Karma

KARMA

Real Name: Wayne Tarrant

Class: Human mutate?

Occupation: Adventurer

Group Affiliation: Doom Patrol, Suicide Squad

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Kansas City

First Appearance: Doom Patrol II #4 (January, 1988)

Powers: Karma generated a pulse from his brain that interfered with brain patterns of those attacking him, rendering them unable to make contact with him. An affected opponent’s attacks always missed their mark, and would often backfire. Karma had to be aware of his opponent’s presence to direct this power against them.

History: Karma’s past is unknown, except for the fact that he has spent some prison time in New York for burglary. He was invited by Celsius to join her version of the Doom Patrol. On his way to Doom Patrol headquarters in Kansas City, he was accosted by a group of roughnecks who noticed him shoplifting. They attempted to restrain him, and he used his power against them, inadvertently causing one of them to die. After joining the Doom Patrol, he attempted to hide the fact that he was now wanted for murder. After a few missions with them the truth came out and Karma fled the team.

(Suicide Squad vol. 1 #58)-Karma joined the Suicide Squad on a mission to avoid a prison sentence, but became another one of the Squad’s numerous casualties.

Comments: Created by Paul Kupperberg & Steve Lightle

Karma received a profile in Who’s Who Update ’88 #2.

Karma had a flashback cameo in Doom Patrol V #4 & Teen Titans III #32.