List of DC Comics characters: I

I.Q.

I.Q. (Ira Quimby) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Ira Quimby is a small-time crook who is accidentally exposed to the radiation from a rock that had been irradiated by a Zeta Beam, transforming him into a metahuman with superhuman intelligence. Dubbing himself I.Q., he uses his new intellect to plan a series of jewelry heists. I.Q.'s heightened intelligence turns out to short-lived, but re-exposure to the rock restores it. Hawkman tracks down I.Q. by analyzing traces of the rock, and arrests I.Q. and his gang.

In Hawkman #7 (April 1965), the imprisoned I.Q. discovers that his heightened intelligence returns whenever he is exposed to sunlight. He is able to create an invisibility device out of common items and escape from jail, and resume his life of crime. In subsequent stories I.Q. faces the Justice League of America,^[1] Superman and the Metal Men,^[2] Batman,^[3] the Teen Titans,^[4] the Atom (Ray Palmer),^[5] and the Elongated Man.^[6]

In Infinite Crisis, I.Q. joins Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains.

In 52 Week 23, I.Q. is revealed as one of the "mad scientists" kidnapped by Chang Tzu and Intergang, and taken to Oolong Island to become a member of the Science Squad. When Black Adam attacks Oolong Island, he remained collected and rallies his fellow mad scientists to successfully defeat Adam.^[7] He subsequently becomes the head of projects on the island.^[8]

In Justice League: Cry for Justice, it was revealed that Quimby was working with the supervillain Prometheus, who repaid him by causing his brain to revert to an infantile state.^[9]

He has since been seen in Doom Patrol, working for Veronica Cale on Oolong Island. Quimby's appearances do not explain the recovery of his faculties, but chronologically follow Cry for Justice.

Ibis the Invincible

Ice

Ice Man

Ice Man is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Plastic Man villain

The Ice Man was an unnamed ice delivery man who went rogue when refrigerators were invented and fought Plastic Man.^[10]

L.E.G.I.O.N. villain

The second Ice Man is an alien mercenary who can manipulate energy and heat.^[11] In Underworld Unleashed, he sells his soul to Neron in exchange for increased powers before being killed by him.^[12]

Icemaiden

Icicle

Icon

Immortal Man

Imperiex

Impulse

Insomnia

Insomnia, also known as Christopher Lukas, is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Insomnia first appeared in an unnamed cameo appearance in Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate #1 (February 2023), before being fully revealed in Knight Terrors Special Edition #1 (May 2023).^[13]

Insomnia is the main antagonist of Knight Terrors, in which he traps many heroes and villains in nightmares while searching for Doctor Destiny's Dreamstone.

Invisible Kid

Ion

Iris West

Isamot Kol

Ishmael

Ishmael is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Ishmael I

The first Ishmael is a criminal who, alongside his brother Queequeg, is a shapeshifter. Both of them work for Tobias Whale. Ishmael is instructed to pose as the Gangbuster and assassinate the organizer of the gang piece summit. Black Lightning figured out who the impostor Gangbuster was. Ishmael and Queequeg were defeated by Black Lightning and the Gangbuster.^[14]

Ishmael II

The second Ishmael is a destitute man who was abducted and used for the experiments of the Ark Project. He joined the League of Assassins after Ra's al Ghul used a Lazarus Pit to save him from the lethal side effects of the experimentation.^[15]

Ishmael in other media

The second incarnation of Ishmael appears in Black Lightning, portrayed by Rico Ball.

Isis

Isis (Selina Kyle's cat)

Isis is Selina Kyle's pet cat, who often assists in her heists. Created for Batman: The Animated Series, she first appeared in the episode "The Cat and the Claw" (September 1992). She is primarily voiced by Frank Welker and by Dee Bradley Baker in Gotham Girls.

Isis in other media

Isis appears in Krypto the Superdog, voiced by Kathleen Barr.
Isis appears in Injustice: Gods Among Us.

Pamela Isley

References

^ Justice League of America #61 (March 1968)
^ DC Comics Presents #4 (December 1978)
^ Brave and the Bold #192 (November 1982)
^ New Teen Titans (vol. 2) #40 (February 1988)
^ Power of the Atom #4 (November 1988)
^ Starman (vol. 2) #75 (March 2001)
^ 52 Week Forty-Six
^ 52 Aftermath: Four Horsemen #2 (November 2007)
^ Justice League: Cry for Justice #3
^ Plastic Man #32. Quality Comics.
^ L.E.G.I.O.N. #32. DC Comics.
^ R.E.B.E.L.S. #11-14. DC Comics.
^ Stone, Sam (June 7, 2023). "Knight Terrors: The Writers Behind DC's Big Crossover Event Build a Nightmarish Good Time". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ Black Lightning (vol. 2) #6-8. DC Comics.
^ Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 3) #1. DC Comics.

[1] Justice League of America #61 (March 1968)

[2] DC Comics Presents #4 (December 1978)

[3] Brave and the Bold #192 (November 1982)

[4] New Teen Titans (vol. 2) #40 (February 1988)

[5] Power of the Atom #4 (November 1988)

[6] Starman (vol. 2) #75 (March 2001)

[7] 52 Week Forty-Six

[8] 52 Aftermath: Four Horsemen #2 (November 2007)

[9] Justice League: Cry for Justice #3

[10] Plastic Man #32. Quality Comics.

[11] L.E.G.I.O.N. #32. DC Comics.

[12] R.E.B.E.L.S. #11-14. DC Comics.

[13] Stone, Sam (June 7, 2023). "Knight Terrors: The Writers Behind DC's Big Crossover Event Build a Nightmarish Good Time". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 25, 2024.

[14] Black Lightning (vol. 2) #6-8. DC Comics.

[15] Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 3) #1. DC Comics.

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