Cogliostro
| Cogliostro | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| First appearance | Spawn #9 (March 1993) |
| Created by | Neil Gaiman Todd McFarlane |
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| Alter ego | Cain |
| Species | Hellspawn |
| Notable aliases | Nicholas Cogliostro, Cog, The Count, Vlad, Father Nicholas, Black Dark Hood, Abramelin/Merlin, Sinn |
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Cogliostro (/kɒɡliˈoʊstroʊ/ KOG-lee-OH-stroh), also simply Cog, is a character appearing in Todd McFarlane's Spawn comic book series published by Image Comics. Cogliostro was created in 1993 by author Neil Gaiman and artist Todd McFarlane and introduced in Spawn issue #9. Originally depicted as a supporting character, he becomes an antagonist as the series progresses, eventually becoming the supervillain Sinn and the third main antagonist of the series.