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Gil'Dishpan

Gil'Dishpan

One of the alien races in the alliance to conquer Earth in the Invasion! event.

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Origin

The Gil'Dishpan
The Gil'Dishpan

The Gil'Dishpan are part of the Alien Alliance that try to take over the Earth during the Invasion. They have the ability to create portals through time and space in order to instantly bring objects from one place to another. Vril Dox decided to ignite the methane oceans of their home planet and destroy it when the Gil'Dishpan are taken control of by Starro. While the member of R.E.B.E.L.S. are horrified at his decision, he believes it was a decision that needed to be made in order to stop Starro from using the Gil'Dishpan's portals to take over more of the universe.

Creation

The Gil'Dishpan first made an appearance in the DC Comics Adventure Comics Vol 1#293, February 1962. They were created by Curt Swan and Jerry Siegel.

Unique features

Members of Gil'Dishpan race breathe the highly combustible methane that is contained in their life bubbles. They also have deadly defense system: their pod-like protuberances allow them to shoot acid-like liquid at their opponents.

Notable Members

Zymyr: A villain from the 31st century and member of the Legion of Super-Villains. It has the space warping powers due to his scientific inventions.

Issues

December 1988

April 1998

July 1998

August 1998

May 1999

September 2009

October 2009

December 2019

Volumes

1984

1987

1989

1993

2009

2016

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