Dark Opal

Few villains feel as tailor-made for their world as Dark Opal, the brooding antagonist who stepped onto the page in Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld #1 in 1983, conjured by the imaginative trio of Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, and Ernie Colón. A Bronze Age creation through and through, he anchors one of DC's most distinctive fantasy properties, sharing that jewel-encrusted realm with Amethyst herself, Amy Winston, Citrina, and Sardonyx — even crossing paths with Green Lantern along the way. Significant enough to earn a profile in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe and a presence stretching nearly three decades to 2012, Dark Opal is the kind of villain whose shadow defines the very world he inhabits — essential reading for anyone who loves DC's more fantastical corners.