ADVERSARY (Cary Richards)	BIOGRAPHY
Created by J.M. DeMatteis and Mike McKone

PERSONAL DATA

Real Name: Cary Richards
Gender: Male
First Appearance: Adventures of Superman #579 (June 2000): "Pranked!"
Creators: J.M. DeMatteis and Mike McKone

HISTORY

The Adversary is the living cliché of a macho 'bad guy' villain. Clad in black leather, always chewing a cigar, and constantly spouting out foul words, the villain first appeared fighting Superman in Metropolis, slugging out with him, and then disappearing without a trace. This was repeated on a few more occasions.

Finally, Superman learned that the Adversary was a pawn of Lord Satanus. Apparently, he was just a young kid that had gained his desired superpowers through a deal with the demon. His main motive was simply to duke it out with Superman and thus make a name for himself like Doomsday did. Superman finally defeated the villain who has not been seen since.

POWERS AND WEAPONS

The Adversary had superpowers on par with Superman, but not a very keen intellect.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Adversary in chronological order click here