Anton Arcane (New Earth)

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Anton Arcane

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Real Name

Anton Arcane

Identity

Public

Alignment

Bad

Relatives

Anaïs Arcane (mother, deceased); Josip Arcane (father, deceased); Aniela Arcane (sister); Gregori Arcane (brother, deceased); Hans von Hammer (uncle, deceased); Abigail Arcane (niece); Tefé Holland (great-niece); Alec Holland (nephew); Matthew Cable (nephew, removed)

Universe

New Earth

Base Of Operations

Formerly the Balkan peninsula; later, Hell

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Height

5' 1" , (as a human); 12'0" (as a demon)

Weight

97 lbs (44 kg) , (as a human); 2000 lbs (907 kg) (as a demon)

Eyes

Black

Hair

White

Status

Citizenship

Romanian

Marital Status

Widowed

Occupation

Scientist; Demon

Education

Hamberg Medical School (expelled)

Origin

Origin

Place of Birth

Transylvania

Creators

Len Wein, Bernie Wrightson

First appearance

Swamp Thing #2

History

Anton Arcane, sometimes simply known as Arcane, was an evil sorcerer who created a group of monsters that he dubbed the Un-Men. Another one of his creations was the Patchwork Man, who had once been Anton's own brother Gregori.

He had an odd obsession with the Swamp Thing. He took control of Swamp Thing's body, but was defeated and thrown out a window to his apparent death. However, he managed to hold onto life, though his injuries were such that he had to have some of his Un-Men transplant his brain into a misshapen Un-Man body. In this form, he atacked the Swamp Thing several more times before truly dying; his soul then went to Hell.

His soul later escaped from Hell, where it took over the body of Matt Cable, who was married to Gregori Arcane's daughter Abby. Arcane combined his own magic with Matt's inherent psychic powers to battle the Swamp Thing, but he was exorcised directly to Hell.

Arcane next appeared as a demon, having been promoted to this status by the Lords of Hell in recognition of his evil. He attacked Swamp Thing yet again, and was defeated.

He later repented his evil ways, and his spirit returned to Earth, where he became an ally of the Swamp Thing.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

None known.

Abilities

None known.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

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Trivia

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Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• Anton Arcane at Wikipedia
• Anton Arcane profile at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• DC Comics Encyclopedia
  

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