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Deacon Joseph Blackfire is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Blackfire is stated as being over 134 years old, and is often portrayed as a power-crazed charismatic con artist and cult leader skilled in manipulation and brainwashing. Blackfire claimed to be a Native American shaman who was entombed alive after being found guilty of killing a tribal chief and committing heresy.
In the Blackest Night event, Blackfire's corpse is reanimated by a black power ring and recruited to the Black Lantern Corps. #1 (October 2009)
In The New 52 reboot, Deacon Blackfire is an Evangelism who is the center of the occult power permeating Arkham Asylum, with Duela Dent as his enforcer. When Batwing and Jim Corrigan uncover the secret of the asylum, both are captured by Blackfire and his demonic army. Batman is able to break the pipe that he is chained to, and in a reversal of their confrontation in Batman: The Cult, orders Blackfire to kill him to prove himself in front of his followers. Blackfire refuses multiple times, and his disillusioned army turns on him and beats him to death. Batman Eternal #17 (September 2014)
Between his death and the time of Batman Eternal, Blackfire has taken over the body of Maxie Zeus, in attempt to regain entry into the mortal world. He attempts to remove the Spectre from his host, Jim Corrigan, to gain his power, only for the Spectre to overpower Blackfire and remove him from Zeus' body. Batman Eternal #16 (September 2014) Blackfire returns in DC Rebirth, where he attempts to possess his only remaining blood relative as a means of resurrection. However, he is defeated by Batman and forced to return to Hell. Detective Comics #982 (August 2018)
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