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A rogues' gallery (or rogues gallery) is a police collection of mug shots or other images of criminal suspects kept for identification purposes. History. In 1855, Allan Pinkerton, founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, established a rogues' gallery – a compilation of descriptions, methods of operation (modi operandi), hiding ...
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- Overview
- Plainclothes enemies
- Groups
- Foes of Lesser Renown
- Notes and trivia
Batman: “So the question is, who wants to eliminate me?”
Alfred: “That line is forming around the block, sir.”
―Batman and Alfred discussing an attempt on his life.
The Rogues Gallery is the term for the various villains that Batman has faced over the years. These have ranged from costumed villains like the Joker, Poison Ivy and Two-Face, plainclothes crime bosses like Rupert Thorne, Carmine Falcone and Joe Chill to lesser known foes such as Magpie, Killer Moth and Humpty Dumpty. As enemies of the Batman are often sympathetic or otherwise morally complex, he is also known to be enemies with anti-heroic allies such as Catwoman, Azrael or the Red Hood.
Gangsters
In addition to super-villains, Batman has fought a variety of plainclothes mafiosos. These criminals were most prominent relatively early in Batman's career.
Police and government officials
Due to the corruption and frequent amorality of Gotham's government and the United States Government, Batman has various enemies in government; notably in the GCPD which has a reputation for corruption and brutality.
The Black Glove The Blockbuster Gang
Members of Blüdhaven's, "Blockbuster Gang" which followed the second Blockbsuter, Roland Desmond. The gang was disbanded after Blockbuster's death and primarily fought Nightwing.
The Court of Owls
Members of Gotham's aristocratic colonial secret-society, "The Court of Owls", including their meta-human assassins, "The Talons".
The League of Assassins
Members of the international eco-terrorist syndicate, the League of Assassins (sometimes referred to as the League of Shadows). Members of Batman's rogues gallery are mentioned above.
Recurring minor rogues
Enemies of lesser renown and threat who will make substantially more appearances, typically as cameos, references or accomplices to greater criminals.
Minor enemies
Assorted enemies, typically of minimal mainstream appearances, henchman occupations, and/or an obscure joke-status
•Chronologically, the first Batman Villain was Doctor Death in Detective Comics #29 (July, 1939) and the oldest villain with major recurring appearances is Professor Hugo Strange who first appeared in Detective Comics #36 (February, 1940).
•Often, the first super-criminal who Batman fights in the lore is the Red Hood, who goes on to become the Joker after a fight with Batman in the ACE Chemicals.
•The first large gathering of Batman Villains occurred in the four part 1977 storyline Batman: Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed? which lasted from Batman #291 to Batman #294. In this storyline, Batman was found dead with Joker, Catwoman, the Riddler and Lex Luthor all claiming credit for the murder. What ensued was a criminal-court assembled with Two-Face as prosecutor and Ra's al Ghul as judge to determine the true killer in-front of a court of Spook, Poison Ivy, Signalman, Mister Freeze, Scarecrow, and the second Mad Hatter. Also in attendance of the trial were Captain Stingaree, Killer Moth, Cluemaster, the Getaway Genius, Cavalier, Tweedle Dee, and Tweedle Dum. Ultimately it was determined that Joker was the true killer, however he only killed a Batman imposter and that Two-Face was actually Batman in disguise, seeking a confession.
•In Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman's super-criminal enemies are referred to as, "The Freaks", predominately by Carmine Falcone and his mafia associates. In this story, the super-criminals who overthrow Carmine Falcone are the Two-Face, the Joker, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, the Penguin, Mad Hatter, Scarecrow, and Solomon Grundy. In Batman: Dark Victory, Mister Freeze, Calendar Man and the Riddler are also included.
•Many enemies of Batman are known for having been (and often being) queer coded, meaning the attribution of features and characterization affiliated as short-hand for the LGBTQ+ community. This was partly done in response to the formation of the Comics Code Authority censorship group, itself triggered by the homophobic & anti-comic book Seduction of the Innocent (1954), which accused The Batman franchise of being pro-gay propaganda directed at children. The standard identifiers for queer-coded villains include: effeminate men in stereotypically prissy or colourful clothing with extravagant hand gestures (Joker, Penguin, Riddler, etc.), female characters drawn with heavy eye-shadow and sharp features made to make them resemble transgender women or crossdressers (Poison Ivy and some depictions of Harley Quinn), or in some cases the, "Prison Lesbian" archetype from Hay's Code era cinema where certain forms of criminal women were given domineering, sassy, misandristic and powerful attributes in regards to other women made to imply them as being lesbian (interpreted most noticeably in Poison Ivy).
•Since, many members of the rogues gallery have been made canonically queer such as Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Catwoman, Nocturna, and Catman. Television shows and film have also featured queer interpretations of characters such as Clayface, Penguin, Harley Quinn and Riddler, while various continuities and assorted stories characterize the Joker as having a homosexual attraction to Batman.
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The Rogues Gallery is the cast of colorful and numerous Recurring Characters that show up to torment the heroes week after week. Having only a single antagonist can work, but as a series goes on it can become boring .
The meaning of ROGUES' GALLERY is a collection of pictures of persons arrested as criminals; also : a collection or list likened to a rogues' gallery. How to use rogues' gallery in a sentence.
DC Extended Universe (2013-2023) James Gunn's DC Universe (2024-Present) The Batman Saga by Matt Reeves (2022-Present) Todd Phillips' Joker (2019)
Nov 8, 2019 · Vote up the superheroes with the greatest rogues gallery! A hero can definitely be defined by the villains they bring to justice. Some of their villains even steal the spotlight at the end of the day.
