Bork (character)

Bork
Power Company: Bork #1, part of the Power Surge mini-event; art by Tom Grummett.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	The Brave and the Bold #81 (December 1968)
Created by	Bob Haney (writer) Neal Adams (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Carl Andrew Bork
Species	Metahuman
Team affiliations	Power Company
Notable aliases	King of the Docks
Abilities	Superhuman strength Invulnerability

Bork (Carl Bork) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bob Haney and Neal Adams, the character first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #81 (December 1968) and was later re-introduced in JLA #61 (February 2002).

Fictional character biography

Carl Bork is a criminal dockworker from Gotham City nicknamed "King of the Docks". After a shipboard theft in the South Pacific, he discovers Desolation Island, whose natives give him a magic statue that gradually mutates him.

Bork in Batman and The Flash, artist Neal Adams.

Bork is imprisoned in the Van Kull prison outside Metropolis. He escapes and battles Batman before being convinced to surrender while his mother is treated for a heart condition.

After being paroled, Bork joins the Power Company. He is later forced to fight in Roulette's metahuman brawls and appears as a client of the Oblivion Bar.

In other media

Carl Bork appears in The Flash episode "Seeing Red", portrayed by Andre Tricoteux.