Ian Karkull

Ian Karkull
Ian Karkull as depicted in Who's Who: Update '87 #3 (October 1987). Art by Greg Brooks.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceMore Fun #69 (August 1941)
Created byGardner Fox
Howard Sherman
In-story information
SpeciesHuman magic user
PartnershipsObsidian
Abilities
  • Scientific genius
  • Darkness empowerment
  • Darkness manipulation
  • Darkness generation
  • Shadowland sorcery
  • Shadow Absorption
  • Shadow constructs
  • Soul Corruption
  • Intangibility
  • Phasing

Ian Karkull is a supervillain in comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in More Fun Comics #69 (August 1941) as a foe of the sorcerer Doctor Fate. He later became a recurring foe of the All-Star Squadron and the Justice Society of America, beginning in All-Star Squadron Annual #3.