Tyr is a fictional supervillain in the DC Universe. He first appeared in Superboy Vol. 1, #197 (September 1973), and was created by Cary Bates and Dave Cockrum. His name is taken from Týr, the one-handed Norse god of war.
Tyr is a native of Tyrraz, a mobile planet devoted to the practice of war. Due to an unspecified accident, one of his arms was replaced with a cybernetic gun. In his first appearance in Superboy #197, Tyr kidnaps Legion of Super...
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Tyr
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Dave Cockrum
David Emmett Cockrum (November 11, 1943 – November 26, 2006) was an American comic book artist known for his co-creation of the new X-Men characters...
Cary Bates
Cary Bates (born 1948 in Pennsylvania) is an American comic book, animation television and film writer.
Bates began submitting ideas for comic book covers to...
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