Dr. Anton Arcane

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Dr. Anton Arcane is a sinister, power-obsessed scientist and sorcerer best known as the arch-nemesis of DC Comics’ Swamp Thing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic book character
fictional supervillain
mad scientist
sorcerer
alignment villain
appearsIn Swamp Thing (1982 film) NERFINISHED
Swamp Thing (1990 TV series) NERFINISHED
Swamp Thing (2019 TV series) NERFINISHED
Swamp Thing (comic series) NERFINISHED
The Return of Swamp Thing (1989 film) NERFINISHED
The Saga of the Swamp Thing NERFINISHED
archEnemyOf Swamp Thing NERFINISHED
associatedWith Un-Men NERFINISHED
the Rot
characterTrait manipulative
power-obsessed
sadistic
comicUniverse Prime Earth NERFINISHED
creator Bernie Wrightson NERFINISHED
Len Wein NERFINISHED
enemyOf Alec Holland NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Swamp Thing #2 NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 1972
fullName Anton Arcane NERFINISHED
genre superhero horror
goal achieve immortality
gain ultimate power over life and death
laterForm demonic entity
notableFor experiments with the Un-Men
obsession with immortality
use of dark magic
notableStoryline American Gothic NERFINISHED
Rotworld NERFINISHED
occupation scientist
sorcerer
portrayedBy Leonardo Nam NERFINISHED
Louis Jourdan NERFINISHED
Mark Lindsay Chapman NERFINISHED
primaryOpponentGroup avatars of the Green GENERATED
primarySetting DC Universe NERFINISHED
publisher DC Comics
relationshipToAbigailArcane uncle GENERATED
relative Abigail Arcane NERFINISHED
species human
title Doctor
uses black magic
forbidden science

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Louis Jourdan portrayed Dr. Anton Arcane