10 Most Unexpectedly Powerful DC Villains
7. Doctor Light
In his debut, the photon-controlling Doctor Arthur Light battled the Justice League. However, every time he reappeared in the comics, he seemed less competent than the last time.
When he was defeated by the League, he tried taking on their sidekicks, The Teen Titans, but was thwarted again. After that, he thoroughly scraped the bottom of the barrel by tackling Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys but he couldn't even beat them!
Basically, Doctor Light was seen as a joke for decades. But the Lord of Luminescence is far stronger than he appears. It was revealed in 2004 that the reason why Light is a bit rubbish is because the Justice League member Zatanna lobotomised him after he assaulted Sue Dibny.
When this lobotomy was reversed, his light-manipulating powers grew exponentially. He has the ability to control or destroy any light-based power, create constructs made of hard light, render himself invisible, or create a forcefield.
On top of that, Light is one of the only beings in the universe who can effortlessly destroy a Green Lantern's constructs. Since these constructs are made of light, they are playthings to this felon of photonics.