Deathstroke (real name
Slade Joseph Wilson) is a
fictional character who appears in
comic books published by
DC Comics. The character was created by Marv Wolfman and George Perez. He is a
mercenary and
assassin who first appeared in
The New Teen Titans (vol. 1) #2 (
1980).
Wizard magazine rated him the 24th greatest villain of all time and the 32nd greatest comic book character of all time. Also, in 2009, Deathstroke was ranked as
IGN's 32nd greatest comic book villain of all time.