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Doomsday is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a Superman villain. Doomsday was first shown in 1992. He made his first full appearance in Superman: The Man of Steel that same year.

The character was created by writer-artist Dan Jurgens, who wanted to create a villain who could be a physical challenge for Superman. IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time ranked Doomsday as #46. He is best known as the character who "killed" Superman.

The character appears in the 2016 movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, voiced and performed by Robin Atkin Downes through motion-capture.


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  • Doomsday (concept design)

    Concept art for Doomsday by Dan Jurgens.

  • Doomsday (DC Comics)

    Doomsday in promotional artwork for DC Comics T-shirts. Art by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding.

  • Superman The Man of Steel 18 (December 1992)

    Doomsday's first full appearance, on the cover of Superman: The Man of Steel #18 (December 1992). Art by Jon Bogdanove and Dennis Janke.

  • Doomsday (DC Comics supervillain) in Smallville

    Dario Delacio as Doomsday in Smallville.

  • Doomsday dawn of justice

    Doomsday in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

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