

What do we want to do for a new character?" Denny's tendency - and I understood it totally - was not to go to a costumed character with superpowers, but to go to a Moriarty type. When the idea came to Julie Schwartz that "we're kind of reviving old characters. Adams discussed how he designed the character in a 2007 Wizard interview "First of all, Denny O'Neil started as a journalist, and so his experience with costume characters was always a forced experience. Publication history Ĭreated by editor Julius Schwartz, writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams, he was introduced in Batman #232's "Daughter of the Demon" (June 1971). IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time List ranked Ra's as No. The character was portrayed by David Warner in the DC Animated Universe, Liam Neeson in The Dark Knight Trilogy, Jason Isaacs in Batman: Under the Red Hood, Dee Bradley Baker in the Batman: Arkham video game series, Matt Nable in the Arrowverse television series, and Alexander Siddig in Gotham. Ra's al Ghul has been featured in various media adaptations. Given his high status as a supervillain, he has also come into conflict with Superman and other heroes in the DC Universe.

The Lazarus Pits have considerably prolonged Ra's' life, making him particularly dangerous as he has honed his combat skills for centuries. Stories featuring Ra's al Ghul often involve the Lazarus Pits, which restore life to the dying. He is the son of Sensei the father of Talia al Ghul, Nyssa Raatko and Dusan al Ghul and the maternal grandfather of Damian Wayne. Most notable as the leader of the League of Assassins, Ra's al Ghul's name in Arabic translates to "Head of the Ghoul". Created by editor Julius Schwartz, writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams, the character first appeared in Batman #232's "Daughter of the Demon" (June 1971). Ra's al Ghul is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. Longevity and slowed aging from Lazarus Pits.Skilled scientist, alchemist, and detective.Master martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant.Raʼs al Ghul, as appeared on the cover of Batman #244 (September 1972).
