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In ''[[Gotham Underground]]'', Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim and Intergang were involved in a gang war with [[Tobias Whale]].<ref>''Gotham Underground'' #4-5. DC Comics.</ref>
In ''[[Gotham Underground]]'', Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim and Intergang were involved in a gang war with [[Tobias Whale]].<ref>''Gotham Underground'' #4-5. DC Comics.</ref>

===The New 52===
In 2011, "[[The New 52]]" rebooted the DC universe. Bruno Mannheim was seen as a member of Intergang at the time when Gotham City fell to the Religion of Crime.<ref>''Batwoman'' Vol. 2 #0. DC Comics.</ref>

===DC Rebirth===
In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called "[[DC Rebirth]]", which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to "The New 52". Bruno Mannheim was informed by two of his men that the attack on "Author X" has failed. He throws the two men into the swimming pool and electrifies it.<ref>''Superman: Lois and Clark'' #3. DC Comics.</ref> Lois and [[Jon Kent (DC Comics)|Jon]] visit Cora Benning's office and find a note stating that she was taken by Intergang. While leaving the office, the three of them encounter Bruno Mannheim in the hall who claims that he is asking for directions. Lois thinks to herself that Mannheim is trying to get her to lower her guard.<ref>''Superman: Lois and Clark'' #4. DC Comics.</ref>


==In other media==
==In other media==
===Television===
===Television===
* Bruno Mannheim appeared in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', voiced by [[Bruce Weitz]]. In the episode "Tools of the Trade", he and [[Intergang]] receive high-tech weapons from [[Kanto (comics)|Kanto]]. After Superman defeats him, Mannheim flees with Kanto and meets the latter's boss [[Darkseid]], who Mannheim agrees to work for in exchange for power. In "Father's Day", Mannheim, [[Desaad]], and [[Kalibak]] watch Superman fight a robot that Desaad sent to Earth. Mannheim suggests Darkseid send the former back to Earth so he can reunite Intergang. However, Darkseid declines and teleports Mannheim to the [[Apokolips|Apokoliptian]] fire pits, where he is put to work shoveling coal into furnaces. In "Apokolips...Now" Pt. 1, Darkseid sends Mannheim back to Earth to cause a nuclear meltdown on a small island in preparation for an Apokoliptian invasion with the promise of political power. While Mannheim succeeds in overloading the reactor, Darkseid reneges and leaves Mannheim for dead on the island. Mannheim manages to get on a motorboat, but it gets caught in the explosion and capsizes. Following this, Darkseid has [[Granny Goodness]] take over Intergang.
* Bruno Mannheim appeared in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', voiced by [[Bruce Weitz]]. In the episode "Fun and Games", Bruno was responsible for bankrolling Winslow Schott Jr. into building his toy factory while secretly using it as a front for a numbers racket behind Schott's back. When the police uncovered the scheme, the gangsters fled, leaving the elder Schott to be framed for running the operation and falsely imprisoned for 10 years on gambling charges. This later earned him the wrath of his son Toyman who would later capture him and Lois Lane. Both of them were rescued by Superman while Toyman got away. In the episode "Tools of the Trade", Bruno and [[Intergang]] receive high-tech weapons from [[Kanto (comics)|Kanto]]. After Superman defeats him, Mannheim flees with Kanto and meets the latter's boss [[Darkseid]], who Mannheim agrees to work for in exchange for power. In the episode "Father's Day", Mannheim, [[Desaad]], and [[Kalibak]] watch Superman fight a robot that Desaad sent to Earth. After Darkseid declined Kalibak's offer to take out Superman, Mannheim suggests to Darkseid to send back to Earth so he can reunite Intergang to do the job. Darkseid declines and teleports Mannheim to the [[Apokolips|Apokoliptian]] fire pits where he is put to work shoveling coal into furnaces. In the episode "Apokolips...Now" Pt. 1, Darkseid sends Mannheim back to Earth to cause a nuclear meltdown on a small island in preparation for an Apokoliptian invasion with the promise of political power. While Mannheim succeeds in overloading the reactor, Darkseid reneges and leaves Mannheim for dead on the island to be the "king of fools". Mannheim manages to get on a motorboat, but it gets caught in the explosion and capsizes. Following this, Darkseid has [[Granny Goodness]] take over Intergang.
* Bruno Mannheim appeared in the ''[[Smallville]]'' live-action series episode "Stiletto", portrayed by [[Dominic Zamprogna]]. This version is a minion of the Ace of Clubs owner and mob boss Ron Milano, who oversees a money counterfeiting operation. Mannheim and his minion A.J. mug [[Chloe Sullivan]], though they are driven off by [[Lois Lane (Smallville)|Lois Lane]]. After Milano mocks him for what happened, Mannheim kills him, takes over his operation, and begins plotting to eliminate all superheroes, starting with the vigilante Stiletto. Upon discovering the bartender, [[Jimmy Olsen (Smallville)|Jimmy Olsen]], was taking pictures, Mannheim and his gang take him captive and beat him for information on Stiletto. [[Clark Kent (Smallville)|Clark Kent]] attempts to rescue Olsen, but is affected by the [[Kryptonite]] used in the counterfeit money before Stiletto defeats Mannheim and his men and rescues her friends. In the comic continuation, ''[[Smallville Season 11]]'', Mannheim becomes the leader of Intergang, gains possession of the Crime Bible, and is incarcerated at [[Stryker's Island]], where [[Batman]] interrogates him for the whereabouts of [[Joe Chill]]'s safehouse.
* Bruno Mannheim appeared in the ''[[Smallville]]'' live-action series episode "Stiletto", portrayed by [[Dominic Zamprogna]]. This version is a minion of the Ace of Clubs owner and mob boss Ron Milano who oversees a money counterfeiting operation. Mannheim and his minion A.J. mug [[Chloe Sullivan]], though they are driven off by [[Lois Lane (Smallville)|Lois Lane]]. After Milano mocks him for what happened, Mannheim kills him, takes over his operation, and begins plotting to eliminate all superheroes starting with the vigilante Stiletto. Upon discovering the bartender [[Jimmy Olsen (Smallville)|Jimmy Olsen]] was taking pictures, Mannheim and his gang take him captive and beat him for information on Stiletto. [[Clark Kent (Smallville)|Clark Kent]] attempts to rescue Olsen, but is affected by the [[Kryptonite]] used in the counterfeit money before Stiletto defeats Mannheim and his men and rescues her friends. In the comic continuation ''[[Smallville Season 11]]'', Mannheim becomes the leader of Intergang, gains possession of the Crime Bible, and is incarcerated at [[Stryker's Island]] where [[Batman]] interrogates him for the whereabouts of [[Joe Chill]]'s safehouse.
* Bruno Mannheim appears in the ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'' animated series, voiced by [[Kevin Michael Richardson]]. In the episode "Disordered", [[Superboy (Kon-El)|Superboy]] and the [[Forever People]] stumble upon Mannheim and Intergang robbing a subterranean gold vault using Apokoliptian technology and weapons. Mannheim escapes the initial encounter, though he is later stripped of his weaponry and captured when Superboy takes command of a corrupted [[Infinity-Man]] and turns it against Mannheim. In "Salvage", Mannheim and [[Whisper A'Daire]] use special technology to merge four [[Appellaxian]] host bodies into one Appellaxian Golem so the former could make it his personal enforcer. However, Superboy and [[Jaime Reyes|Blue Beetle]] destroy the golem and the latter restrains Mannheim and A'Daire against two trees, where [[Sportsmaster]] puts them in catatonic states as a warning to anyone who goes against the [[Secret Society of Super Villains|Light]]. As of the episode "First Impression", Mannheim recovered and continued to further Intergang's goals, such as attempting to steal [[Reach (comics)|Reach]] technology.
* Bruno Mannheim appears in the ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'' animated series, voiced by [[Kevin Michael Richardson]]. In the episode "Disordered", [[Superboy (Kon-El)|Superboy]] and the [[Forever People]] stumble upon Mannheim and Intergang robbing a subterranean gold vault using Apokoliptian technology and weapons. Mannheim escapes the initial encounter, though he is later stripped of his weaponry and captured when Superboy takes command of a corrupted [[Infinity-Man]] and turns it against Mannheim. In "Salvage", Mannheim and [[Whisper A'Daire]] use special technology to merge four [[Appellaxian]] host bodies into one Appellaxian Golem so the former could make it his personal enforcer. However, Superboy and [[Jaime Reyes|Blue Beetle]] destroy the golem and the latter restrains Mannheim and A'Daire against two trees, where [[Sportsmaster]] puts them in catatonic states as a warning to anyone who goes against the [[Secret Society of Super Villains|Light]]. As of the episode "First Impression", Mannheim recovered and continued to further Intergang's goals, such as attempting to steal [[Reach (comics)|Reach]] technology.
* Bruno Mannheim is mentioned in two [[Arrowverse]] series, ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'' and ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]''; in the latter, he is described as a former business partner of [[Lex Luthor]].
* Bruno Mannheim is mentioned in the TV series set in the [[Arrowverse]]:
** Bruno Mannheim is mentioned in the ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' episode "American Alien". He is a corrupt businessman and a former business partner of Lex Luthor, but without the connection with Intergang. In the episode "Dream Weaver" which takes place sometime after the "[[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]]", Intergang was revealed to have used Cypress Holding a front for their activities where Bruno Mannheim was in collaboration with Warden Wyatt Kote of Van Kull Prison in using the Zeltarian Orlando Davis, an unnamed Metalomite prisoner, an unnamed Toradine prisoner, an unnamed Obscuran prisoner, and an unnamed Dynamorph prisoner to commit illegal activities under the cover of a work release program.
** Bruno Mannheim is mentioned in the ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'' episode "Docket No. 11-19-41-73". When Oliver Queen and Felicity find out that the prosecution in Oliver's upcoming trial is headed by Alexa Van Owen, Felicity does a background check on her and mentions that she has taken down Intergang and Bruno Mannheim in court.


===Film===
===Film===
Bruno Mannheim appears in the animated film ''[[The Death of Superman (film)|The Death of Superman]]'', voiced by [[Trevor Devall]].
Bruno Mannheim appears in the animated film ''[[The Death of Superman (film)|The Death of Superman]]'', voiced by [[Trevor Devall]]. Mannheim assisted Darkseid in creating a New God soldier and later to capture Superman.


===Video games===
===Video games===

Revision as of 19:40, 31 January 2022

Bruno Mannheim
Bruno Mannheim as seen in the interior artwork from Who's Who in the DC Universe #12 (September 1991 DC Comics). Art by Paris Cullins.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceSuperman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #139 (July 1971)
Created byJack Kirby
In-story information
Alter egoBruno "Ugly" Mannheim

Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim is a fictional character appearing American comic books published by DC Comics. He is an Intergang crime boss who is the son of Moxie Mannheim and one of Superman's enemies.[1]

Publication history

The character first appeared in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #139 (July 1971) and was created by Jack Kirby.[2]

Fictional character biography

Pre-Crisis

Bruno Mannheim is a member of Intergang working under the clone of Morgan Edge. He is also the son of Moxie "Boss" Mannheim. Mannheim and his minions kidnap Guardian, Goody Rickels, and the Newsboy Legion and has them eat a meal laced with pyro-granulate. After letting them go, Bruno states that they will burn up in 24 hours.[3]

Guardian forced Bruno Mannheim into giving up the antidote for the pyro-granulate enabling him to save himself, Jimmy Olsen, and Goody Rickels as wells as the Newsboy Legion.[4]

Post-Crisis

In the Post-Crisis, Bruno Mannheim is a member of Intergang. While Superman was dealing with a storm, Mannheim called a meeting with the Intergang council of war where they need to find a way to discredit Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Cat Grant before Morgan Edge's trial.[5]

Mannheim and Intergang collaborate with Toyman when using Apokoliptian technology in his revenge on Lex Luthor. When Mannheim complains that Toyman is going to attract attention to him, Toyman urges Mannheim to stay out of his affairs.[6]

During the "Infinite Crisis" storyline, Mannheim become one of Metropolis' most powerful gangsters and the leader of the Intergang.[7]

Since his return in the miniseries 52, he claims now to have been "reborn" thanks to the New God Darkseid, and to have become a psychopath. During Week 25, now a devoted worshipper of crime itself, he has Intergang follow "The Crime Bible" of which the original copy is bound by the stone with which Cain killed Abel. He is also been shown to now be a cannibal, killing and then eating those whom do not submit to (or simply do not immediately join) Intergang like he did with Mirage. Bruno Mannheim later abducted Kite Man, Lamelle, Rawson, Sewer King, and Squid in order to get them to join Intergang. Some of them turned him down and were killed as a result.[8]

Over the course of the series, he comes into conflict with Renee Montoya, Nightwing and the new Batwoman, whom he wishes to sacrifice. As of Week 48, Mannheim has captured Batwoman and has her bound and gagged to a sacrificial altar, stabbing her through the heart shortly thereafter. When Montoya arrives and rescues her lover, Batwoman rips Mannheim's knife out of her own chest and impales him in the back, seemingly fatally. This is during Mannheim's attempt to turn Gotham into a miniature replica of Apokolips. Batwoman survives her injuries.[9]

Superman encounters him several weeks later, mutated to be several stories tall. Before teleporting away, he states that Darkseid is not his master anymore. Based on that comment, someone else is behind Intergang's recent activity.[10]

In Gotham Underground, Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim and Intergang were involved in a gang war with Tobias Whale.[11]

The New 52

In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe. Bruno Mannheim was seen as a member of Intergang at the time when Gotham City fell to the Religion of Crime.[12]

DC Rebirth

In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called "DC Rebirth", which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to "The New 52". Bruno Mannheim was informed by two of his men that the attack on "Author X" has failed. He throws the two men into the swimming pool and electrifies it.[13] Lois and Jon visit Cora Benning's office and find a note stating that she was taken by Intergang. While leaving the office, the three of them encounter Bruno Mannheim in the hall who claims that he is asking for directions. Lois thinks to herself that Mannheim is trying to get her to lower her guard.[14]

In other media

Television

  • Bruno Mannheim appeared in Superman: The Animated Series, voiced by Bruce Weitz. In the episode "Fun and Games", Bruno was responsible for bankrolling Winslow Schott Jr. into building his toy factory while secretly using it as a front for a numbers racket behind Schott's back. When the police uncovered the scheme, the gangsters fled, leaving the elder Schott to be framed for running the operation and falsely imprisoned for 10 years on gambling charges. This later earned him the wrath of his son Toyman who would later capture him and Lois Lane. Both of them were rescued by Superman while Toyman got away. In the episode "Tools of the Trade", Bruno and Intergang receive high-tech weapons from Kanto. After Superman defeats him, Mannheim flees with Kanto and meets the latter's boss Darkseid, who Mannheim agrees to work for in exchange for power. In the episode "Father's Day", Mannheim, Desaad, and Kalibak watch Superman fight a robot that Desaad sent to Earth. After Darkseid declined Kalibak's offer to take out Superman, Mannheim suggests to Darkseid to send back to Earth so he can reunite Intergang to do the job. Darkseid declines and teleports Mannheim to the Apokoliptian fire pits where he is put to work shoveling coal into furnaces. In the episode "Apokolips...Now" Pt. 1, Darkseid sends Mannheim back to Earth to cause a nuclear meltdown on a small island in preparation for an Apokoliptian invasion with the promise of political power. While Mannheim succeeds in overloading the reactor, Darkseid reneges and leaves Mannheim for dead on the island to be the "king of fools". Mannheim manages to get on a motorboat, but it gets caught in the explosion and capsizes. Following this, Darkseid has Granny Goodness take over Intergang.
  • Bruno Mannheim appeared in the Smallville live-action series episode "Stiletto", portrayed by Dominic Zamprogna. This version is a minion of the Ace of Clubs owner and mob boss Ron Milano who oversees a money counterfeiting operation. Mannheim and his minion A.J. mug Chloe Sullivan, though they are driven off by Lois Lane. After Milano mocks him for what happened, Mannheim kills him, takes over his operation, and begins plotting to eliminate all superheroes starting with the vigilante Stiletto. Upon discovering the bartender Jimmy Olsen was taking pictures, Mannheim and his gang take him captive and beat him for information on Stiletto. Clark Kent attempts to rescue Olsen, but is affected by the Kryptonite used in the counterfeit money before Stiletto defeats Mannheim and his men and rescues her friends. In the comic continuation Smallville Season 11, Mannheim becomes the leader of Intergang, gains possession of the Crime Bible, and is incarcerated at Stryker's Island where Batman interrogates him for the whereabouts of Joe Chill's safehouse.
  • Bruno Mannheim appears in the Young Justice animated series, voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. In the episode "Disordered", Superboy and the Forever People stumble upon Mannheim and Intergang robbing a subterranean gold vault using Apokoliptian technology and weapons. Mannheim escapes the initial encounter, though he is later stripped of his weaponry and captured when Superboy takes command of a corrupted Infinity-Man and turns it against Mannheim. In "Salvage", Mannheim and Whisper A'Daire use special technology to merge four Appellaxian host bodies into one Appellaxian Golem so the former could make it his personal enforcer. However, Superboy and Blue Beetle destroy the golem and the latter restrains Mannheim and A'Daire against two trees, where Sportsmaster puts them in catatonic states as a warning to anyone who goes against the Light. As of the episode "First Impression", Mannheim recovered and continued to further Intergang's goals, such as attempting to steal Reach technology.
  • Bruno Mannheim is mentioned in the TV series set in the Arrowverse:
    • Bruno Mannheim is mentioned in the Supergirl episode "American Alien". He is a corrupt businessman and a former business partner of Lex Luthor, but without the connection with Intergang. In the episode "Dream Weaver" which takes place sometime after the "Crisis on Infinite Earths", Intergang was revealed to have used Cypress Holding a front for their activities where Bruno Mannheim was in collaboration with Warden Wyatt Kote of Van Kull Prison in using the Zeltarian Orlando Davis, an unnamed Metalomite prisoner, an unnamed Toradine prisoner, an unnamed Obscuran prisoner, and an unnamed Dynamorph prisoner to commit illegal activities under the cover of a work release program.
    • Bruno Mannheim is mentioned in the Arrow episode "Docket No. 11-19-41-73". When Oliver Queen and Felicity find out that the prosecution in Oliver's upcoming trial is headed by Alexa Van Owen, Felicity does a background check on her and mentions that she has taken down Intergang and Bruno Mannheim in court.

Film

Bruno Mannheim appears in the animated film The Death of Superman, voiced by Trevor Devall. Mannheim assisted Darkseid in creating a New God soldier and later to capture Superman.

Video games

  • Bruno Mannheim appeared in Superman: Countdown to Apokolips.
  • Bruno Mannheim appears in DC Universe Online, voiced by Bruce Carey. In both the hero and villain campaigns, the players are sent by the Question and Deathstroke respectively to infiltrate Intergang and steal the Crime Bible from Mannheim. They arrive just as he sacrifices Batwoman to gain infinite power, though the players are able to defeat him with assistance from their respective benefactors. Following this, the hero players use the Crime Bible to revive Batwoman.

Miscellaneous

Bruno Mannheim appeared in an issue of The Batman Strikes!, which is based on the animated series The Batman. Mannheim works with Rupert Thorne to create an army of super-villains based on Bane, Man-Bat, Firefly, Gearhead, and Temblor so he can defeat the Justice League and take over Metropolis. To further this goal, Mannheim also turned himself a version of Metallo. However, Batman and Superman defeat him and his enhanced thugs.

References

  1. ^ Greenberger, Robert; Pasko, Martin (2010). The Essential Superman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. pp. 234–235. ISBN 978-0-345-50108-0.
  2. ^ 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. 193. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  3. ^ Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #139. DC Comics.
  4. ^ Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #141. DC Comics.
  5. ^ Action Comics #653. DC Comics.
  6. ^ Action Comics #657. DC Comics.
  7. ^ Infinite Crisis #7 (2005). DC Comics.
  8. ^ 52 Week Twenty-Five. DC Comics.
  9. ^ 52 Week Forty-Eight. DC Comics.
  10. ^ Superman #654. DC Comics.
  11. ^ Gotham Underground #4-5. DC Comics.
  12. ^ Batwoman Vol. 2 #0. DC Comics.
  13. ^ Superman: Lois and Clark #3. DC Comics.
  14. ^ Superman: Lois and Clark #4. DC Comics.
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