Everyman (DC Comics)

For the Marvel Comics character, see Everyman (Marvel Comics).

Everyman
Everyman as Lex Luthor, as depicted in 52 #39 (March 2007). Art by Ivan Reis.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	52 #21 (September 2006)
Created by	Grant Morrison (writer) Geoff Johns (writer) Greg Rucka (writer) Mark Waid (writer) Keith Giffen (artist) Joe Bennett (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Hannibal Bates
Species	Metahuman
Team affiliations	Infinity, Inc. Black Lantern Corps
Partnerships	Cupid
Notable aliases	Blue Beetle, Green Arrow, Lex Luthor, Dark Arrow, Skyman, Sarge Steel
Abilities	Shape-shifting

Everyman (Hannibal Bates) is a supervillain published by DC Comics. He debuted in 52 #17 (August 2006), and was created by Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Keith Giffen and Joe Bennett. His name is a combination of fictional serial killers Hannibal Lecter and Norman Bates.

Everyman made his live-action debut on The Flash season one, portrayed by Martin Novotny.

Fictional character biography

Everyman is a shapeshifter, who can physically transform into another person after eating part of their body. He was generally unpopular with his teammates, mostly due to his searching for components of his teammates' living matter (e.g. hair and toenail clippings) to eat. It was later revealed that he had killed his teammate Skyman and had been masquerading as him for some time. He later attempts to impersonate Lex Luthor before Superman discovers the ruse and defeats him.

In "One Year Later", Everyman posed as a resurrected Ted Kord until a DNA test proved otherwise, and he was taken into custody. He was later freed by Circe, who ordered him to disguise himself as Sarge Steel and instigate the events leading up to the "Amazons Attack" storyline.

In the aftermath, Everyman was captured and arrested by Nemesis. He later attempts to impersonate Green Arrow and kill Black Canary before she seemingly kills him. He is eventually revealed to have survived, but sustained amnesia and now believing himself to be Green Arrow.

Everyman later works with Cupid, a vigilante obsessed with Green Arrow. They lure Green Arrow, Black Canary and Speedy into a trap to kill them before Cupid betrays and kills Everyman.

During the Blackest Night event, Everyman is temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern.

Powers and abilities

Thanks to Luthor's Exo-gene program, Everyman can duplicate any organic lifeform, but is unable to accurately duplicate non-organic matter, as evidenced when he replicated Sarge Steel, who possesses a metal hand.

In other media

• Hannibal Bates / Everyman appears in the first season of The Flash, portrayed by Martin Novotny in his default form and several others while disguised. This version gained his abilities from exposure to dark matter during the explosion of S.T.A.R. Labs' particle accelerator. He is later killed by Joe West before being revived after the multiverse was recreated in "Crisis on Infinite Earths".
• Everyman appears in Young Justice, voiced by Nolan North. This version is a member of the Light's Infinity, Inc., which is later reworked into the Infinitors.