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Sonar (Bito Wladon)

The Religious Affiliation of
Sonar
Bito Wladon

Religion: Modoran Orthodox CBR Scale: U

Name: Sonar

Alter Ego: Bito Wladon

Other Names: Professor Dunkirk

Classification: villain villain  

Publisher(s): DC

First Appearance: Green Lantern (vol. 2) #14 (July 1962): "The Man Who Conquered Sound!"

Creators: John Broome, Gil Kane, Joe Giella

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 51

   Comic Book Appearances: 50

   TV, Film Appearances: 1

Teams/Affiliations: Freedom of Power Treaty; Secret Society of Super Villains

Enemy of: Green Lantern

Nation: Modora

Gender: male

Tiny Balkan nation of Modora, with a population of 400. Bito Wladon's parents were deaf, which was a mark of Satan to the superstitious Modorans. By Modoran beliefs, they were not to be killed or hurt, they were to be shunned. The hearing son of deaf parents, Young Bito was a pariah as well. Bito grew to resent his parents and the outside world.


This character is in the following 6 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Elongated Man
Green Lantern


Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=sonar
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=sonar
  - http://www.comicvine.com/sonar/29-6946/
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonar_(comics)
  - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0763461/
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/29889/