High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rag Doll (Peter Merkel, Jr.) is a fictional character, a supervillain and anti-hero in the DC Comics Universe. He first appeared in Villains United #1 (July 2005), and was created by Gail Simone and Dale Eaglesham. He is a member of the Secret Six and the son of the original Rag Doll, Peter Merkel.