elled ▁Des a ad ) ▁is ▁a ▁fict ional ▁com ic ▁book ▁super villa in , ▁appearing ▁in ▁books ▁published ▁by ▁DC ▁Comics . ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁follow ers ▁of ▁Dark se id ▁from ▁the ▁planet ▁of ▁Ap ok ol ips ▁in ▁Jack ▁Kir by ' s ▁Four th ▁World ▁meta - series . ▁ ▁As ▁De Sa ad ▁serves ▁as ▁Dark se id ' s ▁master ▁tort urer , ▁his ▁name ▁refers ▁to ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁S ade . ▁At ▁one ▁point ▁De Sa ad ▁had ▁an ▁assistant ▁named ▁Just een , ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁de ▁S ade ' s ▁novel ▁Just ine , ▁although ▁she ▁bore ▁little ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁the ▁title ▁character . ▁ ▁Public ation ▁history ▁De Sa ad ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁Fore ver ▁People ▁# 2 ▁( A pril / May ▁ 1 9 7 1 ) ▁and ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Jack ▁Kir by . ▁ ▁F ict ional ▁character ▁bi ography ▁ ▁De Sa ad ' s ▁first ▁recorded ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁DC ▁Un iverse ▁was ▁as ▁a ▁h anger - on ▁at ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁Dra x , ▁he ir ▁to ▁Ap ok ol ips . ▁He ▁had ▁already ▁taken ▁his ▁" god - name ," ▁which ▁he ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁taken ▁in ▁t ribute ▁to ▁a ▁being ▁from ▁the ▁future ▁" who ▁has ▁taught ▁me ▁much ▁in ▁my ▁chosen ▁field ." ▁ ▁De Sa ad ' s ▁orig ins ▁were ▁revealed ▁during ▁Dark se id ' s ▁ch ess