The Demon is a
superhero and
antihero appearing in
comic books published by
DC Comics. Created by
Jack Kirby, the titular character, named
Etrigan, is a
demon from
Hell who, despite his violent tendencies, usually finds himself allied to the forces of good, mainly because of the alliance between the heroic characters of the
DC Universe and
Jason Blood, a human to whom Etrigan is bound. Etrigan is a muscular humanoid creature with orange or yellow skin, horns, red eyes, and pointed, webbed ears. The character was originally based in
Gotham City, leading to numerous team-ups with
Batman.