Heroes. Penguin. Current Events In his first appearance in the new 52, Penguin has shown up in Detective Comics as the operator of the Iceberg Casino.
This as usual is a legitimate business venture fronting for his criminal activities. He is presently trying to deal with Charlotte Rivers who is attempting to infiltrate his operation. Two-Face. Origin Born and raised in Gotham, Harvey Dent was brought up in a lower-class and violent household.
His father was an abusive alcoholic who repeatedly beat the boy, often using a double-headed coin to give the child a "chance" to escape a beating. Dent spent much of his early life suffering from various mental issues, notably bipolar disorder and paranoia. Riddler. Origin In the 8th Annual of Detective Comics, "Questions Multiply The Mystery", it was revealed that the Edward Nashton was raised in Waterbury.
Seeking answers to every question that popped into his mind, he found himself asking endless streams of queries to adults, who would often get annoyed with him. One day at school, Edward heard about a contest from his teacher. The contest was to assemble a puzzle in the least amount of time. The winner would receive a prize. Killer Croc. Origin Waylon Jones was born with a condition that gave him a thick scaly hide and razor-sharp claws and teeth.
As a child, he was relentlessly bullied because of his monstrous appearance. When he was only eight years old, he snapped and almost killed one of his schoolyard tormentors. For that little incident, he spent the next eight years of his life in reform school. He didn't like it much. He served twenty years for that crime and emerged from jail to join a traveling carnival. In time, Waylon would turn away from petty crime - and Croc's ambitions and travels led him to Gotham, where he began to forge a criminal empire to make a new home. New 52 Origin Much like his Pre-Flashpoint incarnation Waylon Jones was born with a rare condition that gave him scaly skin.
After being apprehended by the GCPD he listen to two police officers joke about him. Harley Quinn. Origin The Main DC-Earth Harley's origin was, for years, identical in the comics to the one seen in the Batman animated series.
Joker. Current Events Recently, Joker played a key role in Death of the Family, targeting each member of the Bat-family personally for his crusade to make Batman stronger, as he believes the family makes him weak.
However from this encounter Joker has gone missing. Gotham City (Location) History Gotham City is one of the oldest Eastern urban centers in the US.
It nestles at the mouth of the turbid Gotham River upon islands once peopled by the vanished Miagani tribe of Native Americans. A Norwegian mercenary founded Gotham City in 1635, but the British later took it over. It was also the site for a major battle in the American Revolution. There is also a story that 17th-century Gotham Village´s first dwelling was, in fact a asylum that predated city´s infamous Arkham Asylum. Gotham´s 19th-century patrons envisioned their community as a concrete and steel stronghold for pious righteousness and booming industrial growth, and for many generations the wealth and business ventures of Wayne family bolstered the city´s economy, but it is best known for it´s soaring crime rate, urban legends and Gothic spires.
Geography Gotham City’s actual location was never fully explained. According to DC legend Neal Adams, Gotham's real world counterparts are New York City and Chicago. Robіn. Alfred. Origin Alfred Pennyworth is Batman's loyal butler, and usually tens in the Bat-Cave, cooking, mending Batman's numerous costumes, and keeping the Bat-Family in shape and order.
Current Events Alfred Pennyworth has been told to "Take a vacation" by Bruce Wayne after the butler let Damian Wayne out of the Batcave, resulting in the Death of the young boy. Character Evolution Golden Age. Batman. Current Events Batman - After the conclusion of Endgame, in which Batman and the Joker had their last epic battle and both appeared to have perished, Jim Gordon has taken on the role of Batman using a new Robotic Suit and sponsored by Powers Industries.
Bruce is revealed to be alive but has lost all memory of his days as Batman, and is currently living a peaceful life with Julie Madison doing volunteer work and helping out in shelters.Detective Comics - Stars Jim Gordon as Batman.Justice League - Batman has gained the Mobius Chair, and is now a lord of knowledge as part of the story, The Darkseid Wars, in which the Justice League is caught in the middle of a violent clash between Darkseid and The Anti-Monitor.Batman/Superman - Focuses on the teaming up between Batman and Superman current continuity. Origin A wealthy philanthropist, Thomas Wayne, his wife, Martha, and their 8 year-old son, Bruce Wayne, were coming out of a movie theater at 10:47 p.m. Catwoman. Origin There have been many versions of Catwoman's origin over the years but details of her possible storyline suggested that Selina Kyle was born to Brian and Maria Kyle in the slums of Gotham City.
Her mother was never close to Selina or her sister Maggie and would often rather spend time with her cats then her children. Her father was an abusive and drunken man who would always quarrel with Maria, a homemaker. In her spare time, Selina took gym lessons not just as an extra curricular but to sometimes avoid the domestic violence at home.
One day, as she returned home from school, Selina found her mother lying in the bath tub filled with blood. Selina lived on the streets while Maggie was taking to an orphanage right away.She became a petty thief who would steal food at grocery stores. As Selina grew older, she became a prostitute but she was quietly a cat burglar by night, stealing jewelries and diamonds from museums and rich people's homes. Creation Character Evolution Major Story Arcs.