DC Weekly Review: April 19, 2024 (Week 16)

Help Support The Heroes We Love: This month, we’re highlighting Villains! DC has a few super-villain books running at this time, so what a time for it. This week we’re looking at Bat-Mite and Mr. Mxyzptlk, the actual stars of the current arc of Batman/Superman: World’s Finest. These dimension hopping villains bring a real pizzaz to the series and you can read the opening salvos of these stories at DC Universe Infinite, when you subscribe to the Ultra Annual Level (which runs the price of $170 CAD).

Weekly Omissions – John Constantine: Hellblazer – Dead In America #4

Hero Of The Week – Every now and then, someone so much greater than Bruce Wayne puts up an amazing week. This hero holds the title for most points scored in a week with 51 Points. And this week, on his Anniversary, he scored in each non-Power related scoring category twice, which is another unheard of feat. So give it up for Richard “Dick” Grayson, the first and greatest of the Robins, the best Batman, Agent 37, and above all else the Hero known as Nightwing. Dick takes home Hero Of The Week with 35 Points over 3 Appearances, including the 23 Point Performance Of The Week.

Antagonist Of The Week – Bat-Privilege is so inherent to DC Comics that it can transcends dimensions. This week saw Bat-Mite, of the Fourth Dimension, take Antagonist Of The Week with 11 Points over 2 Appearances.

Book Of The Week – Nightwing’s week, Nightwing’s book. Nightwing #113 is our Book Of The Week, bringing in 69 Points over 26 Characters. It really was a numbers game built up around Dick’s 23 Point Performance that clinched it for them, as Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #26 came really close with 65 Points.

Welcome To The League – Two New Antagonists Added: Flamingo (Eduardo Flamingo), TO Morrow (Thomas Oscar Morrow)

WEEK 15 / WEEK 17

Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #26 (65)
Batman (BW) – Influence, Swing, TU (Mr. Mxyzptlk), LT, SC
Green Lantern (HJ) – Energy, Flight
Robin (DG)– Energy, Flight, Melee, Sense, Strength, TU (Mr. Mxyzptlk), DA (Sinestro)
Superman (CK) – Flight, Melee, Speed Defensive, Suit, TU (Mr. Mxyzptlk), SC, DA (Kadabra)
The Flash (BA) – Durability
Antagonist(s)
Bat-Mite (FD) – Blade, Flight, Influence, Magic, Magic Defensive, Reality, Teleport, TU (Mr. Mxyzptlk), SC
Kadabra – Blade, Magic, Magic Offensive, TU (Imp), DA (The Flash)
Mr. Mxyzptlk (FD) – Flight, Influence, Magic, Melee, Reality, Teleport, TU (Batman)
Parasite (RJ) – Absorb, Energy, Reality, Strength, TU (Imp)
Yellow Lantern (Si) – Energy, Energy Defensive, Energy Offensive, Flight, Melee, TU (Sin-Mite), DA (Green Lantern)
Batman: Off-World #4 (17)
Alfred (PO) – Computers
Batman (BW)– Blade, Creature, Energy, Influence, Melee, Strength, Teleport, Vehicle, Weapon, LT, SC, DA (Alien) 
Commissioner Gordon (JG) – Light
Catwoman #64  (11)
Catwoman (SK) – Agility, Claws, Durability, Heal, Melee, Stealth, Suit, Vehicle
Antagonist(s)
Flamingo (EF) – LT
Green Lantern: War Journal #8 (20)
Green Lantern (CS) – Investigation
Green Lantern (GG) – Energy, Ensnare, Thief, LT
Green Lantern (JS) – Creature, Durability, Energy, Energy Defensive, Energy Offensive, Flight, Gun, Sense, Shield, Suit, LT, SC
Jay Garrick: The Flash #6 (32)
Doctor Mid-Nite (PC) 
Hourman (II) 
Impulse (BA) 
Kid Flash (AW) 
Liberty Belle (JC) 
Linda West (LP) 
Mr. Terrific (MH) – Computers, Tech, TU (The Flash), LT
Stargirl (CW) – Flight
The Boom (JG) – Energy, Heal
The Flash (AH) 
The Flash (BA) 
The Flash (JG) – Agility, Durability, Flight, Heal, Melee, Speed, Speed Defensive, Speed Offensive, Strength, Willpower, TU (Mr. Terrific), DA (Doctor Elemental) 
The Surge (JW) 
Thunderheart (IW) 
Nightwing #113 (69)
Batgirl (CC) 
Batman (BW) 
Beast Boy (GL) – Appendage
Big Barda (BF) 
Black Canary (DL)
Captain Blud (BB) – Vehicle, LT
Cyborg (VS)
Donna Troy
Jim Gordon (JG) 
Nightwing (DG) – Agility, Blunt, Business, Computers, Crawl, Energy, Influence, Investigation, Melee, Projectile, Stealth, Strength, Suit, Swing, Tech, Vehicle, Weapon, TU (Robin), LT, SC, CD: Birthday, DA (Thugs)
Oracle (BG) – Computers, Influence, LT, CD: Recognized For Efforts Given To Bludhaven
Raven (RR) 
Red Hood (JT) – Melee, DA (Criminal) 
Robin (DW) – Durability, Influence, Melee, Swing, TU (Nightwing), DA (Thugs)
Robin (TD) – Blunt, Influence, Melee, Swing, TU (Nightwing), DA (Thugs)
Sin (CL)
Spoiler (SB)
Starfire (K’r) 
Superman (CK) 
Superman (JK) 
The Signal (DT) 
The Truth (JN)
Vixen (MM) 
Zealot (oK)
Antagonist(s)
Bat-Mite (FD) 
Heartless (LS) – Computers, LT
Tony Zucco 
Superman #13 (35)
Superboy (CK)
Supergirl (KK) – Intellect, Melee, Tech
Superman (CK) – Durability, Energy Offensive, Flight, Melee, Strength, Suit, Vehicle
Superman (KK) 
Superwoman (LL) 
Ultra-Woman (LL) 
Antagonist(s)
Brainiac (VD) – Absorb, Creature, Energy, Heal, LT
Lex Luthor
Livewire (LW) 
Lobo (II) – Durability, Intellect, Melee, Strength, Vehicle, Weapon
Mercy Graves 
Metallo (JC) 
Parasite (RJ) 
Silver Banshee (SS) – Sonics
Titans #10 (48)
Beast Boy (GL) – Creature, Flight, Morph, SC
Cyborg (VS) – Energy Offensive, Flight, SC
Donna Troy – Ensnare, Flight, Whip, SC
Nightwing (DG) – Sense, LT, SC
Oracle (BG) – LT
Raven (RR) – Deception, Ensnare, Flight, Magic Defensive, Melee, Telepathy, Teleport Offensive, LT, SC, DA (Trilogy) 
Starfire (K’r) – Energy Offensive, Flight, SC
Tempest (Ga) – Energy, Flight, SC, CD: Joins The New Titans
Antagonist(s)
Amanda Waller – TU (Morrow)
TO Morrow (Thomas Oscar Morrow) – Tech, TU (Waller)
Trigon (Az) – Influence, Stealth
Wonder Woman #8 (26)
Colonel Trevor (ST) 
Donna Troy 
Hippolyta – Influence
Superman (JK) – Flight, Sense, Strength
Trinity (TP) – Blade, Creature, Intellect, Temporal, Weapon, LT, CD: Altered Time-Stream
Wonder Girl (CS) – Precision, Projectile
Wonder Girl (YF) 
Wonder Woman (DP) – Durability, Melee, Strength, Willpower
Antagonist(s)
Sargent Steel (SA)


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