"Penguin and Joker by putting them under whiff of Batgas. Later at Wayne Manor, Dick Grayson cringes as he learns from Alfred that the main course for dinner is clam chowder, but Bruce Wayne assures him it's his chance to get even. The Cat-astrophic return of Julie Newmar as The Catwoman! The Penguin Declines ""The Penguin Declines"" is the 73rd episode of ""Batman"", the conclusion of a three-part story in its second season on ABC. Its original telecast occurred on January 18, 1967 with a rerun June 21, 1967. It guest-starred Cesar Romero as Joker and Burgess Meredith as Penguin."
"or fish (""Shark""), or sometimes simply ""Henchman"". His prison cell is in the ""Supervillains"" section next to that of Joker, Riddler, Catwoman, Egghead, King Tut, and adjoining the cell of forger Ballpoint Baxter. In one episode, he claims to have been an actor. In the theatrical film spin-off, he commands a nuclear submarine painted to resemble a penguin. His given name, Oswald Cobblepot, was never used in this series or the film; by Joker's subordinates, and even in criminal court, he is identified instead as ""Mr. Penguin"". He occasionally uses ""Mr. P. N. Guinn"" as an alias. Burgess Meredith also"
"weakening Batman by forcing him to deal with the deadly villains simultaneously. Among the freed inmates, there are numerous high-profile villains, such as the Joker (who trapped Arkham's administrator Jeremiah Arkham), the Scarecrow, the Riddler, and Poison Ivy, as well as many lesser-known villains, such as the Mad Hatter, the Ventriloquist, the Firefly, the Cavalier, the Film Freak, Mr. Zsasz, Cornelius Stirk, Abattoir, and Amygdala. The scenario creates a rift in the relationship between Robin and Batman, as Batman irrationally seeks to face the outbreak alone—in later issues, Robin asks Batman if he is even needed as his sidekick anymore."
"into the clock and destroy it, sending him back to the future. Derek Powers Derek Powers, also called Blight, is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in the ""Batman Beyond"" (1999–2001) animated series, voiced by Sherman Howard. He served as the primary antagonist of the series' first season. Powers is the archenemy of the second Batman, Terry McGinnis. Derek Powers is a corrupt businessman who gains control over Wayne Enterprises (now called Wayne-Powers) after merging it with his own company Powers Technologies when Bruce Wayne's health begins to decline. Powers develops a lethal mutagenic nerve gas and intends to"
"them in sacrificing an amnesiac victim to the bat god Barbatos in exchange for funding for his time-travel experiments. Carter Nichols rejects the offer when he refused to participate in the sacrifice which enabled the amnesiac victim (who turned out to be Bruce Wayne) to escape through time. Simon Hurt arranged for Carter Nichols to not be taken seriously as a scientist. At some earlier point in Batman's history, Joker, Riddler, Catwoman, Scarecrow, and the Imposter Mad Hatter trap Batman and Robin in a torture device that they had Carter Nichols make. In the present, Batman (Dick Grayson) and Robin"
"Derek Powers Derek Powers, also called Blight, is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in the ""Batman Beyond"" (1999–2001) animated series, voiced by Sherman Howard. He served as the primary antagonist of the series' first season. Powers is the archenemy of the second Batman, Terry McGinnis. Derek Powers is a corrupt businessman who gains control over Wayne Enterprises (now called Wayne-Powers) after merging it with his own company Powers Technologies when Bruce Wayne's health begins to decline. Powers develops a lethal mutagenic nerve gas and intends to sell it as a weapon. One of his employees, Warren McGinnis, discovers"
"is Thomas Elliot). His body is unable to be recovered. In an epilogue to his face-off with Elliot, Batman discovers that the true mastermind behind the conspiracy is the Riddler. He had used a Lazarus Pit to cure himself of terminal disease, and during his time in the pit, deduced Batman's identity as Bruce Wayne. Having first approached Thomas Elliot with a cure for his mother's disease (the Lazarus Pit), the Riddler had instead allied with Elliot against Wayne. Riddler was also the only villain who Batman did not believe acted in an unusual way during the entire saga; the"
"while his partner Yin finally realizes she was right about Batman and forms an alliance with him. The Batman's reimagined villains introduced in this season include Rupert Thorne (voiced by Victor Brandt), the Joker (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson), the Penguin (voiced by Tom Kenny), Catwoman (voiced by Gina Gershon), Mr. Freeze (voiced by Clancy Brown), Firefly (voiced by Jason Marsden), the Ventriloquist and Scarface (voiced by Dan Castellaneta), Man-Bat (voiced by Peter MacNicol), Cluemaster (voiced by Glenn Shadix), and Bane (voiced by Joaquim de Almeida in the first appearance, Ron Perlman in the second, and Clancy Brown in the"
"Most of the rest of the cast and crew, though, apparently had no familiarity with the drug; in a later interview, Nilsson recounted that he simply pretended to be drunk for his role (his own subsequent LSD experience inspired ""The Point!"", a 1970 animated movie Nilsson wrote and scored). Pop culture buffs have noted that three cast members, Frank Gorshin (The Riddler), Burgess Meredith (The Penguin) and Cesar Romero (The Joker), played recurring villains in the 1966–68 ""Batman"" television series, which broadcast its final episode in March, nine months before ""Skidoo""'s release. The film's then-futuristic costume designer, Rudi Gernreich, also"
"Batman (The Dark Knight Returns) Batman (Bruce Wayne) is a fictional superhero and an alternative version of the DC Comics character of the same name. This version of Batman was created by Frank Miller and first appeared in ""The Dark Knight Returns"" #1 (February 1986). This satirical version of the character is regarded as an older, darker interpretation of the character who, after years of retirement, resumes his role as a vigilante and, eventually, a revolutionary freedom fighter. In his introduction to ""The Dark Knight Returns"" #1, Frank Miller says that he got the idea for the character while going"
"and replacing him with a corrupted, evil counterpart. Doctor Hurt led both the Black Glove and the Club of Villains against Batman in ""Batman R.I.P."" Hurt was the main antagonist of Morrison's run on Batman titles from 2007 to 2011, appearing in ""Batman"", ""The Return of Bruce Wayne"", and ""Batman and Robin"", as well as behind-the-scenes in ""Final Crisis"". A psychiatrist, Doctor Hurt was involved in a program which created three ""replacement Batmen"" with the participation of the Gotham City Police Department. Sometime after the three replacements had been trained, Hurt was hired by Defense Department to oversee an isolation"
"On the way, Batman meets another coma victim in need of assistance. Before returning to the real world, he must unravel the connection between himself and his evil ""soul twin"", all while being pursued by an Underworld demon. By Mark Millar, Steve Yeowell, and Dick Giordano On Christmas Eve, Batman combs the city for a gang known as ""the Chessmen"", who have been stealing presents from a multitude of wealthy households—including Wayne Manor. By James Vance, Dougie Braithwaite, and Sean Hardy A new boutique is cashing in on the Bat-craze sweeping Gotham. Captain Gordon must cooperate with the FBI when"
"Byron Keith Byron Keith (November 17, 1917 – January 19, 1996) was an American actor. Keith was born Cletus Leo Schwitters, and he worked on radio as Clete Lee. He made his film debut in the 1946 Orson Welles thriller ""The Stranger"" and appeared mostly in supporting character roles in film and television productions, including ""Untamed Mistress"" (1956), ""The Great Bank Robbery"" (1969) and ""Beware! The Blob"" (1972). He is best known for his recurring part as Gotham City's Mayor Linseed on the 1960s television series ""Batman."" He also had a recurring role as police lieutenant Roy Gilmore in ""77"
"Twins' secret identities to a stately manor, they ended up attacking not Bruce Wayne, but Superman in disguise. After Witts was once again carried off to jail, the Wonder Twins' secret identities were revealed to have been played by Wendy and Marvin. Johnny Witts Johnny Witts, ""the crime-boss who is always one step ahead of Batman,"" is a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. He first appeared in ""Detective Comics"" #344 (Oct. 1965). He is also known as the Swami. In ""Detective Comics"" #344, ""out of the dark recesses of Gotham City"" came Johnny Witts, who, along with his mobsters,"
"corruption are running rampant in Gotham without Batman's presence, Bruce offers Terry the chance to assume the role of Batman, with Bruce himself mentoring Terry and in addition to working as Bruce's chauffeur and assistant so that Terry can support his family. The new Batman soon develops his own rogues gallery, with both new villains (the radiation-emitting metahuman Blight (a.k.a. Derek Powers); seductive shape-shifter Inque; hypnotist the Spellbinder; sound weaponizer Shriek; deadly assassin Curaré; insane eco-terrorist Mad Stan; cybernetically-enhanced African big game hunter the Stalker; nerdy psychokinetic Willie Watt and a new version of the Royal Flush Gang) as well"
"aided by his allies Oracle (Kimberly Brooks)who remotely provides him with intelligence, and police commissioner James Gordon (Tom Kane). In the asylum, Batman is faced with several supervillains; he must defend himself from an enraged Bane (Fred Tatasciore), subdue indiscriminate serial killer Victor Zsasz (Danny Jacobs), confront the monstrous Killer Croc (Steve Blum), defeat the plant-controlling Poison Ivy (Tasia Valenza), and battle his way through hallucinogen-induced nightmares created by the Scarecrow (Dino Andrade). The Riddler (Wally Wingert) does not physically appear in the game, but communicates with Batman and challenges him to solve riddles placed around the island. Other characters"
"global warming and climate change. Penguin (character) The Penguin (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character made his first appearance in ""Detective Comics"" #58 (December 1941) and was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. The Penguin is one of Batman's most enduring enemies and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery. The Penguin is a Gotham City mobster who fancies himself a ""gentleman of crime"", often wearing a monocle, top hat, and tuxedo. The character"
"of Batman's false claims of implanting him with explosives. In the crossover comic, Mr. Freeze was mutated into a humanoid mutant polar bear by Shredder. Victor Fries appears in the 2017 series . In this series, Victor Fries has retired from his criminal lifestyle to focus on curing his wife's disease. It is later revealed that, due to his unique, cryogenically-dependent physiology, Fries's aging had been slowed considerably, and that his father was a member of the Nazi SS during the Second World War, but acted as a double agent, allowing America to stay one step ahead of Germany on"
"credited with reintroducing anti-heroic traits into Batman's characterization, such as his brooding personality, willingness to use violence and torture, and increasingly alienated behavior. Batman's original character was changed in the 1950s when the now-defunct comic book codes went into effect, and DC editor Whitney Ellsworth reinvented Batman as having a stringent moral code which never allowed him to kill. Miller's Batman was closer to the original, golden-age version, who was willing to kill criminals if necessary. On several occasions former Robin Dick Grayson has served as Batman; most notably in 2009 while Wayne was believed dead, and served as a"
"Bruce was suffering total amnesia after his temporary death in his last fight with the Joker, Gordon meets with Bruce Wayne and introduces himself as Batman, noting how strange it is to be saying that to Bruce, but his response could suggest that he considers it strange based on the public perception that Bruce Wayne was Batman's financial backer rather than making it clear that he knows who Bruce was. After Bruce is forced to sacrifice his new persona to download his old memories as Batman into his mind to save Gotham from new villain Mr. Bloom, Gordon apologizes for"
"Wein. The portrayal of the monster was as a reclusive, sympathetic character who had been living alone in the Arctic since the death of his creator. A 1995 Batman special called """" by Jack C. Harris and Bo Hampton amalgamates Batman and Frankenstein. Bruce Wayne fills the role of Victor Frankenstein, wishing to revive his deceased father. Having successfully done so, his creation becomes the monstrous ""Bat-Man"", a hulking figure in a rough analogue of the Batman costume who preys upon highwaymen, similar to the one who took the lives of the (this story's) parents of Bruce Wayne. Batman's butler"
"the lava and is killed, but Batman is saved by Superman at the last moment and brought to Carrie in the Batmobile. Batman (The Dark Knight Returns) Batman (Bruce Wayne) is a fictional superhero and an alternative version of the DC Comics character of the same name. This version of Batman was created by Frank Miller and first appeared in ""The Dark Knight Returns"" #1 (February 1986). This satirical version of the character is regarded as an older, darker interpretation of the character who, after years of retirement, resumes his role as a vigilante and, eventually, a revolutionary freedom fighter."
"disregarded continuity by scripting stories which contradicted DC's canon or by writing major heroes in an out-of-character fashion. Issue #100 (Feb.–March 1972) featured Batman and ""4 Famous Co-Stars"" (Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Black Canary, and Robin) in a story by Haney and Aparo. Issues #112 (April–May 1974) to #117 (Feb.–March 1975) of the series were in the 100 Page Super Spectacular format. The character Nemesis, also known as Thomas Tresser, debuted in an eight-page backup story in issue #166 (September 1980) written by Cary Burkett and drawn by Dan Spiegle. The Tresser character was created by Burkett in 1979, and"
"Arkham Knight The Arkham Knight is a fictional supervillain appearing in various forms of media based on DC Comics, most notably serving as the titular antagonist in Rocksteady Studios' 2015 video game """". The persona debuted in the prequel comic book ""Batman: Arkham Knight"" #1 (February 2015), before receiving his own 6-issue miniseries ""Batman: Arkham Knight GENESIS"", with #1 released on August 26, 2015. Depicted as the commander of a vast militia of mercenaries, the Arkham Knight harbors a deep-rooted grudge against Batman and fully intends to kill the vigilante after making him suffer. To this end, he allies himself"
"Penguin (character) The Penguin (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character made his first appearance in ""Detective Comics"" #58 (December 1941) and was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. The Penguin is one of Batman's most enduring enemies and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery. The Penguin is a Gotham City mobster who fancies himself a ""gentleman of crime"", often wearing a monocle, top hat, and tuxedo. The character is a short, obese man"
"Sunset Strip"". Byron Keith Byron Keith (November 17, 1917 – January 19, 1996) was an American actor. Keith was born Cletus Leo Schwitters, and he worked on radio as Clete Lee. He made his film debut in the 1946 Orson Welles thriller ""The Stranger"" and appeared mostly in supporting character roles in film and television productions, including ""Untamed Mistress"" (1956), ""The Great Bank Robbery"" (1969) and ""Beware! The Blob"" (1972). He is best known for his recurring part as Gotham City's Mayor Linseed on the 1960s television series ""Batman."" He also had a recurring role as police lieutenant Roy Gilmore"
"'Tapper'. The Mad Hatter (also referred to as ""Jervis Tetch"") is a supervillain and enemy of the Batman in DC comic books, making his first appearance in the October 1948 (#49) release of ""Batman"". He is portrayed as a brilliant neurotechnician with considerable knowledge in how to dominate and control the human mind. He has also appeared in the Batman television series, and various video games. In the 1951 Walt Disney animated feature ""Alice in Wonderland"", the Hatter appears as a short, hyperactive man with grey hair, a large nose and a comical voice. He was voiced by Ed Wynn"
"Phosphorus Rex, Professor Pyg, Mister Toad, Lady Shiva, Key, Killer Croc, and Humpty Dumpty. Anarky, in particular, was intended to be the main villain in the series. While the developers allowed themselves license to stylize the characters' appearances, the villains were particularly designed to be ""over the top"". After ""Batman: The Brave and the Bold"" ended its run in November 2011, a new series went under production, so that Batman could return to a more ""serious tone"". With Batman receiving a new sidekick, Outsiders member Katana, Register even commented that ""Katana is gonna be his new Robin, but not necessarily."""
"derived from villains who were purely evil; however, by the 1970s, the motivations of these characters, including obsessive compulsion, child abuse, and environmental fanaticism, were being explored more thoroughly. Batman himself also underwent a transformation and became a much less one-dimensional character, struggling with deeply rooted internal conflicts. Although not canonical, Frank Miller's ""The Dark Knight Returns"" introduced a significant evolution of the Batman's character in his eponymous series; he became uncompromising and relentless in his struggle to revitalize Gotham. The Batman often exhibited behavior that Gotham's elite labeled as excessively violent as well as antisocial tendencies. This aspect of"
"Batman (serial) Batman (or The Batman) is a 1943 black-and-white 15-chapter theatrical serial from Columbia Pictures, produced by Rudolph C. Flothow, directed by Lambert Hillyer, that stars Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as his sidekick Robin. The serial is based on the DC Comics character Batman, who first appeared in ""Detective Comics"" #27 in May 1939. The villain is an original character named Dr. Daka, a secret agent of the Japanese Imperial government, played by J. Carrol Naish. Rounding out the cast are Shirley Patterson as Linda Page, Bruce Wayne's love interest, and William Austin as Alfred, the"
"Jungian perspective to assert that Batman appeals to our own need to face our ""shadow selves"". Batman Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared in ""Detective Comics"" #27, in 1939. Originally named the ""Bat-Man"", the character is also referred to by such epithets as the Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight, and the World's Greatest Detective. Batman's secret identity is Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American playboy, philanthropist, and owner of Wayne Enterprises. After witnessing the murder of his parents"
"ultimately fail when Batman and Superman defeat him and his super thugs. Bruno Mannheim Bruno ""Ugly"" Mannheim is a villain who appears in DC Comics as one of Superman's enemies. He first appeared in ""Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen"" #139 (July 1971) and was created by Jack Kirby. Mannheim is one of Metropolis' most powerful gangsters, the leader of the Intergang. He is also the son of Moxie ""Boss"" Mannheim. Since his return in the miniseries ""52"", he claims now to have been ""reborn"" thanks to the New God Darkseid, and to have become a psychopath. During Week 25, now a"
"were Marcus Driver, Romy Chandler, Renee Montoya, Crispus Allen and Josephine ""Josie Mac"" MacDonald. Their superiors, Commissioner Michael Akins, Captain Margaret ""Maggie"" Sawyer and Lieutenant Ron Probson also appeared prominently. Jim Corrigan, a corrupt CSI, features near the end of the series. The supporting cast was mainly pulled from the large roster of the Gotham City Police Department and some characters were subjects of their own story arcs. Long-time supporting characters of Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Bullock, also made recurring appearances. Batman himself, although not often seen, played a prominent role in the series. In an August 2006 interview"