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| image = Bibbo Bibbowski (circa 1996).png |
| image = Bibbo Bibbowski (circa 1996).png |
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| caption = Bibbo Bibbowski as depicted in ''Showcase '95'' #10 (September 1996). Art by [[Denis Rodier]]. |
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| character_name = Bibbo Bibbowski |
| character_name = Bibbo Bibbowski |
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| publisher = DC Comics |
| publisher = DC Comics |
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| creators = [[Jerry Ordway]]<br>[[Marv Wolfman]] |
| creators = [[Jerry Ordway]]<br>[[Marv Wolfman]] |
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| full_name = Bo Bibbowski |
| full_name = Bo Bibbowski |
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| alliances= |
| alliances=Ace o' Clubs |
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| supports=[[Superman]] |
| supports=[[Superman]] |
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| powers = Skilled pugilist and martial artist |
| powers = Skilled pugilist and martial artist |
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==Fictional character biography== |
==Fictional character biography== |
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Bibbo first appears in a [[Suicide Slum]] bar called the |
Bibbo first appears in a [[Suicide Slum]] bar called the Ace o' Clubs. When [[Superman]] comes in looking for information, Bibbo, thinking this is "some clown in a Superman suit", punches Superman, damaging his hand. He gains respect for the Man of Steel. He would later refer to Superman as his "fav'rit" hero.<ref name=Guide>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=36}}</ref> |
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During the Eradicator saga, Bibbo teams up with [[Lobo (DC Comics)|Lobo]] and Raof, a teleporter and a tribute to Marvel's [[Nightcrawler ( |
During the Eradicator saga, Bibbo teams up with [[Lobo (DC Comics)|Lobo]] and Raof, a teleporter and a tribute to Marvel's [[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]], to witness Lobo kill Superman. Lobo gives Bibbo a set of special goggles that will record the battle. All three, however, get drunk on Okarran liquor and thus suffer loss of all memory of the battle, which Superman won by a ruse engineered by the Eradicator artifact. Additionally, Bibbo wore the goggles backwards, and thus the entire recording was of his reactions. As a result, the aliens who retained Lobo to kill Superman have no proof that there even was a battle. |
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Bibbo becomes a more significant part of the comic when he finds a winning [[lottery]] ticket dropped by [[Gangbuster (DC Comics)|Gangbuster]] and uses the money to buy the Ace o' Clubs bar and to help those living in the slum.<ref name="dc-ency"/> |
Bibbo becomes a more significant part of the comic when he finds a winning [[lottery]] ticket dropped by [[Gangbuster (DC Comics)|Gangbuster]] and uses the money to buy the Ace o' Clubs bar and to help those living in the slum.<ref name="dc-ency"/> |
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Bibbo attempts to assist Superman when Superman becomes involved in a drawn-out fight against the murderous [[Doomsday ( |
Bibbo attempts to assist Superman when Superman becomes involved in a drawn-out fight against the murderous [[Doomsday (DC Comics)|Doomsday]]. Bibbo works with [[Professor Hamilton]] on a plan to blast Doomsday with a large laser. They score a direct hit, but the monster is not affected.<ref>{{Cite comic| inker = Dennis Janke| colorist = Dennis Janke| penciller = [[Jon Bogdanove|Bogdanove, Jon]]| story = Doomsday Is Here!| title = Superman: The Man of Steel| volume = | issue = #19| date = January 1993| publisher = DC Comics}}</ref> |
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When Doomsday and Superman ultimately kill each other, Bibbo is on the scene and helps Hamilton use a device to try to perform CPR on Superman, despite the risk of the device killing Bibbo himself. The plan fails and Bibbo is injured. Hamilton takes over the CPR but also fails.<ref>''The Adventures of Superman'' #498 (January 1993)</ref> |
When Doomsday and Superman ultimately kill each other, Bibbo is on the scene and helps Hamilton use a device to try to perform CPR on Superman, despite the risk of the device killing Bibbo himself. The plan fails and Bibbo is injured. Hamilton takes over the CPR but also fails.<ref>''The Adventures of Superman'' #498 (January 1993)</ref> |
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Shortly afterward, Bibbo encounters a young man who, his family rendered homeless by Doomsday's rampage, is blatantly selling "Death of Superman" commemorative souvenirs during a public commemoration honoring the Man of Steel. At first outraged at the man's crassness, Bibbo feels some sympathy for his losses and buys his entire inventory |
Shortly afterward, Bibbo encounters a young man who, his family rendered homeless by Doomsday's rampage, is blatantly selling "Death of Superman" commemorative souvenirs during a public commemoration honoring the Man of Steel. At first outraged at the man's crassness, Bibbo feels some sympathy for his losses and buys his entire inventory to get him off the street, then offers him a job at the Ace O' Clubs.<ref>''Superman: The Man of Steel'' #20 (February 1993)</ref> While Superman is gone, Bibbo takes to putting on a 'disguise' of sorts and helping out on the streets. Around this time he saves a man from suicide. This is mostly told through tall tales concerning various super-villains.<ref>''Showcase '96'' #10 (November 1996)</ref> |
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Bibbo briefly takes care of a small white dog named Krypto whom he had saved from drowning, not to be confused with the [[Krypto |
Bibbo briefly takes care of a small white dog named Krypto whom he had saved from drowning, not to be confused with the [[Krypto|Kryptonian dog of the same name]]. The name was supposed to be "Krypton", but the engraver Bibbo hired to make a name tag made an intentional mistake, trying to extort more money from Bibbo (the price accorded was for six letters). Bibbo took the tag as it was.<ref>''The Adventures of Superman'' #502 (July 1993)</ref> |
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A poster seen by the hero Aztek indicates that at one point, Bibbo fought the hero [[Wildcat (DC Comics)|Wildcat]] during a charity boxing event.<ref>''Aztek'' #4 (November 1996)</ref> Later in the series, The Ace O' Clubs bar is the site of a battle between the life-force devouring [[Parasite (comics)|Parasite]] and Aztek.<ref>''Aztek'' #7 (February 1997)</ref> Bibbo and his friends purposely ignore the fight, playing cards instead and trusting others to handle the villain. |
A poster seen by the hero Aztek indicates that at one point, Bibbo fought the hero [[Wildcat (DC Comics)|Wildcat]] during a charity boxing event.<ref>''Aztek'' #4 (November 1996)</ref> Later in the series, The Ace O' Clubs bar is the site of a battle between the life-force devouring [[Parasite (comics)|Parasite]] and Aztek.<ref>''Aztek'' #7 (February 1997)</ref> Bibbo and his friends purposely ignore the fight, playing cards instead and trusting others to handle the villain. |
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In ''[[The Power of Shazam!]]'', Ordway introduces Professor Bibbowski, Bibbo's pacifist scientist brother. |
In ''[[The Power of Shazam!]]'', Ordway introduces Professor Bibbowski, Bibbo's pacifist scientist brother. |
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Bibbo reappears in ''Superman'' #679, shown as one of the champions of Metropolis that the villainous [[Atlas (DC Comics)|Atlas]] defeated. He is established by then as having worked in the Ace of Clubs, even bringing himself to boldly menace [[Atom Smasher (DC Comics)|Atom Smasher]] for " |
Bibbo reappears in ''Superman'' #679, shown as one of the champions of Metropolis that the villainous [[Atlas (DC Comics)|Atlas]] defeated. He is established by then as having worked in the Ace of Clubs, even bringing himself to boldly menace [[Atom Smasher (DC Comics)|Atom Smasher]] for "talking trash about Sooperman".<ref>''Justice Society of America'' vol. 3 #27 (July 2009)</ref> |
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Bibbo returns in 2016 ''Superman'' vol. 4 #4. He is seen arm-wrestling [[Hitman (DC Comics)|Hacken]] and easily beating him, before Superman's fight with Eradicator moves into his bar. Bibbo is shocked to see what appears to be Superman running away from the fight, but quickly realizes Superman is simply trying to lure Eradicator somewhere when there are no innocent bystanders. |
Bibbo returns in 2016 ''Superman'' vol. 4 #4. He is seen arm-wrestling [[Hitman (DC Comics)|Hacken]] and easily beating him, before Superman's fight with Eradicator moves into his bar. Bibbo is shocked to see what appears to be Superman running away from the fight, but quickly realizes Superman is simply trying to lure Eradicator somewhere when there are no innocent bystanders.<ref>''Superman'' vol. 4 #4 (2016)</ref> |
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Later Bibbo and his niece show up in Superwoman. When Ultrawoman takes over Metropolis, Bibbo is seen trying to start a fight with her minions but is saved by Natasha Irons and Traci 13. |
Later Bibbo and his niece show up in Superwoman. When Ultrawoman takes over Metropolis, Bibbo is seen trying to start a fight with her minions but is saved by Natasha Irons and Traci 13. |
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[[Perry White]] recommends Clark and [[Lois Lane|Lois]] take their [[ |
[[Perry White]] recommends Clark and [[Lois Lane|Lois]] take their [[Jon Kent (DC Comics)|son]] over to Bibbo's 'Ace O' Clubs' for burgers.<ref>''Action Comics'' #987 (September 2017)</ref> |
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At one point, Superman saves Bibbo from being murdered by gun-wielding muggers.<ref>''Action Comics'' #1000 (2018)</ref> |
At one point, Superman saves Bibbo from being murdered by gun-wielding muggers.<ref>''Action Comics'' #1000 (2018)</ref> |
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Bibbo and his history with the Clubs bar is closely examined in Superman: House of Brainiac special. As Bibbo tries to help Perry White's run for mayor, he reminisces working at the bar since he was a kid. The bar had then, like it does now, milk on tap so kids, human and alien, would have something to drink. Bibbo also gets involved in related mayoral issues, namely that Perry's opponent is leading a violent racist campaign against aliens who have become citizens of Metropolis. <ref>"Superman: House of Brainiac Special" (2024)</ref> |
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==Other versions== |
==Other versions== |
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* Bibbo plays an important part in the alternate universe story ''[[Superman: The Dark Side]]''. He watches out for [[Jimmy Olsen]], keeps an eye on [[Lois Lane]] and fights |
* Bibbo plays an important part in the alternate universe story ''[[Superman: The Dark Side]]''. He watches out for [[Jimmy Olsen]], keeps an eye on [[Lois Lane]] and fights against invading alien forces from [[Apokolips]]. |
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* The pre-''Zero Hour'' version of Bibbo becomes friends with Steel's niece and nephew in the ''[[Convergence (comics)|Convergence]]'' storyline. Despite their robotic disguises, he recognizes them instantly.<ref>''Convergence: Superman: Man of Steel'' #1-2 (April - May 2015)</ref> |
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==In other media== |
==In other media== |
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===Television=== |
===Television=== |
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* Bibbo |
* Bibbo Bibbowski appears in the ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'' episode "Double Jeopardy", portrayed by [[Troy Evans (actor)|Troy Evans]]. |
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* Bibbo Bibbowski appears in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', voiced by [[Brad Garrett]].<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Bibbo Bibbowski Voices (Superman) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Superman/Bibbo-Bibbowski/ |access-date=November 16, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> This version is an unemployed [[sea captain]] who frequents Hobb's Bay. |
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* Bibbo is featured in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', voiced by [[Brad Garrett]]. He appears in several episodes as [[Lois Lane|Lois]]' information source on the docks. In the animated universe, Bibbo is an unemployed [[sea captain]] who frequents the Hobb's Bay section of [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]]. He later makes a non-speaking appearance in the ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' episode "Hereafter", attending Superman's funeral following his "supposed death". |
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* Bibbo Bibbowski appears in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', voiced by [[Miguel Ferrer]].<ref name="btva" /> |
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* Bibbo's Ace of Clubs appeared thrice (as an upscale nightclub) in ''[[Smallville]]'''s seventh season and numerous times in the eighth season. |
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* Bibbo Bibbowski appears in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', voiced by [[Miguel Ferrer]]. The episode "Schooled" features a scene set in a Metropolis diner called "Bibbo's" with Bibbo himself making a non-speaking cameo in the kitchen. Bibbo was later captured and held as prisoner by the Kroloteans. The Krolotean impostor is later confronted by [[Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)|Blue Beetle]], [[Bumblebee (DC Comics)|Bumblebee]] and the real Bibbo. |
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===Film=== |
===Film=== |
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* Bibbo Bibbowski appears in ''[[The Death and Return of Superman (film)|The Death and Return of Superman]]'', portrayed by Dani Manning.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWfFHTRZqdw |title=The Death and Return of Superman CREDITS |date=February 8, 2012 |last=AdjacentTV |access-date=May 28, 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |
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* Bibbo Bibbowski appears in an early scene in ''[[Superman Returns]]'' played by [[Jack Larson]] (who had portrayed [[Jimmy Olsen]] in the 1950s ''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|Adventures of Superman]]''). |
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* Bibbo Bibbowski makes a brief cameo appearance in ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]'', played by Bruce Bohne. Bibbo served Ace o' Clubs regular [[Lois Lane]] a straight up bourbon whilst she met with Glen Woodburn, an internet blogger regarding publishing her story about the super powered man "[[Superman|Joe]]" who saved her whilst on her visit to [[Ellesmere Island]]. |
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===Video games=== |
===Video games=== |
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* Bibbo Bibbowski appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 4, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=IGN}}</ref> |
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* Bibbo's bar, the Ace O' Clubs, appears in the Metropolis stage in ''[[Injustice 2]]''. Bibbo himself makes a cameo in the background of the stage, tending the bar. |
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* Bibbo Bibbowski makes cameo appearances in the Metropolis stage in ''[[Injustice 2]]''. |
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==References== |
==References== |
Latest revision as of 02:58, 20 October 2024
Bibbo Bibbowski | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | The Adventures of Superman #428 (May 1987) |
Created by | Jerry Ordway Marv Wolfman |
In-story information | |
Full name | Bo Bibbowski |
Team affiliations | Ace o' Clubs |
Supporting character of | Superman |
Abilities | Skilled pugilist and martial artist |
Bo "Bibbo" Bibbowski is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is typically shown as a good friend and supportive advocate of Superman.
Bibbo Bibbowski first appeared in The Adventures of Superman #428 (May 1987) and was created by Jerry Ordway and Marv Wolfman.[1] He is based on Jerry Ordway's real life friend, Jo Jo Kaminski, described as a "hard as nails softie".[2]
Fictional character biography
[edit]Bibbo first appears in a Suicide Slum bar called the Ace o' Clubs. When Superman comes in looking for information, Bibbo, thinking this is "some clown in a Superman suit", punches Superman, damaging his hand. He gains respect for the Man of Steel. He would later refer to Superman as his "fav'rit" hero.[3]
During the Eradicator saga, Bibbo teams up with Lobo and Raof, a teleporter and a tribute to Marvel's Nightcrawler, to witness Lobo kill Superman. Lobo gives Bibbo a set of special goggles that will record the battle. All three, however, get drunk on Okarran liquor and thus suffer loss of all memory of the battle, which Superman won by a ruse engineered by the Eradicator artifact. Additionally, Bibbo wore the goggles backwards, and thus the entire recording was of his reactions. As a result, the aliens who retained Lobo to kill Superman have no proof that there even was a battle.
Bibbo becomes a more significant part of the comic when he finds a winning lottery ticket dropped by Gangbuster and uses the money to buy the Ace o' Clubs bar and to help those living in the slum.[1]
Bibbo attempts to assist Superman when Superman becomes involved in a drawn-out fight against the murderous Doomsday. Bibbo works with Professor Hamilton on a plan to blast Doomsday with a large laser. They score a direct hit, but the monster is not affected.[4]
When Doomsday and Superman ultimately kill each other, Bibbo is on the scene and helps Hamilton use a device to try to perform CPR on Superman, despite the risk of the device killing Bibbo himself. The plan fails and Bibbo is injured. Hamilton takes over the CPR but also fails.[5]
Shortly afterward, Bibbo encounters a young man who, his family rendered homeless by Doomsday's rampage, is blatantly selling "Death of Superman" commemorative souvenirs during a public commemoration honoring the Man of Steel. At first outraged at the man's crassness, Bibbo feels some sympathy for his losses and buys his entire inventory to get him off the street, then offers him a job at the Ace O' Clubs.[6] While Superman is gone, Bibbo takes to putting on a 'disguise' of sorts and helping out on the streets. Around this time he saves a man from suicide. This is mostly told through tall tales concerning various super-villains.[7]
Bibbo briefly takes care of a small white dog named Krypto whom he had saved from drowning, not to be confused with the Kryptonian dog of the same name. The name was supposed to be "Krypton", but the engraver Bibbo hired to make a name tag made an intentional mistake, trying to extort more money from Bibbo (the price accorded was for six letters). Bibbo took the tag as it was.[8]
A poster seen by the hero Aztek indicates that at one point, Bibbo fought the hero Wildcat during a charity boxing event.[9] Later in the series, The Ace O' Clubs bar is the site of a battle between the life-force devouring Parasite and Aztek.[10] Bibbo and his friends purposely ignore the fight, playing cards instead and trusting others to handle the villain.
In The Power of Shazam!, Ordway introduces Professor Bibbowski, Bibbo's pacifist scientist brother.
Bibbo reappears in Superman #679, shown as one of the champions of Metropolis that the villainous Atlas defeated. He is established by then as having worked in the Ace of Clubs, even bringing himself to boldly menace Atom Smasher for "talking trash about Sooperman".[11]
Bibbo returns in 2016 Superman vol. 4 #4. He is seen arm-wrestling Hacken and easily beating him, before Superman's fight with Eradicator moves into his bar. Bibbo is shocked to see what appears to be Superman running away from the fight, but quickly realizes Superman is simply trying to lure Eradicator somewhere when there are no innocent bystanders.[12]
Later Bibbo and his niece show up in Superwoman. When Ultrawoman takes over Metropolis, Bibbo is seen trying to start a fight with her minions but is saved by Natasha Irons and Traci 13.
Perry White recommends Clark and Lois take their son over to Bibbo's 'Ace O' Clubs' for burgers.[13]
At one point, Superman saves Bibbo from being murdered by gun-wielding muggers.[14]
Bibbo and his history with the Clubs bar is closely examined in Superman: House of Brainiac special. As Bibbo tries to help Perry White's run for mayor, he reminisces working at the bar since he was a kid. The bar had then, like it does now, milk on tap so kids, human and alien, would have something to drink. Bibbo also gets involved in related mayoral issues, namely that Perry's opponent is leading a violent racist campaign against aliens who have become citizens of Metropolis. [15]
Other versions
[edit]- Bibbo plays an important part in the alternate universe story Superman: The Dark Side. He watches out for Jimmy Olsen, keeps an eye on Lois Lane and fights against invading alien forces from Apokolips.
- The pre-Zero Hour version of Bibbo becomes friends with Steel's niece and nephew in the Convergence storyline. Despite their robotic disguises, he recognizes them instantly.[16]
In other media
[edit]Television
[edit]- Bibbo Bibbowski appears in the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman episode "Double Jeopardy", portrayed by Troy Evans.
- Bibbo Bibbowski appears in Superman: The Animated Series, voiced by Brad Garrett.[17] This version is an unemployed sea captain who frequents Hobb's Bay.
- Bibbo Bibbowski appears in Young Justice, voiced by Miguel Ferrer.[17]
Film
[edit]- Bibbo Bibbowski appears in The Death and Return of Superman, portrayed by Dani Manning.[18]
- Bibbo Bibbowski appears in the DC Animated Movie Universe films The Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen, voiced by Charles Halford.[17]
Video games
[edit]- Bibbo Bibbowski appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[19]
- Bibbo Bibbowski makes cameo appearances in the Metropolis stage in Injustice 2.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Beatty, Scott (2008). "Bibbo". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. London: Dorling Kindersley. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1.
- ^ Tye, Larry (1994). Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero. Random House. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-4000-6866-1.
- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ^ Bogdanove, Jon (p), Dennis Janke (i), Dennis Janke (col). "Doomsday Is Here!" Superman: The Man of Steel, no. 19 (January 1993). DC Comics.
- ^ The Adventures of Superman #498 (January 1993)
- ^ Superman: The Man of Steel #20 (February 1993)
- ^ Showcase '96 #10 (November 1996)
- ^ The Adventures of Superman #502 (July 1993)
- ^ Aztek #4 (November 1996)
- ^ Aztek #7 (February 1997)
- ^ Justice Society of America vol. 3 #27 (July 2009)
- ^ Superman vol. 4 #4 (2016)
- ^ Action Comics #987 (September 2017)
- ^ Action Comics #1000 (2018)
- ^ "Superman: House of Brainiac Special" (2024)
- ^ Convergence: Superman: Man of Steel #1-2 (April - May 2015)
- ^ a b c "Bibbo Bibbowski Voices (Superman)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 16, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ AdjacentTV (February 8, 2012). The Death and Return of Superman CREDITS. Retrieved May 28, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved May 28, 2024.