Zookeeper (comics)
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| Zookeeper | |
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 Zookeeper as depicted in Teen Titans vol. 3 #14 (October 2004). Art by Tom Grummett, Lary Stucker and Jeromy Cox. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Teen Titans vol. 3, #13 (September 2004) |
| Created by | Geoff Johns Tom Grummett |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Samuel Register |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Secret Society of Super Villains |
| Notable aliases | Dr. Register |
| Abilities | Metamorphic ability to transform into any animal. |
Zookeeper (Samuel Register) is a character appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of the Teen Titans.
Publication history
[edit]Zookeeper first appeared in Teen Titans #13-15 (Sep. - Nov. 2004) and was created by Geoff Johns and Tom Grummett.
Fictional character biography
[edit]Samuel Register is an assistant of Mark and Marie Logan in Africa. He despises their rambunctious son Garfield, who constantly causes damage in his lab.[1]
After the Logans are killed in a boating accident, Register attempts to continue their work. He conducts inhuman experiments on animals, earning the nickname "Zookeeper".[2]
In the "Beast Boys and Girls" storyline, Register steals a sample of the Sakutia virus, infecting himself and thousands of children and gaining shapeshifting abilities. However, Beast Boy subdues Register by transforming into a Sydney funnel-web spider, after which he is imprisoned in Alcatraz and his blood is used to cure the children.[2][3]
Zookeeper later joins Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains and Superboy-Prime's Legion of Doom.[4][5]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Zookeeper can turn into any animal at will, similar to Beast Boy.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Zookeeper at Titans Tower
