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| Rama Khan | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | JLA #62 (March 2002) |
| Created by | Joe Kelly Doug Mahnke |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Atlantean |
| Team affiliations | League of Ancients |
| Abilities | Magic manipulation Can turn Jarhanpur soil into fire, earth, or wine |
Rama Khan is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in JLA #62 and was created by Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke.
Fictional character biography
[edit]Rama Khan's earliest appearance is 1,004 BC, with no information given about his exact birth date. Khan journeyed to Atlantis from the faraway land of Jarhanpur and became its ruler alongside Gamemnae. However, Manitou Raven learned that Gamemnae had manipulated the League of Ancients to stop the Justice League ruining her own vision of the future, Gamemnae killing the rest of the League of Ancients after the Justice League's apparent death and absorbing Khan and others into herself.
In the 21st century, Rama Khan reappears in Jarhanpur as its elemental defender. When he kidnaps a boy and separates him from his mother because the child is his spiritual successor, Khan finds himself in conflict with the Justice League. He breaks Wonder Woman's Lasso of Truth, resulting in reality rewriting itself as it begins to be defined by belief rather than truth. Earth was the center of the universe for two weeks before anybody noticed, it became flat for a few hours, and the Moon was transformed into cheese.[1][2] Although Jarhanpur's nature as living land protects it, the League resolve to stop the chaos before the world becomes defined by the beliefs of every individual person on the planet. They confront Khan once again, during which Wonder Woman accepts why the Lasso had broken: when she confirmed that Rama Khan was telling the truth about the need for a successor to his position, her denial of this truth caused the lasso to break. With this self-discovery, Diana repairs the Lasso, restoring reality. As an aftereffect of this restoration, the land rejects Khan; he is now focused more on preserving his position than respecting the wishes of the land, which wishes to help Diana and her teammates rescue its people.[3]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Rama Khan's abilities are largely based on his birthplace, Jarhanpur. With the aid of magic, Khan can turn a handful of its soil into fire, granite, or wine. Khan is also super strong, immortal, and a skilled magician.
In other media
[edit]Rama Khan appears in the fifth season of Supergirl, portrayed by Mitch Pileggi.[4] This version is a high-ranking operative of Leviathan from Krypton's sister planet Jarhanpur who possesses the abilities of seismic wave generation, geokinesis, and Kryptonite manipulation. He first arrived on Earth during the Mesozoic and caused a number of cataclysmic events, such as the biblical flood, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the 526 Antioch earthquake, the Yellow River Flood, and the 1970 Bhola cyclone.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ JLA #62 (March 2002)
- ^ JLA #63 (April 2002)
- ^ JLA #64 (May 2002)
- ^ Boucher, Geoff (September 19, 2019). "'Supergirl': Mitch Pileggi And Cara Buono Join Season 5 Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Netzley, Sara (May 11, 2020). "Supergirl recap: The fantabulous emancipation of one Lena Luthor". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ Atkinson, John (March 25, 2020). "Supergirl Season 5 Has Forgotten About Its Main Villains". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ Drum, Nicole (November 17, 2019). "Supergirl Recap With Spoilers: Lena's Plan Revealed in "Tremors"". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019.
Further reading
[edit]- The DC Comics Encyclopedia, 2004, DK Publishing
