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Bizarro is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superman and first appeared in ''Superboy'' #68 (1958). Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books (1956 - 1970), the character has often been portrayed as an antagonist to Superman, and appeared in both comic books and graphic novels as well as other DC Comics-related products such as animated and live-action television series, trading cards, toys, and video games. ==Publication history== Bizarro debuted in ''Superboy'' #68 (cover-dated Oct. 1958, but on sale in August〔http://www.dcindexes.com/features/database.php?site=&pagetype=comic&id=26308〕), writer Otto Binder casting the character as a Frankenstein's monster pastiche that possessed all the powers of Superboy. Shunned for his grotesque appearance, the teen version of Bizarro only appeared in a single comic book story. An adult version appeared around the same time in the Superman daily newspaper comic strip written by Alvin Schwartz, debuting in Episode 105: "The Battle With Bizarro" (strips 6147-6242: Aug. 25, 1958 to Dec. 13, 1958). According to comics historian Mark Evanier, Schwartz long claimed that he originated the Bizarro concept prior to the character's appearance in ''Superboy''.〔http://www.newsfromme.com/2011/11/20/correction-7/〕 The newspaper storyline introduced the strange speech patterns that became synonymous with the character, with all of Bizarro's comments meaning the opposite (''e.g.'' "bad" means "good"). The newspaper version wore a "B" on his chest, as opposed to his distinctive "S".〔http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/〕 Schwartz stated: Binder introduced the adult version of the character into the Superman comic book, this time wearing an "S," in ''Action Comics'' #254 (July 1959). Bizarro proved popular, and eventually starred in a Bizarro World feature in ''Adventure Comics'' for fifteen issues, running from issue #285-299 (June 1961-Aug. 1962),〔This material has been collected as ''Superman: Tales of the Bizarro World'', DC Comics, 2000 (ISBN 1563896249).〕 as well as in a special all-Bizarro 80-Page Giant (''Superman'' #202, Dec. 1967/Jan. 1968). The character made forty appearances〔http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=bizarroprec〕 in the Superman family of titles — ''Action Comics'', ''Superman'', ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'', ''Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane'', ''Adventure Comics'', ''Secret Society of Super Villains'', and ''DC Comics Presents'' — from 1959 to 1984, prior to a reboot of the DC Universe as a result of the limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 - 12 (April 1985 - March 1986). Bizarro was reintroduced into the DC Universe in a one-off appearance with characterization similar to his original ''Superboy'' appearance in ''The Man of Steel'' #5 (Dec. 1986). He was later revived in the "Bizarro's World" serial that ran through the ''Superman'' titles in March and April 1994, and in ''Action Comics Annual'' #8 in 1996. An unrelated four-issue limited series titled ''A. Bizarro'' (July - Oct.) was published in 1999. Yet another version was introduced during the "Emperor Joker" storyline in September - October 2000. Remaining in DC Comics continuity, this Bizarro continued to make semi-regular guest appearances that firmly established the character as part of the Superman mythos. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bizarro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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