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Torque (DC Comics)

Torque (Dudley Soames) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, and an enemy of Nightwing. Created by writer Chuck Dixon and artist Scott McDaniel, he first appeared in Nightwing (vol. 2) #1 (October 1996).

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Publisher
DC Comics
Abilities
Expert marksman with the Thompson .45 machine gun · Wears specialized glasses with rear-view mirrors
Alter ego
Dudley Soames
Created by
Chuck Dixon (writer) Scott McDaniel (artist)
First appearance
As Soames: Nightwing (vol. 2) #1 (October 1996) As Torque: Nightwing (vol. 2) #27 (January 1999)
Partnerships
Nite-Wing

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Torque (DC Comics)

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples8
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.095238
Components1

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Torque (DC Comics)

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Abilities · 2
Torque (DC Comics) → Expert marksman with the Thompson .45 machine gun, Wears specialized glasses with rear-view mirrors
Alter ego · 1
Torque (DC Comics) → Dudley Soames
Created by · 1
Torque (DC Comics) → Chuck Dixon (writer) Scott McDaniel (artist)
First appearance · 1
Torque (DC Comics) → As Soames: Nightwing (vol. 2) #1 (October 1996) As Torque: Nightwing (vol. 2) #27 (January 1999)
Partnerships · 1
Torque (DC Comics) → Nite-Wing
Publisher · 1
Torque (DC Comics) → DC Comics
Team affiliations · 1
Torque (DC Comics) → Blüdhaven Police Department Intergang

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nightwing soames torque blüdhaven blockbuster vol october dudley dc comics first nite-wing police created writer chuck dixon artist scott mcdaniel

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Torque (DC Comics)AbilitiesExpert marksman with the Thompson .45 machine gun1.00infobox
Torque (DC Comics)AbilitiesWears specialized glasses with rear-view mirrors1.00infobox
Torque (DC Comics)Alter egoDudley Soames1.00infobox
Torque (DC Comics)Created byChuck Dixon (writer) Scott McDaniel (artist)1.00infobox
Torque (DC Comics)First appearanceAs Soames: Nightwing (vol. 2) #1 (October 1996) As Torque: Nightwing (vol. 2) #27 (January 1999)1.00infobox
Torque (DC Comics)PartnershipsNite-Wing1.00infobox
Torque (DC Comics)PublisherDC Comics1.00infobox
Torque (DC Comics)Team affiliationsBlüdhaven Police Department Intergang1.00infobox

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