Diabolique

Diabolique
Vital statistics
Species	Gargoyle
Physical description
Gender	Female
Production details
First appearance	YJT #2: "Ominous Tidings"

Diabolique is a gargoyle in Paris.

History

2020

Paris November 10, 03:10 CET

Diabolique and her fellow gargoyles were in stone form on the building Raptor Squad used as they surveilled Joe Henchy.

Appearances

• Companion comics
  • YJT 02. "Ominous Tidings" ^{(no lines)}

Background information

• Diabolique and her gargoyle clan appeared in the 11-page short "The Flashback of Notre Dame" from JLA Showcase 80-Page Giant #1, published in February 2000. The short was written by Greg Weisman and pencilled by Christopher Jones. Weisman wrote the story as a parody of the Disney animated series Gargoyles, which he had showrun and produced. The gargoyles were based on gargoyles from the Disney series, being both visually similar (though notably more bat-like), having thematically similar names and similar relationships. Diabolique is based on Demona from the Disney series, both having names related to the word "demon" in their respective languages, both the "ex-wife" of their clan's leader.
• Diabolique was a member of a clan of gargoyles cursed to eternal stone sleep until Captain Atom and Plastique inadvertantly broke the curse. After first believing the gargoyles were monsters and attacking them, Captain Atom realised his mistake and he and the Justice League Europe befriended them and helped send them back home to the magical island Brigadoon.