Obsidian (character)

Obsidian
Obsidian
	Obsidian as depicted in Infinity Inc. #6; art by Mike Machlan.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	All-Star Squadron #25 (September 1983)
Created by	Roy Thomas (writer); Jerry Ordway (artist);
In-story information
Full name	Todd James Rice
Species	Metahuman
Team affiliations	Justice Society of America; Justice League America; Infinity, Inc.; Justice League;
Partnerships	Ian Karkull; Eclipso; Mordru;
Abilities	Can merge with his own shadow, giving him enhanced physical strength and vitality; Flight; Intangibility; Shadow construct creation; Envelop enemies, showing them their dark side; Ability to enlarge himself and cover areas in pure shadow/darkness from a vast distance;

Obsidian (Todd James Rice) is a superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in All-Star Squadron #25 (September 1983), and was created by Roy Thomas and Jerry Ordway. He is the son of Alan Scott and Rose Canton and the twin brother of Jade. According to an Infinity, Inc. letter page, Obsidian was named "Todd" after a friend of Thomas.

Obsidian made his first live-action appearance on the second season of the DC show Legends of Tomorrow, with a younger version of the character portrayed by Dan Payne, with no speaking lines, and an older version portrayed by Lance Henriksen. Rice also appears in the third season of Stargirl on The CW network played by Tim Gabriel.

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