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Weather Wizard
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Weather Wizard (Mark Mardon) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

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Weather Wizard made his first live-action appearance in the television specials Legends of the Superheroes (1979), played by Jeff Altman. The character later appeared in the television series The Flash, portrayed by Liam McIntyre. Additionally, his brother Clyde Mardon appeared in the 2014 pilot episode of The Flash, portrayed by Chad Rook.

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Publication history

Created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, the character made his first appearance in The Flash #110 (December 1959).[1]

Fictional character biography

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The Weather Wizard, in his original costume, on the cover of The Flash #145 (June 1964). Art by Carmine Infantino (pencils) and Murphy Anderson (inks).

Mark Mardon is the brother of Clyde Mardon, a scientist who discovered a method to control weather before dying of a heart attack.[2] Mark uses Clyde's research to create a weather-manipulating wand and become a criminal.[3]

After Barry Allen's death in Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Weather Wizard retires for a time before returning during Underworld Unleashed.

Weather Wizard joined up with Blacksmith and her rogues. Through her, he learns he has a son from a one-night stand with Keystone City police officer Julie Jackham. Their son, Josh, had exhibited internalized weather-controlling abilities and Mardon wanted to have the same ability without the use of his wand. He tried to kidnap Josh from Wally's wife, Linda, and dissect him to understand how his son gained that ability, but hesitated to harm the child. He was stopped by Flash and sent to Iron Heights, but escaped. After Blacksmith's group disbanded, the Weather Wizard, along with Mirror Master and Trickster, joined up with Captain Cold, who declared himself the leader of the Rogues. Mardon was also the representative of the rogues for the Secret Society of Super Villains.

In One Year Later, Inertia approaches the Rogues with a plan to kill the Flash (Bart Allen). He destroys Weather Wizard's wand and removes the mental blocks that prevent him from using his powers without it. Though Inertia is eventually defeated, the other Rogues beat Bart to death. Weather Wizard is horrified to discover that they killed a child.[4]

In Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge, Weather Wizard and the rest of the Rogues reject Libra's offer, wanting to stay out of the game. Before they can retire, they hear of Inertia escaping and work together to kill him.[5][6]

The New 52

In The New 52 continuity reboot, Weather Wizard is a Latino crime lord named Marco Mardon. After his father's death, Marco runs away, eventually becoming the Weather Wizard, but is called back after his brother Claudio's murder. The Flash, looking for Patty Spivot who had been kidnapped, later attacks and submits Mardon forcing Elsa, his brother's widow, to reveal she was the kidnapper and also Claudio's killer. This revelation drives Marco to the edge, making him attempt a suicide-murder by calling lightning to strike himself and Elsa, but he survives and is approached by the Golden Glider for an unknown plot.[7]

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Powers, abilities, and equipment

Weather Wizard originally wields a wand that enables him to control weather patterns. He has utilized it to project blizzards, summon lightning bolts, fly via air currents, create fog, and generate winds. Essentially, he could produce any type of weather imaginable, as well as other phenomena such as tornadoes.[8] Thanks to Inertia's 30th-century psychological therapies, his mental blocks were permanently removed. Weather Wizard can now manipulate the weather without his wand.

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In other media

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Television

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Liam McIntyre (left) and Chad Rook (right) portray Mark and Clyde Mardon respectively on The CW's The Flash.

DC Animated Universe

Weather Wizard appears in series set in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU), voiced initially by Miguel Ferrer and subsequently by Corey Burton.[15]

  • Introduced in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "Speed Demons", this version is a former extortionist from Central City and brother of Ben Mardon. Weather Wizard takes advantage of Superman and the Flash's competition for the title of the "fastest man alive" to siphon their energy to power his weather-manipulating machinery and track their coordinates, both through arm bands the pair are wearing. However, the heroes discover Weather Wizard's plans and defeat him with Ben's help.
  • Weather Wizard appears in the Justice League episode "Hereafter". He joins the Superman Revenge Squad to pursue their eponymous goal, only to be defeated by Batman.
  • Weather Wizard appears in Justice League Unlimited as a member of Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society before being killed by Darkseid.

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Miscellaneous

  • A second, unnamed Weather Wizard resembling the mainstream incarnation appears in issue #38 of the Justice League Unlimited tie-in comic book.[19]
  • Weather Wizard appears in the Injustice: Gods Among Us prequel comic as a member of the Rogues, who work with Batman's Insurgency to cripple Superman's Regime, until he is killed by Bizarro.
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