Mister Terrific (Michael Holt)

Michael Holt
Michael Holt as Mister Terrific as he appeared on a splash page of The Terrifics #4 (May 2018). Art by Evan "Doc" Shaner.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Spectre (vol. 3) #54 (cover dated June 1997)
Created by	John Ostrander Tom Mandrake
In-story information
Alter ego	Dr. Michael Curtis Holt
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Justice Society of America Checkmate Terrifics Justice League
Abilities	Genius-level intellect Proficient scientist, engineer, and physician Use of T-Spheres Invisibility to technology Skilled athlete and martial artist
Mister Terrific Publication information Publisher DC Comics Schedule Monthly Format Ongoing Genre Superhero Publication date September 2011 – April 2012 No. of issues 8 Creative team Written by Eric Wallace Artist(s) Gianluca Gugliotta, Scott Clark, James Taylor

Michael Holt is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the second character to take up the Mister Terrific mantle.

Holt has been substantially adapted into media outside comics. Michael Beach, Hannibal Buress, and Kevin Michael Richardson, among others, have voiced the character in animated television series and films. Echo Kellum portrayed a version of the character renamed Curtis Holt in the CW Arrowverse series Arrow. Edi Gathegi will play the character in the 2025 film Superman, set in the DC Universe (DCU).