El Papagayo
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El Papagayo is a fictional character
, a comic book
western criminal created by Michael Fleisher
and José Luis García-López
and published by DC Comics
and first appearing in Jonah Hex (1st series) #2 (May 1977).
“El Papagayo” is Spanish
for “The Parrot”.
bandit who operated in the late 1800s. He is the leader of a large group of criminals. Quentin Turnbull
, an enemy of Jonah Hex
, hires an actor to portray a Secret Service agent in order to trick Hex into infiltrating Papagayo's gang and eventually bring the man to justice. Hex fails to do so and he and the bandit would come into conflict many more times over the years.
In one incident, El Papagayo captures Jonah from his hotel room and stakes him out in the desert to fry in the sun. He manages to escape but this is learned by El, who promises to keep an eye out for him.
In the 2010 graphic novel Jonah Hex: No Way Back
, Hex kills El Papagayo.
Decades later, the heroes known as Hawk and Dove
visit the supernatural realm of Hell. El Papagayo's spirit is seen suffering.
Batman
and Robin
once encountered a modern El Papagayo in the Republic of Montegua, who may or may not have been a descendant of the original.
Fictional character
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, a comic book
Comic book
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western criminal created by Michael Fleisher
Michael Fleisher
Michael L. "Mike" Fleisher is an American writer known for his DC Comics of the 1970s and 1980s, particularly for the characters the Spectre and Jonah Hex.-Early life and career:...
and José Luis García-López
José Luis García-López
José Luis García-López is a Spanish comic book artist who works in the United States of America, mostly for DC Comics. He has most recently penciled an arc in Batman Confidential, the Metal Men storyline in the 2009 Wednesday Comics weekly anthology, and, in 2011, one of the stories in The Spirit...
and published by DC Comics
DC Comics
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and first appearing in Jonah Hex (1st series) #2 (May 1977).
“El Papagayo” is Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for “The Parrot”.
Fictional character biography
El Papagayo is a MexicanMexico
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bandit who operated in the late 1800s. He is the leader of a large group of criminals. Quentin Turnbull
Quentin Turnbull
Quentin Turnbull is a comic book western criminal created by Michael Fleisher and Tony DeZuniga and published by DC Comics and first appearing in Weird Western Tales #22 .-Fictional character biography:...
, an enemy of Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex
Jonah Woodson Hex is a Western comic book antihero created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga and published by DC Comics. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is horribly scarred on the right side. Despite his poor reputation and personality, Hex is bound by a personal...
, hires an actor to portray a Secret Service agent in order to trick Hex into infiltrating Papagayo's gang and eventually bring the man to justice. Hex fails to do so and he and the bandit would come into conflict many more times over the years.
In one incident, El Papagayo captures Jonah from his hotel room and stakes him out in the desert to fry in the sun. He manages to escape but this is learned by El, who promises to keep an eye out for him.
In the 2010 graphic novel Jonah Hex: No Way Back
Jonah Hex: No Way Back
Jonah Hex: No Way Back is a 2010 original graphic novel written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray with art by Tony DeZuniga, published by DC Comics, and starring the Western bounty hunter Jonah Hex.-Publication history:...
, Hex kills El Papagayo.
Decades later, the heroes known as Hawk and Dove
Hawk and Dove
Hawk and Dove is the moniker given to two superheroes when they team up to fight crime. Hawk and Dove describes each character's attitude or approach to fighting crime. The hawk represents aggression, and the dove representing pacifism.-Hank and Don Hall:...
visit the supernatural realm of Hell. El Papagayo's spirit is seen suffering.
Batman
Batman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
and Robin
Robin (comics)
Robin is the name of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, originally created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson, as a junior counterpart to DC Comics superhero Batman...
once encountered a modern El Papagayo in the Republic of Montegua, who may or may not have been a descendant of the original.