

Despite these abilities, the Parasite became depressed because he could no longer embrace his wife and children. On one occasion, while attempting to absorb a greater portion of his adversary's powers than previously, his body disintegrated for a period of time due to the pressure in his cells.

Touching Superman would instantly absorb a sizable fraction of his superhuman powers (it was established early on that he is not capable of acquiring the whole of Superman's powers).

Any time he touched someone, he could absorb their physical and mental properties. Wrongly believing that the company payrolls were hidden in storage containers, Jensen opened one and was bombarded with energies from biohazard materials (which was actually waste collected by Superman when he traveled into outer space), which transformed him into a purple skinned, parasitic entity, and thus he became the Parasite. Raymond Maxwell Jensen was a lowlife who got a job as a plant worker for a research center. Fictional character biography Ryona Death Parasite Pre-Crisis Ĭover to Action Comics #340. The Joshua Allen version of the New 52 Parasite debuted in Superman #23.4 and was created by Aaron Kuder. The Alex and Andrea Allston versions of Parasite first appeared in Adventures of Superman #633 and were created by Greg Rucka, Matthew Clark, and Andrew Lanning. 2 #58 and was created by John Ostrander and Joe Brozowski. The Rudy Jones version of Parasite first appeared in Firestorm vol. The Raymond Maxwell Jenson version of Parasite first appeared in Action Comics #340 and was created by Jim Shooter. Anthony Konechny took over the role of Parasite in the fourth season of Supergirl playing Raymond Jensen. He has been portrayed on live-action television by Brendan Fletcher in Smallville and William Mapother in Supergirl as Rudy Jones. The Rudy Jones version of the Parasite has been substantially adapted from the comics into multiple forms of media, most notably in the DCAU's Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League. In 2009, Parasite was ranked as IGN's 61st Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. The most recurring and well-known incarnation is Rudolph ' Rudy' Jones, who is a main adversary of Superman and belongs to the collective of enemies that make up his rogues gallery. (Allstons)Greg Rucka, Matthew Clark, and Andrew LanningĪbsorption of victim's energy, powers, and knowledge via physical contact (Allstons) Adventures of Superman #633 (Dec. (Jensen) Action Comics #340 (August 1966) Rudy Jones as the Parasite on the cover of Superman #684.
