Publisher DC Comics Alter ego Richard Perignon | Created by Len Wein Paris Cullins Creators Len Wein, Paris Cullins | |
Abilities Muse is a skilled marksman and carries an arsenal of weapons. First appearance Blue Beetle #5 (October 1986) | ||
Muse is the alias of Richard Perignon, a fictional character from DC Comics. He first appeared in Blue Beetle Vol.2 #5 (October 1986).
Fictional character biography
Richard Perignon was the son of the ‘mob boss’ Vincent Perignon and one of his lieutenants. His father who saw him as the heir to the family business planned Richard’s future out for him. Richard had other ideas however and longed to be an actor, a profession his father forbade him to pursue. Richard adopted the identity of Muse in order to organise local street gangs into a force that could sweep away his father’s organisation and allow him to become an actor. His efforts caused him to come into contact with the Blue Beetle II and The Question I. The Muse threatened his father to quit the mob. His father challenged The Muse, Blue Beetle and The Question, along with Richard's father. The Muse jumped in front of his father taking the bullet. The Muse, mortally wounded died with a Shakespeare line on his lips, an actor to the end.