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Amanda Blake Waller is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''Legends'' #1 in 1986, and was created by John Ostrander, Len Wein and John Byrne. Despite not possessing any superpowers, Amanda Waller is a powerful antagonist and sometime-ally to the superheroes of the DC Universe, often serving as an antihero. In 2009, the character was ranked as IGN's 60th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.〔(Amanda Waller is number 60 ), IGN.〕 Waller is typically portrayed as a ruthless, high-ranking government official who uses intelligence, guile, and sheer intimidation to achieve her aims, often in the name of national security. She is often associated with the fictional government agencies Checkmate and A.R.G.U.S.. In many portrayals she directs the deadly missions of the so-called Suicide Squad, or oversees specialist research into people with powers. In recent years, the character has been substantially adapted into animated and live action media: C. C. H. Pounder for various animated projects, Pam Grier on the live-action series ''Smallville'', Angela Bassett in the live-action film ''Green Lantern'', Sheryl Lee Ralph in the animated series ''Young Justice'', Cynthia Addai-Robinson in the live-action series ''Arrow'', Yvette Nicole Brown in the animated series ''DC Super Hero Girls'' and Viola Davis in the upcoming film ''Suicide Squad''. ==Publication history== The people most responsible for shaping the character in her earliest appearances were John Ostrander and Kim Yale, in the pages of the second ''Suicide Squad'' series in the late 1980s. Nicknamed "the Wall", she is a former congressional aide and government agent often placed in charge of the Suicide Squad, a semi-secret government-run group of former supervillains working in return for amnesty. She later served as Secretary of Metahuman Affairs under President Lex Luthor, before being arrested in the wake of Luthor's public fall from grace. Waller was reassigned to the leadership of Checkmate as White Queen, but was forced to resign because of her involvement in Operation Salvation Run. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amanda Waller」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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