This kept the police occupied with crowd control and traffic control, allowing Walker to commit robberies in relative peace. He is credited among other contemporary writers as bringing horror comics back to . Formerly the D.A. Sharp fangs and claws. The first appearance of Catman is Detective Comics 311. She becomes a hired assassin in order to prevent foreclosure on her family estate. During a battle with Robin, Zatara and Rose Wilson his body inexplicably vanished and he is pressumed dead. He earned his name because he imitates noises around him, such as dripping taps, gunshots, etc. As the Firebug, Rigger insanely sought revenge, not on landlords or manufacturers, but on the buildings themselves, destroying them regardless of how many innocents died. steal his fortune and go to war against him and his allies. He resurfaces as a costumed villain called Captain Calamity who battles the. Arguments could probably be made for some inclusions and exclusions. The Mud Pack was made She is seen only in a few panels but has not been caught yet, but due to her involvement with Bane and the Scarecrow, manages to defeat Batman. A minor criminal named Harrah, nicknamed "the Mole", tries to tunnel into the Gotham City Bank, but is stopped by Batman and Superman. In need of an expensive antidote, Ross uses his newfound powers to commit crimes in Gotham; anxious not to hurt anyone, but accidentally killing his girlfriend Mary Lamont. Leonard Fiasco is a professional at covering the tracks of other crimes. They discover they share a great skill as gunslingers and become bandits, taking their motif from their heroic, Inspector Dudley "Deadly" Soames is the most corrupt cop working in the. A convicted murderer, Derek Mitchel escapes from jail seeking vengeance on Mortimer Kadaver, but is involved in an unfortunate accident on the way that turns him into a literally corrosive man, his entire skin burned with chemical fire which can eat through walls and floors or maim human flesh. She is extremely agile and acrobatic. For a 20 percent cut, the Eraser will "erase" the evidence of another crime. Formerly normal people that have been twisted genetically into rampaging monstrous giants at the hands of Dr. Hugo Strange. Born with a disorder that stopped her from growing into an adult, Mary Dahl eventually became deranged. Years later, during a tunnel prison break, Harrah almost drowns in a wave of toxic sewage that mutates him into a, In the earliest days of Batmans career, the Monarch of Menace represented the Dark Knights only failure, being the first criminal ever to defeat Batman and leave Gotham with a fortune in stolen goods. Wylie was a millionaire who was suffering from bankruptcy. When he awoke, the thieves were gone, but Batman was there. He takes control of the underworld and almost succeeds in defeating Batman before apparently being killed by, Sterling T. Silversmith (alias The Sterling Silversmith) has been obsessed with silver since childhood and now, as a silver-haired older man, has amassed a fortune in stolen goods. An African American former soldier and demolitions expert, Joseph Rigger returned to find his family dead due to substandard housing in three separate buildings: his baby sister died from nibbling at peeling paint, his father from a fall through rotted flooring, and his mother while trapped in a malfunctioning elevator. He killed them, and believed he had absorbed some of their life force at their demise. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The original freak. A French supervillain. Where Were You On The Night Batman Was Killed? Unfortunately, it appears Failsafe is triggered under the belief Batman has become . send you an email once approved. He also appears as an enemy of Damian Wayne in the future. Karl Courtney is a criminal who commits crimes using a pirate motif. She is the closest ally of Dollmaker. For more Batman and DC news, follow the Comics section at FanSided.com. This edit will also create new pages on Comic Vine for: Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Judson Caspian is a socialite by day and an ultra-violent. He is currently incarcerated at Arkham Asylum. Natalia Knight is a thief and manipulator. A former British secret agent, Alfred is a skilled surgeon who often treats members of the Bat-Family. Villain First appearance Description Abattoir: Detective Comics #625 (January 1991): Arnold Etchison is a serial killer who killed his family members. James Craddock, better known as Gentleman Ghost, is a supervillain from DC comics who varies between being a criminal who pretends to be a ghost or an actual spirit. After several battles with Batman, he is killed by. up of Lady Clayface, and three previous men who called themselves Clayface. Her abilities including gliding and wrapping others with the cloth. In the Post-Crisis comics, Paul Sloan is a successful actor who is persuaded to impersonate Two-Face by a number of Gotham's villains when Two-Face refused to join their scheme with Two-Face's coin landing with the unscarred side up. His failure cost him his life. Bats Named after the Angel of Death, Jean-Paul Valley was an agent of the Sacred Order of Saint Dumas. Atlan, The Dead King. In other universes, Thomas himself has become Batman. Find out as these three women hit the streets of Gotham! The Caped Crusader A professional at covering the tracks of other crimes. Conqueror of his own dimension. A member of the Circus of the Strange. Batman and Robin, discovering the stolen items are not wanted back, place them in the Batcave. Costumed as a bat to prey on the fears of criminals, and utilizing a high-tech arsenal, he became the legendary Batman. Nero Nykto Martha Wayne is the wife of the late Dr. Thomas Wayne and the mother of Bruce Wayne. Paul ends up encountering Batman briefly in the process. Her Adopted half-brother and lover is the. (Photo: DC Entertainment) Created by Peter David and Esteban Maroto. Maxie Zeus' henchman. CBR examines 20 underrated Batman villains crazier than Joker. Bruce Wayne, who witnessed the murder of his billionaire parents as a child, swore to avenge their deaths. Member of Dollmaker's family, Matilda dresses as a nurse and has a ceramic mask stitched into her face. Joker's henchman who assisted Joker in a plot to abduct two radium thieves and make Batman gamble for their lives. The inmates of Arkham are deemed too insane and dangerous for regular prisons. He teamed up with Anarky once. The Dark Knight Detective She has recently become Batgirl once again to protect Gotham City. Her abilities make her similar to the actual, Maxie Zeus' henchman and member of the New Olympians. Under the costumed alias of Catwoman, Selina Kyle, is a cat burglar with an on-again, off-again, romantic relationship with . When he tried to kill his fourth victim he was stopped by Robin. Yet, what are their intentions, for good or evil? He began a new career as a mercenary/assassin and eventually began working for, Noah Kuttler is a highly intelligent criminal who fights Batman and the. Eve's group included Windfall, Syonide, Fauna Faust, Dervish, and Spectra. When facing hard times, Rennington starts masking himself as the Dagger, running an old-fashioned protection racket until being apprehended by Batman. 1) #1. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. A henchmen of Maxie Zeus who believes that he is Julius Caesar. Maxie Zeus' henchman who is a member of the New Olympians. Waylon Jones was born with a genetic mutation giving him a reptile's skin, sharp claws, and teeth; due to genetic atavism. The first female antagonist Batman encountered. Bane is a fictional character and supervillain in the DC Comics, and a major antagonist of the Batman comics and series, serving as the overall titular main antagonist of Batman: Vengeance of Bane and the rest of the Knightfall story arc. The group of sewn together "created" by Dollmaker. Ogre tracks and murders the scientists who had collaborated with the experiment, only to be tracked by Batman himself. A henchman of the Ventriloquist that was imprisoned at Blackgate penitentiary. In alphabetical order (with issue and date of debut appearance). Under the costumed alias of Catwoman, Selina Kyle, is a cat burglar with an on-again, off-again, romantic relationship with Batman. Maxie Zeus' henchman and member of the New Olympians. The streets were choked as citizen sought the money. Image Source: Comic Vine. Penguin's henchman who assisted Penguin at the time when he changed his arsenal to guns and fishing poles. Joker's henchman who assisted Joker into stealing the golden golf clubs of the Maharajah of Nimpah. Batman Villains appears in 629 issues. He had a female companion named Gunbunny, later, Gustav DeCobra is a vampire, very much in the classic. Theodore B. Carrigan is a carnival mystic who turns to crime, basing his robberies on horoscopes. The Blaze II maybe. All of the enemies of the Dark Knight, Batman. The Bouncer fights Batman twice, once alone and once as a minion of the Monarch of Menace. A French supervillain. Excess, Freeway, Mr. Fun, Suicide King, Technician, and the Tracker as its members. Two of Batman's mobster foes have donned costumes and crossed over to become supervillains: The following henchmen appear in the comics in alphabetical order (with issue and date of first appearance). Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Catwoman team up as the Gotham City Sirens. DC Comics has revealed Failsafe, a new Batman villain who is seemingly rising to stop the Dark Knight after he was framed for murder. Victor Zsasz, known as just Zsasz, is a serial killer. Some of them are enemies of Robin, Batgirl, Catwoman, Birds of Prey, the Outsiders and Police Commissioner James Gordon. 26. Brought together in Villains United, a group of villains faced off against other super criminals. Mobsters and generic criminals generally don't make it into the list and neither do one shot aliens or monsters that don't seem to have any significant impact. Simon Dark, Mystery Society and Batman: Gotham County Line. Onomatopoeia is a superb athlete, martial artist, and weapons expert. Disguising himself with a green skull mask, Wylie then murdered the painting's subject in the way that was shown in the desecrated portraits, in the process creating great notoriety for Antal. She eventually proved this hypothesis in the Bruce Wayne: Road Home story. Hammond Carter is obsessed with maps and "plots, Mobster George "Boss" Dyke is executed in the gas chamber, but has his brain transplanted into the body of a huge gorilla. White Knight targeted the relatives of Arkham Asylum inmates in order to save their souls by dressing them as angels and forcing them to commit suicide. In contrast to her deeds and the Penguin, Friitawa always treated Scarecrow with kindness. Both stressed the same theme: masks on the faces of all members. The Monk's hood has been in a glass display case in the, The Mortician was trying some reanimation techniques to raise his dead parents, but when one of his, An assassin named Nicodemus (not to be confused with Thomas Hart who is also known as Nicodemus) takes up the mantle and costume of the original NKVDemon, and is hired to kill, The third NKVDemon initially works for Ulysses ", Real name unknown, he uses dream-inducing gasses to rob his victims of their sense of reality. He purchased a number of the paintings at relatively inexpensive prices, despite his shaky finances. Joe Parker was given the identity Raven as a pawn for aliens Kzan and Jhorl that seek a meteorite. A criminal who frames the Joker for placing people in animal enclosures that echo their names. Chill robbed the Waynes and then shot Thomas and Martha, leaving Bruce orphaned, inciting his journey into becoming the vigilante Batman. Morgan Ducard, son of Henri Ducard, the detective who once trained Bruce. send you an email once approved. This wasn't even the 1st giant gorilla Batman fought. He also encounters the. The story is told in "Broken Nose", written and illustrated by, Madame Zodiac first appears committing horoscope-themed crimes in Gotham City, but is defeated by, Margaret Pye is a jewel thief who targets only jewels named after birds and then replaces the jewels with booby-trapped replicas. He is fascinated by dates and calendars; even his real name is a pun on the Julian and Gregorian calendars. He is now one of Jim Gordon's most trusted officers. The Weasel is a man with all canine teeth. Catwoman is a fictional character originating from DC Comics. Titus Samuel Czonka is a villain that leaves riddles for Batman to solve similar to Cluemaster and Riddler. 2023 GAMESPOT, A FANDOM COMPANY. Becoming Cryonic Man, Philip sought organs to replace those of his wife which were failing bringing him into conflict with Batman and the Outsiders. I based this list on the Batman comics, movies & TV-shows. He appears in the three-part miniseries "Blind Justice" in, Joe Chill is the mugger who murdered Thomas and Martha Wayne in front of a young Bruce Wayne, inspiring Bruce to become Batman. He presumably perished after he leaped out of a cable car moving over a gorge. Published Aug 14, 2018. Mayor Wayne Summary; Images (8) Forums Posts Comments; Lists (2) 2023 GAMESPOT, A FANDOM COMPANY. The Crimson Knight, whose real name is Dick Lyons, is a mysterious, metal-clad crime fighter who appears in Gotham City as an apparent aide to Batman and Robin. Killer Moth originally wore a garish costume of . When the warehouse he was guarding was picked out by some thieves, Readon was knocked unconscious. She is named for the, Camilla Ortin is a girl who commits crimes dressed as a mime. Prior to being infected with the Joker's blood, King was Gotham boxing champion. Comic Vine users. He only meets Batman once. But Callender does not want them killed and uses a paralysing ray on the two. Calendar Man is known for committing crimes that relate to holidays, and significant dates. His best-known latter day appearance is in the miniseries, Catman (Thomas Blake) was a world-famous trapper of jungle cats who turned to crime because he had grown bored with hunting and squandered most of his fortune. Freeze (Dr. Victor Fries) is a scientist whose invention of a freeze-gun went terribly wrong when it accidentally caused cryogenic chemicals to spill on himself. Originally he could put himself into a, Lunkhead is a large, imposing, somewhat deformed bruiser of a man. The sources used were Batman, Detective Comics and World's finest. Ned Brann is an elusive, knife-throwing criminal, his true identity concealed by a red hood, who commits his crimes aided by a gang of red-hooded henchmen. (: Batman - ) DC Comics. . An American criminal that brought several fellows felons with him to England to search of hidden Nazi treasure. He is a recurring nemesis of the superhero Batman, known for being augmented by a drug called Venom. The Ogre has increased strength and the Ape has increased intelligence. The second Ventriloquist (Peyton Riley), called "Sugar" by Scarface, has surfaced in the pages of. Poison Ivy is a misanthropic botanist and biochemist who possesses a poisonous touch, enhanced physical abilities, and a . She was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino, and first appeared in Batman #181 (June 1966).. Nowadays she's either a hero or an antihero, but despite Batman's lenient attitude towards the Cat, Selina Kyle was often a villain. He is also famous for being the first villain defeated by, Lyle Bolton is a man specializing in incarceration and high tech security systems. Adopting the alias of the film's villain, "Clayface," his role, he attacked several of the remake's cast and crew at the points in filming when they were supposed to die before being stopped by Batman and Robin. Perhaps most controversial with Batman's identity is the, The first villain that Batman faced was Alfred Stryker, on his debut appearance in. Former Gotham street thug who eventually became the Penguin's right hand man, with aspirations of his own. His arsenal of weapons includes razor-cards, acid-spewing flowers, and, While ruthless assassin KGBeast (Anatoli Knyazev) was on a mission to assassinate, Killer Croc (Waylon Jones) has a medical condition that warped his body into a massive, Cameron Van Cleer was a minor criminal who adopted the alias of Killer Moth, a Batman-like villain-helper. Member of Dollmaker's family, Jack has mutilated, surgically enhanced body with arms seemingly made of rubber. Cash Carew, Barney the Blast, and the Flamethrower don similar costumes to Batman with purple in place of gray and their symbol a skull with bat wings in a bid to destroy their nemesis. 2023 GAMESPOT, A FANDOM COMPANY. Todd Russell was once a soldier until he suffered massive injuries and disfigurement from an explosion. Actor Basil Karlo went mad when he learned that there would be a remake of one of his films with another actor in the lead role. He would cement his place as Spider-Man's greatest villain by killing the hero's first love, Gwen Stacy. He now uses frozen weaponry and must wear a refrigerated ice-suit to survive. The worlds richest woman and top female tycoon, based in Gotham City, Ruby Ryder is also a. A crime boss in Gotham City who runs the Odessa mob. Janosz Valentin is the son of infamous Lazlo Valentin (more known as Professor Pyg). 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