Mad Mod (Neil Richards) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is known as one of the first recurring villains of the Teen Titans.
Publication history
Mad Mod first appeared in Teen Titans #7 and was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy.
Fictional character biography
One of the first villains to menace the Teen Titans, Mad Mod (real name Neil Richards) is a Carnaby Street fashion designer with no innate superpowers. His codename is derived from the popular Mod style in England at the time. Mad Mod initially uses his fashion label as a front to smuggle goods inside his clothing. After being foiled, he hatches a plot to steal the Queen of Britain's scepter, but is thwarted by the Titans.
The character disappeared following the cancellation of the original Teen Titans and was absent from the 1980–1994 series written by Marv Wolfman. Mad Mod resurfaces in the Dan Jurgens-written Teen Titans series of the mid-1990s as a reformed villain who now works as a costume designer for the Teen Titans.
Powers and abilities
During the Mad Mod's heyday as a villain, he would match his outrageous clothing with a way out approach in his intricate but deadly traps. He would employ a gang of thugs to do most of the handiwork that needed muscle.
Other versions
An alternate universe variant of Mad Mod appears in Titans Tomorrow.
In other media
Television
250px|right|thumb|An illusion of Mad Mod's younger self as depicted in [[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans.]]
- Mad Mod appears in Teen Titans (2003), voiced by Malcolm McDowell. This version is an old man, Anglophile, and ally of the Brotherhood of Evil who views the Teen Titans as rebellious "snots", and utilizes robots, hypnotic holographic projectors, death traps, and illusions controlled by his cane, which also allowed him to drain youth on one occasion.
- Mad Mod appears in the "New Teen Titans" segment of DC Nation Shorts.
Miscellaneous
Mad Mod appears in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.