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Uses complex riddles, puzzles, and lethal contraptions. The Riddler ( Edward Nigma, later Edward Nygma or Edward Nashton) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, and debuted in Detective Comics #140 in October 1948.
- Edward Nigma (later Nygma or Nashton)
- DC Comics
- Detective Comics #140 (October 1948)
DC. Edward Nigma, Edward Nashton, or Edward Nygma, also known as The Riddler, is a super-villain enemy of Batman who commits crimes revolving around an obsession with riddles. His mental psychosis results in a deep inner need to prove that he's smarter and therefore better than others, which causes...
Riddler. Riddle us this: what cerebral criminal with an affinity for purple and green loves challenging the Dark Knight with cleverly calculated crimes and puzzling plots? One of the Dark Knight's most infamous villains, Edward Nygma enjoys flaunting his intellectual superiority by conducting crimes and leaving clues for Batman to piece together.
- Origins. The Riddler's compulsion stems from parental abuse that he endured as a child. After Edward got high scores on some important tests in school, his father, unable to grasp the fact that his son was brilliant and believing he had cheated, beat him out of envy.
- Hush. In the 12 part storyline Hush, it is revealed that Riddler had suffered from cancer, which also afflicted Dr. Thomas Elliot's mother. Riddler used one of Ra's Al Ghul's Lazarus Pits to rid himself of the disease, and offered Elliot the chance to cure his mother as well, provided he paid a large sum of money.
- Aftermath. The fallout from Riddler's failed scheme would be played out in Batman: Gotham Knights #50-53. In the story "Pushback," Hush reappears and beats Riddler senseless across a rooftop.
- The New 52. In DC's 2011 relaunch of all of its monthly titles, The New 52, Riddler appears as an inmate at Arkham Asylum in Batman #1. Redesigned in the style of the new titles, he sports a green mohawk in the shape of a question mark.
Dec 12, 2023 · The Riddler: Year One serves as a wonderful companion piece to the 2022 film and helps to build out Reeves’ quickly growing universe. (Look for The Batman’s second spinoff project, a Max live action series based on Colin Farrell’s Penguin, to hit screens sometime next year.)
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Feb 23, 2022 · It’s Jim Carrey’s Riddler, in Joel Schumacher’s campy opus Batman Forever. More than that, it’s Bill Finger and Dick Sprang’s Riddler, created in 1948 as one of many colorful opponents for Batman to face. So, why does Riddler so often feel like a children’s story character? Well, because he is one. And that’s okay!
Jun 21, 2022 · Who Is the Riddler, the Sadistic and Enigmatic Villain in ‘The Batman’? By Emily Bernard. Updated Jun 21, 2022. He really is a walking, breathing, question mark. Critics are raving about The...
