El Diablo (character)
DC Comics character
El Diablo is a name shared by several characters appearing in media published by DC Comics: Lazarus Lane, Rafael Sandoval, and Chato Santana. Santana appears in the 2016 Suicide Squad film, set in the DC Extended Universe.
Publication history
The Lazarus Lane incarnation of El Diablo first appeared in All-Star Western #2 (October 1970), and was created by Robert Kanigher and Gray Morrow. The character starred in a four-issue miniseries published by DC Comics through their Vertigo imprint as a mature readers title; El Diablo #1 (March 2001) was written by Brian Azzarello and drawn by Danijel Zezelj.
The Rafael Sandoval incarnation of El Diablo first appeared in El Diablo #1 (August 1989), and was created by Gerard Jones and Mike Parobeck.
The Chato Santana incarnation of El Diablo first appeared in El Diablo #1 (September 2008) and was created by Jai Nitz, Phil Hester and Ande Parks.
Fictional character biography
Lazarus Lane
Lazarus Lane is the original iteration of El Diablo, operating in the later half of the 19th century in the American Old West. Lane was originally a bank teller who is nearly killed by a gang of thieves and put in a coma after being struck by lightning. After being revived by Native American shaman "Wise Owl", Lane becomes the vigilante El Diablo. The name "El Diablo" means "the devil" in Spanish.
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