Bandersnatch

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Unrevealed

Occupation: Professional criminal

Group Membership: Bestiary

Affiliations: None

Enemies: Blackheart, Valentine

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Philadelphia

First Appearance: Heroic Tales#10 (Lone Star Press, May 2000)

Powers/Abilities:Bandersnatch is able to transform from a human into a monstrous humanoid creature with fangs and claws, becoming stronger and more durable to an unspecified but apparently superhuman degree. He possesses claws capable of rending through supposedly indestructible materials with ease. He also heals regeneratively from even the most severe of injuries in mere minutes, easily surviving being impaled through the chest as a result.

Height: Unrevealed; his human form appears average or slightly below, but he gains several inches when he transforms into his monster persona
Weight: Unrevealed; he's presumably well above average weight in his bulky monstrous form.
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Unrevealed, but a dark colour in human form; in monster form he appears to be hairless

Summary: Able to turn into a monster, Bandersnatch is the most wanted super criminal in Philadelphia, an occasional member of the mercenaries known as the Bestiary, and a foe of Blackheart of the Pantheon.

History: (Heroic Tales#10) - Learning where Bandersnatch was hiding out from an informant the vigilante Blackheart confronted the criminal in his lair as he was relaxing in his human form. Cocky upon seeing that Blackheart had come solo, Bandersnatch transformed and attacked, initially gaining the upper hand as his claws easily sliced through Blackheart's supposedly indestructible costume, but Blackheart tricked his foe into impaling himself on a metal pole, bracing it like a lance as Bandersnatch lunged. The villain passed out cursing his foe's dishonorable tactics, after which Blackheart pulled out the impromptu stake so that Bandersnatch would not perish. Aware Bandersnatch was already regenerating, Blackheart called in his sidekick Valentine and instructed the lad to hold open the wound so he could burn his heart mark into Bandersnatch's heart; Blackheart was always aware of the location of anyone thus branded, as well as of anything they said or did, so by thus secretly branding Bandersnatch in a hidden location no one could see, Blackheart had turned the unwitting villain into his spy within the Bestiary.

Comments: Created by Bill Willingham and Bobby Diaz.

Appearance checklist (not including reprints): Heroic Tales#10

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