he may be a bit of a devil but he’s
still fighting for the good guys as a
guardian angel we’ve been siphon
they’ll be ready for us welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll explore
the comic book origins of el Diablo
as with most comic book characters there
are often reimagining zin different
versions to a character’s past we have
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
which unfolded in 1970s all-star western
number 2 which was expanded upon in 1989
secret origins number 2 2006 is Jonah
Hex number 11 and 2008 el Diablo number
1 el Diablo ever at the service of
justice El Diablo is the name given to
several characters that have popped up
in the DC Universe throughout the years
some have had no superpowers others have
possessed Magic based abilities and all
of them are held to deal with El Diablo
the devil first appeared without an
origin story back in 1970 the story
begins in the Old West during a
stagecoach robbery when a mysterious
cloaked and masked figure appeared ready
to fight the bandits his reputation
preceding him the mighty El Diablo
scared away the highwayman
inside the coach a pregnant woman was
about to give birth
another passenger was a doctor but he
refused to help his own wife and baby
had died when he tried to deliver that
baby thus leaving the doctor afraid of
the procedure
it was another passenger a prostitute
who rose to the occasion when El Diablo
gave her the courage after a successful
birth
el Diablo brought the new mother and
baby safely into town and promptly
disappeared this mysterious Old West
version of the character was replaced
with a more modern version in 1989 a
young boy named Rafael Sandoval used to
listen to his father’s folk tales in
which villains were given their due not
by an avenging angel but by the devil
himself soon afterwards
Sandoval’s father was killed in a
construction accident caused by unsafe
working conditions and the wealthy owner
of the company escaped without any
punishment
Rafael was taken under the wing of a
priest who taught him boxing he grew up
and eventually went to college and
became a lawyer when he returned home he
was elected to the City Council
unfortunately the political machine
worked against him to prevent him from
making a real difference after being
unable to deal with a string of
mysterious fires as a city councilor
Rafael donned a costume and called
himself el Diablo he caught the
arsonists and started a career as a
costumed vigilante helping those most in
need the original el Diablo hadn’t
disappeared for good however a 2006
Jonah Hex story went back and shed some
light on the Old West version of the
character it turns out that he was
actually a man named Lazarus lain a bank
teller who was struck by lightning and
then raised from the dead by an Indian
shaman he was then possessed by a demon
with a very distinct mission when Laine
fell asleep el Diablo roamed the land
exacting justice jumping ahead to the
present day Lazarus Lane showed up in a
hospital in modern-day Los Angeles
against her by the name of chato Santana
had recently been paralyzed in a police
bust he was placed in a room with Lane
who had fallen into a coma afraid that
chato would turn them in his old gang
buddies arrived to kill him as he fought
against death chato found himself in the
spirit world
where he met el Diablo in order to cheat
death he agreed to take Lazarus lanes
place and thus a new avenging angel with
demonic powers was born interestingly
both the Lazarus Lane and chato Santana
versions of El Diablo have made
appearances in the new 52
DC’s revamp of its universe
the Old West version is around still
righting wrongs while chato has been
seen as a member of the more recent
incarnations of the Suicide Squad the
various versions of El Diablo could
hardly be more different in origin yet
they all have a common thirst for
justice and vengeance whether set in the
days of the Old West or in a more
contemporary timeline the character has
undeniable appeal are you a fan of El
Diablo in any of his forms huh for more
comic book origins be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com what you will do you
will see songul y’all one who stay stuck
yes I want to see stop I was just trying
to get you there no hard feelings right
we good
still fighting for the good guys as a
guardian angel we’ve been siphon
they’ll be ready for us welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll explore
the comic book origins of el Diablo
as with most comic book characters there
are often reimagining zin different
versions to a character’s past we have
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
which unfolded in 1970s all-star western
number 2 which was expanded upon in 1989
secret origins number 2 2006 is Jonah
Hex number 11 and 2008 el Diablo number
1 el Diablo ever at the service of
justice El Diablo is the name given to
several characters that have popped up
in the DC Universe throughout the years
some have had no superpowers others have
possessed Magic based abilities and all
of them are held to deal with El Diablo
the devil first appeared without an
origin story back in 1970 the story
begins in the Old West during a
stagecoach robbery when a mysterious
cloaked and masked figure appeared ready
to fight the bandits his reputation
preceding him the mighty El Diablo
scared away the highwayman
inside the coach a pregnant woman was
about to give birth
another passenger was a doctor but he
refused to help his own wife and baby
had died when he tried to deliver that
baby thus leaving the doctor afraid of
the procedure
it was another passenger a prostitute
who rose to the occasion when El Diablo
gave her the courage after a successful
birth
el Diablo brought the new mother and
baby safely into town and promptly
disappeared this mysterious Old West
version of the character was replaced
with a more modern version in 1989 a
young boy named Rafael Sandoval used to
listen to his father’s folk tales in
which villains were given their due not
by an avenging angel but by the devil
himself soon afterwards
Sandoval’s father was killed in a
construction accident caused by unsafe
working conditions and the wealthy owner
of the company escaped without any
punishment
Rafael was taken under the wing of a
priest who taught him boxing he grew up
and eventually went to college and
became a lawyer when he returned home he
was elected to the City Council
unfortunately the political machine
worked against him to prevent him from
making a real difference after being
unable to deal with a string of
mysterious fires as a city councilor
Rafael donned a costume and called
himself el Diablo he caught the
arsonists and started a career as a
costumed vigilante helping those most in
need the original el Diablo hadn’t
disappeared for good however a 2006
Jonah Hex story went back and shed some
light on the Old West version of the
character it turns out that he was
actually a man named Lazarus lain a bank
teller who was struck by lightning and
then raised from the dead by an Indian
shaman he was then possessed by a demon
with a very distinct mission when Laine
fell asleep el Diablo roamed the land
exacting justice jumping ahead to the
present day Lazarus Lane showed up in a
hospital in modern-day Los Angeles
against her by the name of chato Santana
had recently been paralyzed in a police
bust he was placed in a room with Lane
who had fallen into a coma afraid that
chato would turn them in his old gang
buddies arrived to kill him as he fought
against death chato found himself in the
spirit world
where he met el Diablo in order to cheat
death he agreed to take Lazarus lanes
place and thus a new avenging angel with
demonic powers was born interestingly
both the Lazarus Lane and chato Santana
versions of El Diablo have made
appearances in the new 52
DC’s revamp of its universe
the Old West version is around still
righting wrongs while chato has been
seen as a member of the more recent
incarnations of the Suicide Squad the
various versions of El Diablo could
hardly be more different in origin yet
they all have a common thirst for
justice and vengeance whether set in the
days of the Old West or in a more
contemporary timeline the character has
undeniable appeal are you a fan of El
Diablo in any of his forms huh for more
comic book origins be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com what you will do you
will see songul y’all one who stay stuck
yes I want to see stop I was just trying
to get you there no hard feelings right
we good
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