Deacon Joseph Blackfire is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Blackfire is stated as being over 134 years old, and is often portrayed as a power-crazed charismatic con artist and cult leader skilled in manipulation and brainwashing.

Deacon Blackfire was a con-man and cult leader who claimed to be over 100 years old at the time of his death, despite appearing much younger. He had discovered the secret to eternal youth: bathing in buckets of human blood.

Deacon Blackfire is a sociopathic but influential cultist operating in Gotham City. He is notable for being one of the few to break Batman psychologically by successfully brainwashing the Dark Knight into joining his cult.

A power-crazed priest, charismatic conman and cult leader, Deacon Blackfire used his skills in religion and conmanship to indoctrinate and brainwash the impoverished and homeless population of Gotham City to serve as members and followers in his cult and aid him in his quest to control Gotham...

Deacon Joseph Blackfire is a sinister preacher and a major antagonist in the DC Comics appearing as the main antagonist of the story Batman: The Cult. Blackfire is stated as being over 100 years old, and is often portrayed as a power-crazed, sadistic, callous, manipulative, and charismatic con...

Deacon Joseph Blackfire was an evangelist for the poor of Gotham City who assembled them into a cult in an attempt to take over the city three years before the destruction of Arkham Asylum. After each of his sermons, Blackfire would select members of his audience to …

Deacon Blackfire was a conman and cult leader who was over 100 years old at the time of his death, despite appearing much younger. He had discovered the secret to eternal youth, bathing in buckets and buckets of human blood.