BRAINIAC (Vril Dox I)	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Otto Binder

PERSONAL DATA

Real Name: Vril Dox I
Aliases: Milton Fine, Brainiac 2.5, Brainiac 13
Marital Status: Unknown
Known Relatives: Vril Dox II (son); Lyrl Dox (grandson); Brainiac 5 (descendant)
Gender: Male
Height: Unknown (Brainiac); 6'6" (as Brainiac [Version 2]); 5'8" (as Milton Fine)
Weight: Unknown (Brainiac); 300 lbs. (as Brainiac [Version 2]); 170 (as Milton Fine)
Eyes: Green (Brainiac); Green (as Brainiac [Version 2]); Brown (as Milton Fine)
Hair: None (Brainiac); Blond (as Brainiac [Version 2]); Brown (as Milton Fine)
First Appearance: Adventures of Superman #438 (March 1988)
First Appearance (historical): Action Comics #242 (July 1958)
Creators: Otto Binder

HISTORY

A great scientist from the planet Colu, Vril Dox tried to overthrow the planet's rulers and was disintegrated for his crimes. His mind lived on and has inhabited a number of forms over the years. Super-intelligent and possessing incredible mental powers, Brainiac has clashed with Superman and the massed forced of Earth's defenders on many occasions.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Brainiac in chronological order click here

PROFILE REFERENCES

Superman Villains Secret Files #1 (June 1998)

Superman: Secret Files 2009 (October 2009)

VARIANTS

For the pre-Crisis version of this character see Brainiac (Pre-Crisis) .