Iago (Earth-One)

Arnold Alpert
Mainstream Universe‎, 1950s-1986
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Real Name	Iago
Main Alias	Arnold Alpert
Other Aliases	Arnie Alpert · Old Scratch · the Adversary · Samael · He whose name cannot be spoken
Base Of Operations	Metropolis
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Volunteer
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Green
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Earth-One
Creators	Elliot S. Maggin · Curt Swan
First Appearance	Superman #419 (May, 1986)
Last Appearance	Superman #419 (May, 1986)

Iago is a demonic enemy of Superman

History

Iago possessed the body of a man named Arnie Alpert who performed good deeds in his daily life. Arnie volunteered his time between working at a Senior Citizens Center on Mondays, to working at the Metropolis Orphanage on Tuesdays to working at the Meals for Metropolis on Wednesdays which is a Soup Kitchen that feeds the city's poor and homeless.

During this time, Superman was chasing a demonic being called Greeneyes. At the same time Greeneyes was flying through an alley to escape Superman, Arnie was disposing the trash at the soup kitchen. Arnie just happened to be holding the trashcan lid (like a shield) and Greeneyes flew directly into the lid. Superman arrived at the location only to find Greeneyes' cape which soon disappeared from Superman's hands. Arnie was teleported into Hell where Iago took on Arnie's features and returned to Earth.

As Iago, he took the possession of the body of a female inmate #636211 at the Pocantico Federal Correctional Facility and walked through the main wall which caused the female inmates to escape.

Transforming his appearance back to Arnie, he went to the Metropolis Eagle to stir up trouble for Superman. He suggested a smear campaign against the Man of Steel which the editor came to like the idea.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Possession

Related

• 1 Appearances of Iago (Earth-One)
• 1 Images featuring Iago (Earth-One)
• 1 Quotations by or about Iago (Earth-One)
• Character Gallery: Iago (Earth-One)

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