Bug-Eyed Bandit

Bug-Eyed Bandit is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Bug-Eyed Bandit
The Bug-Eyed Bandit's debut, on the cover of The Atom #26. Art by Gil Kane.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	The Atom #26 (August–September 1966)
Created by	Gardner Fox (script) Gil Kane (art)
In-story information
Alter ego	Bertram Larvan
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Black Lantern Corps
Abilities	Control of insects

An original incarnation of the Bug-Eyed Bandit appears in the Arrowverse series The Flash and Arrow, portrayed by Emily Kinney.

Publication history

The Bertram Larvan incarnation of the Bug-Eyed Bandit first appeared in The Atom #26 (August–September 1966) and was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane.^[1]

The second Bug-Eyed Bandit first appeared in Justice League America #43 (October 1990), and was created by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Adam Hughes.

Fictional character biography

Bertram Larvan

Bertram Larvan is an inventor who designs a mechanical insect to control insect pests, but lacks financial backing. He turns to crime to steal money and becomes an enemy of the Atom.^[2] In Crisis on Infinite Earths, he is killed by the Anti-Monitor's Shadow Demons.^[3][4]

Following his death, Larvan does not return for many years. In Blackest Night, he is temporarily revived as a Black Lantern.^[5] He is later permanently resurrected following the DC Rebirth relaunch.^[6]

Son of the Bug-Eyed Bandit

Bug-Eyed Bandit
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Justice League of America #43 (October 1990)
Created by	Keith Giffen J.M. DeMatteis Adam Hughes
In-story information
Team affiliations	Secret Society of Super Villains
Abilities	Control of insects

The second Bug-Eyed Bandit is the unnamed son of the original and a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains.^[7]

Powers and abilities

The Bug-Eyed Bandit is a skilled roboticist who commands a horde of robotic insects.

In other media

Television

Brie Larvan (Emily Kinney) as she appears in The Flash.

• An unidentified incarnation of the Bug-Eyed Bandit appears in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, voiced by Dee Bradley Baker. This version can shrink to the size of an insect.
• An original incarnation of the Bug-Eyed Bandit, Brie Larvan, appears in TV series set in the Arrowverse, portrayed by Emily Kinney.^[8] This version is a scientist and former employee at Mercury Labs who wields remote-controlled robotic bees.^[9][10]
• The Bertram Larvan incarnation of the Bug-Eyed Bandit makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the Creature Commandos episode "Chasing Squirrels".^[11] This version is an inmate of Belle Reve Penitentiary.

Video games

The Bertram Larvan incarnation of the Bug-Eyed Bandit appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[12]