2 #58 and was created by John Ostrander and Joe Brozowski. The Rudy Jones version of Parasite first appeared in Firestorm vol. The Raymond Maxwell Jenson version of Parasite first appeared in Action Comics #340 and was created by Jim Shooter. Anthony Konechny took over the role of Parasite in the fourth season of Supergirl playing Raymond Jensen. He has been portrayed on live-action television by Brendan Fletcher in Smallville and William Mapother in Supergirl as Rudy Jones.
The Rudy Jones version of the Parasite has been substantially adapted from the comics into multiple forms of media, most notably in the DCAU's Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League. In 2009, Parasite was ranked as IGN's 61st Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
The most recurring and well-known incarnation is Rudolph ' Rudy' Jones, who is a main adversary of Superman and belongs to the collective of enemies that make up his rogues gallery. Each version of the character has the ability to temporarily absorb the life-energy, superpowers, and knowledge of their victim. The Parasite is the name of several supervillains appearing in Americancomic books published by DC Comics. (Allstons)Greg Rucka, Matthew Clark, and Andrew LanningĪbsorption of victim's energy, powers, and knowledge via physical contact (Allstons) Adventures of Superman #633 (Dec. (Jensen) Action Comics #340 (August 1966) Rudy Jones as the Parasite on the cover of Superman #684.
