President Ronald Reagan, scheduled to visit Gotham City.ĭespite Batman's best efforts, the Beast eliminates nearly all of his targets. These include scientists, civilian administrators, military figures, and politicians, the last of whom being then- U.S. officials in an attempt to cripple the Strategic Defense Initiative program. The Hammer's general, angry that the Soviet government is working to better relations with the United States, sends Knyazev on a mission to kill 10 high-ranking U.S. It was written by Jim Starlin and drawn by Jim Aparo and Mike DeCarlo. The Beast made his first appearance in the storyline, 'Ten Nights of The Beast' Batman #417 (March 1988), which was later reprinted as a trade paperback of the same name. At the time of his first appearance, he is rumored to have killed at least 200 people. In addition to being the master of several martial arts, his strength is cybernetically enhanced, and he also masters the use of every known deadly weapon. as the 'KGBeast' is trained as an assassin by 'The Hammer', a top secret cell of the KGB. Fictional character biography Backstory Īnatoli Knyazev ( Russian: Анато́лий Кня́зев, Anatoliy Knyazev), code-named 'The Beast', and known to the C.I.A. KGBeast first appeared in (March 1988) and was created by Jim Starlin and Jim Aparo. Anatoli also appeared as a secondary antagonist and a henchman for Lex Luthor in the DC Extended Universe film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice played by Callan Mulvey. Anatoli appeared in his first live adaptation as a recurring cast member on The CW Arrowverse television series Arrow played by David Nykl. KGBeast has appeared in numerous series and films. Created by Jim Starlin and Jim Aparo, the character first appeared as an adversary of Batman.

KGBeast ( Anatoli Knyazev) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Expert martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant.Enhanced strength, speed, stamina, agility, and durability.Batman- A Death in the Family The Deluxe Edition collects Batman #426-429, #440-442, The New Titans #60-61, and material from Batman Annual #25. This tale of loss, guilt and brutality is considered one of the most defining pieces in the Dark Knight's mythology. Driven by anger, with Superman by his side, Batman seeks his vengeance as he looks to end The Joker's threat forever. In this fatal instance, Robin ignores his mentor's warnings when he attempts to take on The Joker by himself, and pays the ultimate price. Rash and prone to ignore Batman's instructions, Jason was always quick to act without regard for consequences.

In 1988 Batman readers were allowed to vote on the outcome of the story.and they decided that Robin should die! Jim Starlin's devastating graphic novel classic left shock waves throughout the comic book industry, many of which are still felt today!Īs the second person to assume the role of Batman's sidekick, Jason Todd had a completely different personality than the original Robin.

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