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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2022 5:23:11 GMT -5
Inspired by a thread posted by @jaska, I thought I’d conduct a poll.
It won’t feature major Batman enemies. It will be a self-indulgent list of Batman villains that I always liked, being a guy who loves the more esoteric corners of the supervillain universe.
So, please vote if you wish - and I’d appreciate any explanations for your choices.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2022 5:32:41 GMT -5
Catman is one of my favorite Batman villains period, so he gets my vote. But definitely an honorable mention to the Black Spider, this was one of the earliest Batman comics I got as a kid and loved his costume and this cover:  |
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2022 5:34:21 GMT -5
When I make it as a producer in Hollywood, trust me, one of those villains will get their shot in the movies.
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Post by EdoBosnar on May 7, 2022 6:03:57 GMT -5
None of the above; for a second I almost mistook Firefly for my actual preference, Firebug:  Black Spider is a good choice, too. I bought both that issue in Supercat's post and the Firebug one in Whitman three-pack bags. Good times. |
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2022 6:06:25 GMT -5
Good call, buddy. I don’t see a way to edit a poll, otherwise I’d add Firebug right now!
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Post by Cei-U! on May 7, 2022 6:30:34 GMT -5
Of those mentioned, Man-Bat is defiitely my favorite (though I consider him a major Bat-villain).
Cei-U!
I summon the creepy chiropteran!
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2022 6:37:40 GMT -5
Of those mentioned, Man-Bat is defiitely my favorite (though I consider him a major Bat-villain). Cei-U! I summon the creepy chiropteran! He should be. Sadly, it seems he isn’t used much (well, not as often as I would like). |
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Post by chaykinstevens on May 7, 2022 7:05:01 GMT -5
Of those on the ballot, I voted for Crazy Quilt, but my favourite lesser known Batman villain is Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle's Cornelius Stirk.
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Post by arfetto on May 7, 2022 9:38:10 GMT -5
I voted for Black Spider from the choices. Not the first, but one of the first (maybe third?) Batman comics I read that my uncle gave me was:  So I have a soft spot for the character. And then when I was collecting comics on my own, I was captivated by Black Spider II for his pompadour hairstyle during the Moench/Jones issues:  Haha. Alan Grant/Norm Breyfogle and Doug Moench created a lot of my favorite Batman foes of lesser renown. My all time favorite little known Batman enemy is Metalhead from a Moench/Aparo issue. This was one of my first newsstand comics. Even as a small kid learning to read from comics, I questioned the wisdom of making light of a guy with spikes attached to his head.  And yet, the people of Gotham keep doing it.  Haha.  |
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Post by Confessor on May 7, 2022 9:58:35 GMT -5
I voted Man-Bat. He's been a favourite C-list villain of mine since I was a kid.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 7, 2022 10:07:07 GMT -5
Of those choices definitely Man-Bat. But I have a soft spot for Black Spider as well.
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 7, 2022 10:16:10 GMT -5
I've always liked Firefly...cool visual.
Also, I'd like to state for the records Blockbuster has been a Nightwing villain for at least 20 years... you could really call him the #1 Nightwing villain.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2022 10:25:42 GMT -5
I've always liked Firefly...cool visual. Also, I'd like to state for the records Blockbuster has been a Nightwing villain for at least 20 years... you could really call him the #1 Nightwing villain. Totally unfamiliar with those stories. Is he still a mindless brute? |
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Post by chadwilliam on May 7, 2022 12:01:21 GMT -5
Hugo Strange. Though used very sparingly, his stories nevertheless stand out as high water marks for whatever period they pop up in.
Batman's first recurring villain; those classic Rogers/Englehart tales; Alan Burnett's 'Interlude on Earth 2', his return in the early 80's, even Crisis didn't hamper him with Doug Moench's 'Prey' being my favorite Legends of the Dark Knight story and I'd argue that Devin Grayson's usage of him in Batman: Gotham Knights was also the highlight of that title (not including the black and white back-ups and I can't admit that I found that series all that memorable to be honest. Still...)
Second favorites would probably be The Getaway Genius. Perhaps the only Bat-enemy who accepted that if he tries to go up against Batman he's going to lose, hence his crimes all being arranged so that he shouldn't encounter the Caped Crusader at all as long as they're carried out correctly.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2022 12:25:18 GMT -5
With regards to my poll choices, as a kid, sure I wanted to see the likes of the Joker, Riddler, Penguin, etc. But you can have too much of a good thing, so whenever I saw a cover with Black Spider or Catman on, I felt I *had* to buy it; unlike the major villains, they haven’t been overexposed.
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