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Gearhead (DC Comics)

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Gearhead is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Publication history

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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

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Unrevealed

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Gearhead
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceSteel #14 (April 1995)
In-story information
SpeciesHuman Cyborg
Place of originNew Earth

The first Gearhead appeared as a henchman of the supervillain called White Rabbit.[1]

Nathaniel Finch

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Gearhead
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceDetective Comics #712 (August 1997)
Created byChuck Dixon (writer)
Graham Nolan (artist)
Bob McLeod (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoNathaniel Finch
SpeciesHuman Cyborg
Place of originNew Earth
Team affiliationsSecret Society of Super Villains
Notable aliasesNathan Finch
AbilitiesCybernetic 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 being rescued by Doctor Bascomb and given prosthetics to replace his frostbitten limbs.[3] Subsequently, he attempts to get revenge on Batman, only to be repeatedly foiled.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

During the No Man's Land event, Gearhead competes for control of Gotham after it is ravaged by an earthquake, during which he allies with the thug Tommy Mangles.[10][11][12] The two are later defeated by Robin and arrested.[13]

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.[14][15][16]

During the Infinite Crisis storyline, Gearhead joins Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains.[17]

Powers and abilities

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The Nathan Finch incarnation of Gearhead has genius-level intellect and wields cybernetic limbs and other devices.

In other media

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Gearhead as he appears in The Batman.
  • The Nathaniel Finch incarnation of Gearhead appears in The Batman, voiced by Will Friedle.[18] 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.[19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Steel #14. DC Comics.
  2. ^ Greenberger, Robert (2008). The Essential Batman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 144. ISBN 9780345501066.
  3. ^ Detective Comics #717. DC Comics.
  4. ^ Detective Comics #712. DC Comics.
  5. ^ Detective Comics #713. DC Comics.
  6. ^ Detective Comics #718. DC Comics.
  7. ^ Detective Comics #727. DC Comics.
  8. ^ Detective Comics #728. DC Comics.
  9. ^ Detective Comics #729. DC Comics.
  10. ^ Robin (vol. 4) #67. DC Comics.
  11. ^ Robin (vol. 4) #68. DC Comics
  12. ^ Robin (vol. 4) #69. DC Comics.
  13. ^ Robin (vol. 4) #70. DC Comics.
  14. ^ Rush City #1. DC Comics.
  15. ^ Rush City #2. DC Comics.
  16. ^ Rush City #3. DC Comics.
  17. ^ Infinite Crisis #7. DC Comics.
  18. ^ "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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  19. ^ "The Batman Strikes #36 - Gearhead 2.0 (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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