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DARKLORD, THE (MORDU)

PERSONAL DATA

  •   Name: unknown
  •   Height: 7"1
  •   Weight: 310 lbs
  •   Eyes: Hazel
  •   Hair: Auburn
  •   Family: Lady Mysa, Unnamed son (shaman of Anatac), Unnamed grandson (healer on Anatac), possibly more
  •   Residence: unknown
  •   Occupation: Sorcerer
  •   Group Affiliation: unknown
  •   First Appearance: (Pre-Crisis) Adventure Comics #369
  •   First Appearance: (Modern Age) Legionnaires #46
  •   First Appearance: (Modern Age) JSA Secret Files #1(post zero-hour)
  •   Current Status: Trapped within a tomb in the Amulet of Anubis by Doctor Fate IV

     
     
    HISTORY

    During the end of the 20th century, a being of immense power arrived on Earth and begun the systematic slaughtering of all known agents of Order & Chaos. This being is only known as the Dark Lord and is believed to be a sorcerer of tremendous powers. It is also believed that the Dark Lord is gathering mystical artifacts from every world that he encounters. Only one mortal on Earth has discovered the darkness that now threatens the planet, the man called Wesley Dodds who was cursed with the powers of divination through his dreams. (See JSA Secret Files #1)

    Dodds travelled to Mount Kailash in western Tibet with long time friend Speed Sanders to meet the mysterious Gray Man. Through his dreams, Dodds learned that a new Doctor Fate was about to be born who's very life would be threatened by the Dark Lord. The Gray Man, a servant of Order told Dodds that there were three unborn souls that Nabu's power may yet take root. One of these children would become the new Doctor Fate and Dodds had to protect this child from the hands of the Dark Lord. After receiving information from the Gray Man, Dodds sent Speed Sanders away to inform the Justice Society. Dodds knew that the Dark Lord would be watching, so he waited for him. The Dark Lord soon appeared and demanded Dodds to tell him where the child would be born. Dodds sacrificed himself by leaping from the mountain, thus saving the child and maybe the world.

    Speed Sanders informed the surviving members of the Justice Society of America and now a waiting game begins. It is believed that the Dark Lord has aligned himself with the Sons of Anubis to help retrieve Earth's most powerful mystical artifact, the artifacts of Doctor Fate. The first known victim of the Dark Lord was Kid Enternity while the second victim was Jared Stevens, Fate!. (See JSA #1) Mordru almost claimed the artifacts of Doctor Fate but was defeated by the new JSA and the newly born Dr. Fate who trapped the Dark Lord in the amulet of anubis. (See JSA #4)

    UPDATE 99

    The following are official descriptions of Mordru and the Dark Lord, as you can see there are differences except for their first appearance. (See Who's Who Update '88 Volume 2 & JSA Secret Files #1 1999)

    Name: Mordru
    Height: 7"6
    Weight: 300 lbs
    Eyes: Green
    Hair: White
    First Appearance: Adventure Comics #369 (June 1968)
    Name: Dark Lord
    Height: 7"1
    Weight: 310 lbs
    Eyes: Hazel
    Hair: Auburn
    First Appearance: Adventure Comics #369 (June 1968)

    The First appearance of Mordru in the 20th Century was actually in the last Amethyst mini-series (Nov. 1987) that probably tried to establish that Gemworld is the Legion of Super-Heroes Sorcerer's World. Though the story may not be cannon post-zero hour, there's a good chance that it is since reference has been made to Amethyst's appearances.

    History of Mordru from the 20 - 30th Century by
    Invisible Kid invisiblekid@lsh.org

    Mordru was an immensely powerful and cruel sorcerer who had, by the 28th century, conquered the far spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy. His subjects feared and hated him, but none rose to challenge him until his firstborn daughter Mysa gathered a band of mystics and sorcerers together to defeat him. All the sorcerers but Mysa lost their lives in the battle, and Mysa was aged into a old crone. Despite all this, Mordru went dormant and was imprisoned on the asteroid Yuen until the late 30th century. When a United Planets mining team broke the seal on Mordru's tomb, Mordru escaped and rebuilt his powers by recovering all his artifacts and absorbing (and killing) the powers of his descendants. After destroying the planet Sklar, Mordru was pursued by a United Planets task-force consisting of the Space Marines, the Legion of Super-Heroes, the Uncanny Amazers, the Workforce and the Heroes of Lallor. The task-force was able to put Mordru under again with the help of his daughter Mysa. He remained entombed on planet JS-1967.

    POWERS

  •   Powers: The Dark Lord possesses superhuman strength and the ability to teleport himself over vast distances. The Dark Lord can also survive unaided in the cold vacuum of space. The Dark Lord may also be an immortal but this has yet to be proven.

  •   Limitations: unknown

    PRINCIPLE ADVERSARIES

    • JSA
    APPEARANCES

  •   Silver Age to Modern Age
    • Adventure Comics #369 (Jun 1968) - first historical appearance
    • JSA #1 (Aug 1999)
    • JSA #3-4 (Oct - Nov 1999)
    • JSA Secret Files #1 (Aug 1999)

    Image from JSA Secret Files #1 - DC Comics