by "Devil May Care" in Teen Titans (vol. 3) #42 (February 2007). Keith Giffen penned an eight-issue miniseries Reign in Hell (September 2008–April 2009, including DC Universe Special: Reign in Hell #1 (August 2008)) featuring an all-out war between Hell and Purgatory. Since then, there have been three further appearances, a short joke involving Ambush Bug (Irwin Schwab) in issue #3 of the six-issue miniseries Ambush Bug: Year None #1–5 and 7 (September 2008–January 2009 and December 2009), and two canonical appearances, the first in issues #8–13 of the 13-issue miniseries Constantine: The Hellblazer (August 2015–August 2016) and the second in issues #2–6 of the six-issue miniseries Midnighter and Apollo (December 2016–May 2017). Fictional character history Neron is one of the major demon-lords of Hell, a "Wishweaver", the "King of Hate" and the "Lord of Lies". It is not known how old he is, but he has claimed "I brought the very first couple together" and he has told Wonder Woman "I am among the first that walked abroad in this universe, and my influence has been known since humanity's first fall from grace". Although he is unknown to Earth's superheroes and supervillains until the events of Underworld Unleashed, the ancient supervillain Vandal Savage (Vandar Adg II) is long since acquainted with him. He specializes in making deals with people for their souls in exchange for fulfilling their greatest desires. As Vandal Savage says to him: "Deals are your passion, Neron. You grant us the desires of our hearts – in exchange for our immortal souls". These deals are classic Faustian arrangements made only to further his own twisted ends; half-truths and treachery which lead to either misfortune for the dealmakers or their deaths, the latter either as a result of their own actions or by Neron claiming their souls when the deal is up or when they fail to keep their side of the deal. In other cases, he achieves his aims by offering similarly treacherous information or by fulfilling a person's greatest desire in exchange for the completion of a task for him – usually with similar results. To approach a victim, he will either appear before them directly with a deal for their soul or send them a carved black candle (a "demon stick" forged in demon's blood) which, when lit, either summons him to them directly to make a deal or brings them to Hell, where