King Coal (New Earth)

King Coal
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Unknown
Main Alias	King Coal
Other Aliases	Old King Coal
Affiliation	Religion of Crime
Base Of Operations	Newcastle
Status
Alignment	Bad
Citizenship	British
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Grant Morrison · Cameron Stewart
First Appearance	Batman and Robin #7 (March, 2010)

King Coal is a British crimelord and rival of the "Pearlies", led by the Pearly King.

History

Just before the Blackest Night, King Coal acquired a Lazarus Pit in a mine in the British countryside and tried to sacrifice Batwoman, hoping to turn Newcastle into the "New Jerusalem of Crime". He was unsuccessful in his goal.

Notes

• King Coal has a group of underlings at his disposal who dress like chimney-sweeps.
• According to notes by King Coal's creator, Grant Morrison, inspiration for the character is taken from Arthur Scargill, socialist leader of a miners' union in Newcastle in the 1980s, and from the phrase "coals to Newcastle".
  

Trivia

• King Coal was mentioned in JLA Classified #2. He is part of a collection of ideas regarding Knight & Squire, which was put together by Grant Morrison.

Related

• 3 Appearances of King Coal (New Earth)
• 2 Images featuring King Coal (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about King Coal (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: King Coal (New Earth)

Footnotes

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