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First appearance	Superman (vol. 2) #187 (December 2002)
Created by	Geoff Johns and Pascual Ferry
Abilities	Body composed of living "puzzle pieces"
Aliases	The Puzzler
Further reading Puzzler at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original) Puzzler at the Grand Comics Database

Valerie van Haaften is a supervillain in the DC Universe who took the name the Puzzler.

The character, created by Geoff Johns and Pascual Ferry, first appeared in Superman (vol. 2) #187 (December 2002).

Valerie van Haaften is a Superman fan who attempted to join a number of superhero groups in order to meet him. She eventually decides to become a villain called the Puzzler to get his attention. Later, she is hired by Intergang to assassinate Superman.^[1]

As the Puzzler, Valerie van Haaften's body was composed of living "puzzle pieces".

Val-El is a character in the DC Universe who appears in Superman stories. He first appears as a statue in Superboy #136 (January 1967), with his background being explored in Krypton Chronicles #1-2 (September–October 1981).

Val-El was a Kryptonian explorer and member of the House of El. He discovered the lands that would later become known as Bokos, Vathlo and Lurvan.^[2]

A statue of Val-El holding a ship's wheel was erected and placed within the House of El family memorial vault on Krypton. The statues were transformed into Kryptonite during Krypton's destruction before being plated with protective lead and transferred to Rokyn.^[3]

Val-El appears in Krypton, portrayed by Ian McElhinney. This version is a scientist, a member of the House of El, and Seg-El's grandfather. Later in the series, he becomes the leader of a resistance against General Zod.

An earlier version of Batman Junior made one appearance in Detective Comics #231 (May 1956), in a story written by Edmond Hamilton, with art by Sheldon Moldoff. In the story, Batman Junior is John Vance, a boy who once helped Batman as his sidekick long before Robin (Dick Grayson at the time) had arrived. John re-enters Batman's life to solve yet another case, making Robin feel that he is about to be replaced. Apart from a reprint of the story in Batman #185 (October–November 1966), John Vance has not reappeared since.

Further reading Fredric Vaux at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

Fredric Vaux is a supervillain in the DC Universe. The character, created by Paul Levitz, first appeared in Adventure Comics #463.

Fredric Vaux is an enemy of the Justice Society of America.

Brenda Del Vecchio is a friend of Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) and Paco Testas, and the niece of the crime lord La Dama. Created by writers Keith Giffen and John Rogers and artist Cully Hamner, she first appeared in Infinite Crisis #3 (February 2006).^[4]

Vext is a character created by Keith Giffen and the star of a short-lived 1999 comic book series, also called Vext, published by DC Comics. The series was written by Keith Giffen, pencilled by Mike McKone, inked by Mark McKenna, lettered by Bob Lappan, and colored by Lovern Kindzierski with separations by Digital Chameleon for all six issues (with guest inker Andy Lanning filling in on issue 4). The series was the last one edited by Kevin Dooley before he left comic books and was assisted by Harvey Richards.

Virtue (Holly Fields) is a fictional superheroine in DC Comics. She first appeared in The Movement #1 (July 2013), and was created by Gail Simone and Freddie Williams II.

Virtue is a member of the eponymous Movement and a metahuman who can manipulate and draw power from emotions. This enables her to increase her physical strength, fly, and become intangible.^[5]

An original incarnation of Virtue, Cecile Horton, appears in the ninth season of The Flash, portrayed by Danielle Nicolet.^[6]

Carla Viti is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Carla Viti was Carmine Falcone's sister who leads the family's branch in Chicago. She is the mother of Johnny Viti and Lucia Viti.^[7]

Carla was later killed by Holiday.^[8]

Carla Viti appears in The Penguin, portrayed by Aleksa Palladino. This version is the cousin of Isabella Falcone, the mother of Gia (portrayed by Kenzie Grey), and friend of Sofia Falcone. After contributing to Sofia's father Carmine frame her for the murders of several women, Sofia later kills Carla while Gia is taken to Brookside Children's Home by a social worker.

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Johnny Viti is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Johnny Viti is the nephew of Carmine Falcone, working as an enforcer for the Falcone crime family.^[9]

• Johnny Viti appears in The Penguin, portrayed by Michael Kelly.^[10] This version is Carmine Falcone's cousin-in-law who is later killed by Sofia Falcone.
• Johnny Viti appears in Batman: Year One.^[11]
• Johnny Viti appears in Batman: The Long Halloween.