Firebug (comics)
name of three DC Comics supervillains
Firebug is the name of three supervillains appearing in media published by DC Comics, primarily as enemies of Batman. All three are insect-themed arsonists, similar to Firefly.
Firebug has made limited appearances in media outside comics, with Tom Kenny voicing the Joe Rigger incarnation of the character in Batman: Caped Crusader.
Publication history
The Joe Rigger incarnation of Firebug debuted in Batman #318 and was created by Len Wein and Irv Novick.
The Harlan Combs incarnation of Firebug debuted in Gotham Central #3 and was created by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark.
The unnamed Firebug debuted in Deadshot (vol. 2) #1 and was created by Christos Gage and Steven Cummings.
Fictional character biographies
Joe Rigger
Joe Rigger is a soldier and demolitions expert who returns to Gotham City after several of his family members are killed in separate building-related accidents. His sanity slipping, Rigger vows that the buildings will not kill again. Using his military training and a costume containing tanks of napalm, Rigger becomes Firebug and sets out to burn all three buildings to the ground.
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