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Patchwork Man

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Real Name

Gregori Arcane

Current Alias

Patchwork Man

Identity

Secret

Alignment

Neutral

Relatives

Anaïs Arcane (mother, deceased); Josip Arcane (father, deceased); Anton Arcane (brother); Aniela Arcane (sister); Abigail Arcane (daughter); Matthew Cable (son-in-law, removed); Alec Holland (son-in-law); Tefé Holland (grand-daughter); Hans von Hammer (uncle, deceased); John Constantine (biological father of granddaughter)

Universe

Earth-One, New Earth

Base Of Operations

Transylvania, Romania

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Hair

Black

Unusual Features

The Patchwork Man is a hideous mockery of a human being with mottled skin, clumpy patches of hair, and scars running all across his body.

Status

Citizenship

Romanian

Marital Status

Widowed

Occupation

Businessman

Education

Various German universities

Origin

Origin

Place of Birth

Transylvania, Romania

Place of Death

Castle Arcane, Transylvania

Creators

Len Wein, Bernie Wrightson

First appearance

Swamp Thing #2
(January, 1973)

History

Powers and Abilities

Strength level

Superhuman Strength: The Patchwork Man possessed superhuman strength and stamina, the exact limits of which remain unknown.

Notes

• Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985-86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal.
• The origin of the Patchwork Man was revealed in Swamp Thing (Volume 1) #3.

• Although Gregori Arcane had a public identity in Transylvania, the general populace of Earth is unaware that he was resurrected as the Patchwork Man.

Trivia

• The concept of the Patwork Man borrows heavily from the story of Frankenstein, first written in 1818 by Mary Shelly. Shelly's creation was also re-imagined by DC Comics as the character known as the Spawn of Frankenstein. Aside from conceptual similarities, there is no connection between the Spawn of Frankenstein and the Patchwork Man.

See Also

• Discuss Gregori Arcane (New Earth) on the forums
• Appearances of Gregori Arcane (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Gregori Arcane (New Earth)
• Images featuring Gregori Arcane (New Earth)

Links and References

• Patchwork Man profile at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
  

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