter in Joe Kelly's JLA run so I was surprised to see her a villain here - although she turned out okay in the end, I guess.

Effigy is an enemy of Green Lantern Kyle Rayner, and a product of experiments by the Controllers. I think the last time we saw him a few years back in GL #142, but he may have popped up since then.

Plasmus was a member of the Brotherhood of Evil and has battled the Titans, Superman, Steel and most recently Young Justice over the years.

Hope that helps!

[marshal99]

Shame about Effigy , i thought he had potential when he first appeared , he was supposed to be Kyle's sinestro since his energy flame power construct are similiar to Kyle's ring construct and create a contrast but somewhere along the line , he got hosed and now he's just some random C-list villain with flame powers.

[PatrickG]

Scorch, BTW, was not one of Zod's people. She was created by the Joker along with Bizarro and brought to our universe by Mr. Mxyzptlk.

I wish we could see more of Bounty, the cybernetic cowboy, or Gorgeous Gilly, the pheromone powered zombie.

[LordEd1976]

I thought Scorch died helping the JLA.

[SuperManny]

Shame about Effigy , i thought he had potential when he first appeared , he was supposed to be Kyle's sinestro since his energy flame power construct are similiar to Kyle's ring construct and create a contrast but somewhere along the line , he got hosed and now he's just some random C-list villain with flame powers.

He's only hosed because Winnick came up with the idea of Nero, Kyle's 'Sinestro'. Effigy though definitely had the potential set-up, judging from where Marz probably wanted to go with the character.

Then Johns brought back Hal Jordan and Sinestro, and that's that :(

[SuperManny]

Scorch, BTW, was not one of Zod's people. She was created by the Joker along with Bizarro and brought to our universe by Mr. Mxyzptlk.

Slight more details can be found in her 'origin' two page story in the trade paperback JLA: Trial By Fire.

I wish we could see more of Bounty, the cybernetic cowboy, or Gorgeous Gilly, the pheromone powered zombie.

Gorgeous Gilly actually re-appeared in an issue of Superboy during Kelly's run -looks like she came over to the mainstream DCU as well. I wasn't too excited about Bounty, so to me his re-appearance is a resounding 'meh'. I didn't see past the 'flying cowboy with laser pistols' gimmick.

Batzarro is also from that alternate Mxy universe too!

[Gauss]

I thought Scorch died helping the JLA.

Seriously FUBARed in the head (read: comatose), thanks to Fernus, but not technically dead, as I recall.