Sebastian Faust (known as simply Faust) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, created by Mike Barr and Paul Pelletier. He was introduced in the 1993 Outsiders comic book series and is loosely based on the protagonist of the German legend who sold his soul to the Devil. The character is the son of the super-villain, Felix Faust, and is depicted as both a superhero and anti-villain. As an infant, the Sebastian's soul was sold in a Faustian bargain by his father to regain his natural mystic ability by the demon Neibiros. Instead, the demon tricked Felix by granting the power to his son instead. Sebastian would be trained in the mystic arts by his father but later runs away due to his abusive ways. As an adult, Sebastian would strike out as a mystic superhero and paranormal investigator, his reputation in the DC Universe's superhero community often controversial due to his parentage, his callous methods, and expertise in black magic. He is later re-introduced in the DC Rebirth with a similar origin while portrayed as an anti-villain; a highly-regarded agent of the United States government and director of A.R..G.U.S's mystic branch, Sebastian later betrays the organization in order to save his terminally ill wife, putting him in conflict with Amanda Waller and her mystic derivative team, the Suicide Squad Black. Publication history Sebastian Faust was first introduced in the Outsiders (Vol. 2) No. 1 Alpha in November 1993. Serving as the mystical member of the Outsiders team, he also guest starred alongside his teammates in Action Comics and Deathstroke the Terminator series. After the series' end in 1995, Sebastian made occasional appearances in other comics such as Superboy and the Ravers but later had a larger role in the 1999 Day of Judgement crossover; he would initially appear with a revised history and detailing involving the Enchantress in the DCU Villains Secret File and Origins comic released ahead of the event depicting him as a villain. In the actual crossover event, however, much of the details was changed though he still held a significance with Enchantress and was among the characters within the Sentinels of Magic team. Faust would later star in the 2001 JLA: Black Baptism storyline as one of the main characters, his origin from the Outsiders run revised as well as the nature of his powers. Although the character was