Bork (character)

Bork
Power Company: Bork #1, part of the Power Surge mini-event; art by Tom Grummett.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	The Brave and the Bold #81 (December 1968)
Created by	Bob Haney (writer) Neal Adams (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Carl Andrew Bork
Species	Metahuman
Team affiliations	Power Company
Notable aliases	King of the Docks
Abilities	Superhuman strength Invulnerability

Bork (Carl Bork) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bob Haney and Neal Adams, the character first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #81 (December 1968) and was later re-introduced in JLA #61 (February 2002).

Fictional character biography

Carl Bork is a criminal dockworker from Gotham City nicknamed "King of the Docks". After a shipboard theft in the South Pacific, he discovers Desolation Island, whose natives give him a magic statue that gradually mutates him.

Bork in The Brave and the Bold #81, artist Neal Adams.

Bork is imprisoned in the Van Kull prison outside Metropolis. He escapes and battles Batman before being convinced to surrender while his mother is treated for a heart condition.

After being paroled, Bork joins the Power Company. He is later forced to fight in Roulette's metahuman brawls and appears as a client of the Oblivion Bar.

In other media

Carl Bork appears in The Flash episode "Seeing Red", portrayed by Andre Tricoteux.