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Deadshot

Deadshot is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer David Vern Reed and artist Lew Sayre Schwartz based on a concept from Bob Kane, the character first appeared in Batman #59 (1950). Introduced as a gun-toting criminal in a tuxedo, top hat, and domino mask, Deadshot was only intended to be a one-off…

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Publisher
DC Comics
Abilities
Master marksman · Skilled hand-to-hand combatant · Utilizes battlesuit equipped with wrist-mounted guns and a high-tech targeting sight
Alter ego
Floyd Lawton
Created by
David Vern Reed (writer) Lew Sayre Schwartz (artist) Bob Kane (concept)
First appearance
Batman #59 (June 1950)
Team affiliations
Suicide Squad Secret Six Secret Society of Super Villains Checkmate Killer Elite

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Avg. degree1.99
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Deadshot

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related to Film · 23
Deadshot → African-American, Amanda Waller's Suicide Squad, Arkham, As, Assault, Batman, Belle Reve Penitentiary, Bold, Christian Slater, Floyd Lawton, Gotham Knight, Hell, Injustice, Jim Meskimen, Neal McDonough, Pay, Public Enemies, Scooby-Doo, Suicide Squad, Superman/Batman
related to Other versions · 23
Deadshot → Amalgam Comics, Amanda Waller, Amanda Waller's Task Force, An, Belle Reve Penitentiary, Brian Buccellato, Bullseye, DC, DC Extended Universe, Deadeye, Deadshots, Deathstroke, Futures End, He, His, Marvel Comics, Suchin Lawton, The, The New, This
related to Miscellaneous · 22
Deadshot → Arkham, Arkham Knight, Arrow, Batman, Cross, Fate, Father, Killer, Mark Millar's Wanted, Season, Season Zero, The, The Arrowverse, The Flash, The Killer, The Sins, The Telltale Series, This, Thomas Kretschmann, Wanted
related to Video games · 18
Deadshot → Additionally, Arkham Origins, Batman, DC Comics Adventure, DCEU, Gods Among Us, Gorilla Grodd's, Injustice, Matthew Mercer, NPC, Scribblenauts Unmasked, Society, Special Ops, Stryker's Island, Suicide Squad, The DCEU, The Video Game, This
related to The New 52 · 17
Deadshot → Batman, Before, Captain Boomerang, DC Comics, Edward, He, His, In, In The New, Japanese, Lawton, Mad Dog, New, Rather, Suchin Lawton, Suicide Squad, Zoe
related to DC Rebirth · 16
Deadshot → Batman, Batman's, DC Comics, DC Rebirth, Deadshot's, During, In, Joker, Jokes, Lawton, New, Riddler, Riddles, The New, The War, When
related to Golden Age · 16
Deadshot → Batman, Deadshot's, Donning, Eventually, Floyd, Gotham, Gotham City, Gotham City's, He, In, Later, Lawton, Publicly, Seeing Batman, Steven, While
related to Modern Age · 16
Deadshot → After, Amanda Waller, Belle Reve, Captain Boomerang, During, Flash, Floyd, Floyd Lawton, Government, It, Louisiana, Rick Flag, Suicide Squad, Task Force, There, Under Waller's
related to history · 15
Deadshot → Batman, Batman's, Bob Kane, Bronze, Comic Books, David Vern Reed, Deadshot's, Detective Comics, Golden Age, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Marshall Rogers, Modern Age, Steve Englehart, The, This
related to Bronze Age · 9
Deadshot → After, At, Batman, Batman's, Dark Knight, Despite, Gotham City's, Penguin, Riddler

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DeadshotAbilitiesMaster marksman1.00infobox
DeadshotAbilitiesSkilled hand-to-hand combatant1.00infobox
DeadshotAbilitiesUtilizes battlesuit equipped with wrist-mounted guns and a high-tech targeting sight1.00infobox
DeadshotAlter egoFloyd Lawton1.00infobox
DeadshotCreated byDavid Vern Reed (writer) Lew Sayre Schwartz (artist) Bob Kane (concept)1.00infobox
DeadshotFirst appearanceBatman #59 (June 1950)1.00infobox
DeadshotPublisherDC Comics1.00infobox
DeadshotTeam affiliationsSuicide Squad Secret Six Secret Society of Super Villains Checkmate Killer Elite1.00infobox
Deadshotis asupervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics0.90text
Deadshotis aalias of Floyd Lawton0.90text
Deadshotis aimpostor0.90text
the Penguininstance ofhe becomes resentful that he is considered a forgotten enemy of Batman's while others0.80text

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