10 “Big Picture” Manipulators In Comics

Vandal Savage has been alive for over 50,000 years and has literally seen the evolution of the human race. He has been an advisor, to kings, warlords, and chieftains in thousands of conflicts throughout the centuries, manipulating the world toward his own image. Vandal has even claimed to have been famous historical conquerors such as Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, and Vlad the Impaler, but Savage is far from an unimpeachable source.

This rogue stepped from behind the curtain to directly engage the mystery men that emerged in the late 1940s. Either he saw them as an obstacle to his centuries-long plan of world domination or he was simply curious to test himself against these new stronger and worthier opponents. Either way, Savage became a frequent problem for the Justice Society of America, and later, the Justice League.

Vandal has had hundreds of offspring and even more descendants throughout history. He maintains his immortality in part by replacing failing body parts by taking them from his descendants. Most of his children do not know of their heritage, but one, Scandal Savage, is a villain in her own right and the leader of the Secret Six. Her complicated feelings about her father often bring them into conflict.