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Pol Pot (Saloth Sar)

The Religious Affiliation of
Pol Pot
Saloth Sar

Religion: Communist CBR Scale: M

Name: Pol Pot

Alter Ego: Saloth Sar

Classification: villain villain   real/historical person real/historical person  

Publisher(s): DC Paradox Press

Earliest Appearance Listed in This Database: Big Book of Bad #13 (May 1998): "Pol Pot and the Killing Fields of Cambodia"

Creators: Steve Vance, Joe Sacco

Number of Appearances: 9

   Comic Book Appearances: 2

   TV, Film Appearances: 2

   TV, Film Appearances As Himself: 5

Ally: Nils Peterson
Ally: Professor Neal

Occupation: dictator

Nation: Cambodia

Birth Place: Prek Sbauv, Kampong Thum, Cambodia

Gender: male

Dr. Saloth Sar, the principle scientist character in Vertigo's comic book series, The Exterminators, is named for Pol Pot's birth name. Presumably in connection to this, Pol Pot actually has a cameo appearance in the second issue of The Exterminators.


This character is in the following 2 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Big Book of Bad #13 (May 1998): "Pol Pot and the Killing Fields of Cambodia" (lead character)
The Exterminators #2 (Apr. 2006): "Bug Brothers (Part II of V)" (cameo)


Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol_Pot
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0055959/
  - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0688749/
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/348849/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=16539
  - http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Exterminators_Vol_1_2
  - http://www.comicvine.com/the-exterminators-bug-brothers-chapter-two/37-107053/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=27695
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/266981/