While we are getting the umpteenth version of Superman and Batman, there are still oh so many more or less popular characters out there that are still waiting impatiently for their Heroclix debut. In this edition of Unclixed, it's Superboy’s nemesis, Match!

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Since his debut in 1993 during the “Reign of the Supermen” arc, Superboy has distinguished himself significantly from the Man of Steel he was cloned to replace. But despite moving on to star in his own titles with his own supporting cast, Superboy didn’t have the greatest rogue’s gallery outside of Knockout.

This changed in 1997 when Match was introduced. Made as a clone of Superboy by the shadowy group known as The Agenda, Match had the same powers, a slightly different look and a programmed dislike for his progenitor. Problem was, as the clone of a clone, things just didn’t quite work out for him. You’d think The Agenda would have seen “Multiplicity”.

Match would pose as Superboy and infiltrate his team Young Justice on not one, but two occasions before getting caught and sent packing. But then in 2007 when Deathstroke put together a team specifically to combat the Teen Titans, Match was recruited. However, by this point, Match had devolved into a Bizzaro-like appearance with the brains to boot.

During this fight between the Teen Titans and Deathstroke’s group, Match would end up being possessed by the Titans’ former member and then-enemy Jericho, who used the body to escape before eventually attacking the Titans again, only to get caught. Jericho would abandon the body.

Match’s sad story would then come to a tragic end when he got killed by Superboy-Prime. His corpse being used to make more Superboy clones, which would then get destroyed by the Titans.


Why clix him? For all the many Clix that have been made of Superboy, there have been way less pieces made from his enemies. Now I grant you that they’ve made Knockout and King Shark, but the likes of Silversword, Sidearm and Scavenger being made are slim and none. Yet Match has had a surprisingly long run of use for one of Superboy’s foes, even vexing he Titans while Superboy was dead!


Who would he play with? The roster of Titans East, though there’s sadly still a number of other members missing. In the meantime that list would be Deathstroke, Cassandra Cain, Inertia and Sungirl.

What would his dial look like? Admittedly, Match’s dial should not be as good as Superboy’s. I could probably start out with something like Charge, TK and Invulnerability, but change into a cheap brick of Super-Strength and Battle Fury to represent when he started to devolve into Bizarro-Boy.

What would your idea of a dial for Match look like, folks? Feel free to reply as that's it for this edition of Unclixed! Be here next week for an all new Comic Accurate! And in two weeks, we spotlight another DC villain!

Good article. I would love to get a character based on Match.

Throw-back to the '80's? I remember people wearing belts and scarves around their calves.

I dunno, that was from the mid-to-late 90s. Granted, fashion choices hadn't improved much by then...

definitely need him, and hopefully not as a prime or unique. he should get the titans kw and the prime's titans kws so you can run three of him to finish off that theme.

it's such an easy sculpt reuse, i'm flabbergasted he hasn't shown up yet

Match did earn representation as a villian card in the DC Deck Building Game Teen Titans edition.

We got Duela Dent as Joker's Daughter in the World's Finest set, so add her to the list!

Great choice. I have been waiting for Match and the other unmade Titans East for years!

Great read, match would be cool. now I want a dead Superboy made.

Nice choice. They need to make more Young Justice villains.

More and more evidence we need another crack at a teen titans set

In the 90's (in comics), if you didn't have unnecessary pouches and shoulder pads, you at *least* had to have lots of pointless belts, belts around waists, arms, legs, wherever.

The 90's was the worst decade ever.