Mister Terrific (Michael Holt)

Michael Holt is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake, first appearing in Spectre (Volume 3) #54 (1997). He is the second Mister Terrific, successor to Terry Sloane.

Fictional character biography

Beginning his career after losing everything with the untimely death of his wife and unborn child, he wears the slogan Fair Play on his costume. In addition to his genius-level intellect and position as one of the world's smartest people, he is also an olympic-level athlete and expert combatant. His T-Spheres render him completely invisible to technology. He has been a member of the Justice League, the Justice Society of America and Checkmate.

In other media

Echo Kellum portrayed a version of the character renamed Curtis Holt in the CW Arrowverse series Arrow, from the fourth to the final eighth season. Edi Gathegi will play the character in the 2025 movie Superman, set in the DC Universe (DCU).