Zookeeper (comics)
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| Zookeeper | |
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 Zookeeper as depicted in Teen Titans (vol. 3) #14 (October 2004). Art by Tom Grummett, Lary Stucker and Jeromy Cox. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Teen Titans (vol. 3) #13 (September 2004) |
| Created by | Geoff Johns Tom Grummett |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Samuel Register |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Secret Society of Super Villains |
| Notable aliases | Dr. Register |
| Abilities | Metamorphic ability to transform into any animal |
Zookeeper (Samuel Register) is a character appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of the Teen Titans.
Publication history
[edit]Zookeeper first appeared in Teen Titans #13 (September 2004) and was created by Geoff Johns and Tom Grummett.
Fictional character biography
[edit]Dr. Samuel Register is a former colleague of Mark and Marie Logan who worked with him in Africa. He despises their rambunctious son Garfield, who constantly causes damage in his lab.[1]
After Garfield's parents successfully cure him of Sakutia, Register goes on to try to finish their work. He inhumanly experiments on animals, for which he is nicknamed "Zookeeper".[2]
In the "Beast Boys and Girls" storyline, Register steals a sample of Sakutia to try to mutate it like Garfield's parents did. He accidentally infects himself and every child in San Francisco, gaining purple skin and shapeshifting abilities. When Beast Boy is infected, the virus in him is canceled out and he is cured, losing his own shapeshifting abilities.[2]
Zookeeper injects venom from the Australian funnel-web spider into Garfield and attempts to dissect and extract the cure to Sakutia from him. Cyborg and the other Titans keep Register busy while Raven heals Beast Boy. Garfield reinfects himself with Sakutia to regain his powers, defeats Zookeeper, and uses his blood to cure the children.[3]
During the Villains United Infinite Crisis Special, Mammoth breaks Zookeeper out of prison. He then joins Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains.[4]
Some time later, Zookeeper is recruited by Superboy-Prime as part of a new version of the Legion of Doom.[5]
Following The New 52 and DC Rebirth relaunches, Zookeeper returns in Titans #26 (2025), where he hunts the Teen Titans and the Doom Patrol.[6]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Zookeeper can turn into any animal at will, similar to Beast Boy.
References
[edit]- ^ Teen Titans (vol. 3) #14 (October 2004)
- ^ a b Teen Titans (vol. 3) #13 (September 2004)
- ^ Teen Titans (vol. 3) #15 (November 2004)
- ^ Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special (June 2006)
- ^ Teen Titans (vol. 3) #98 (September 2011)
- ^ Brooke, David (May 16, 2025). "Full August 2025 DC Comics solicitations: H2SH ends and new Justice League Red". AIPT. Archived from the original on May 18, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Zookeeper at Titans Tower
