Amanda Waller facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Amanda Waller |
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Amanda Waller as the White Queen in promotional art for Checkmate. Art by Jesus Saiz.
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Legends #1 (November 1986) |
| Created by | John Ostrander Len Wein John Byrne |
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| Full name | Amanda Blake Waller |
| Species | Human |
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Amanda Blake Waller (née White), also known as "the Wall", is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Legends #1 in 1986 and was created by John Ostrander, Len Wein, and John Byrne. Amanda Waller is an antagonist and occasional ally to the superheroes of the DC Universe, occasionally described as a supervillain.
She is the director of the Suicide Squad and a specialist who oversees research into metahumans. Though lacking superpowers herself, the character is a ruthless, high-ranking government official who uses guile, political connections, and sheer intimidation to achieve her goals, often in the name of national security. Waller is commonly associated with the fictional government agencies Checkmate and A.R.G.U.S.
In recent years, the character has been substantially adapted into animated and live-action media.
Publication history
The people most responsible for shaping the character in her earliest appearances were John Ostrander and Kim Yale.
Nicknamed "the Wall", Amanda Waller is a former congressional aide and government agent often placed in charge of the Suicide Squad, a semi-secret government-run group of former supervillains working in return for amnesty. She later served as Secretary of Metahuman Affairs under President Lex Luthor, before being arrested in the wake of Luthor's public fall from grace. Waller was reassigned to the leadership of Checkmate as White Queen, but was forced to resign because of her involvement in Operation Salvation Run.
Fictional character biography
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Amanda Waller excelled in political science and became a congressional aide. During that time, she discovered the existence of the first two incarnations of the Squad. Taking elements from both of these, she proposed the development of its third incarnation to the White House and was placed in charge upon its approval.
Images for kids
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Amanda Waller in Justice League Unlimited
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Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Waller in the television series Arrow
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Bassett at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International
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Davis at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International
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See also
In Spanish: Amanda Waller para niños
