Top 10 Worst Batman Villains
10.
Batzarro
1st Appearance: Superman #181 (April 2002)
Real Name: None Superpowers: None
Abilities: Similar to Batman Why He’s Lame: Like Bizarro (Superman’s
evil doppleganger), Batzarro is a failed clone of Batman, with his symbol & utility belt
upside-down.
While a clone of a super-powered alien like Superman can work, a clone of Batman becomes
groan-inducing lameness.
At least he calls himself, “Batzarro, the world’s worst detective”.
9.
Penguin
1st Appearance: Detective Comics #58 (December 1941)
Real Name: Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot Superpowers: None
Abilities: Genius criminal intellect, deadly ‘trick’ umbrellas, underworld connections,
martial arts: Judo Why He’s Lame: He fancies himself the “gentleman
of crime”, and always looks ridiculous in his tuxedos and umbrellas.
While he’s had moments of brilliance in his long-standing criminal career, ultimately
there are far better similar characters in comics, namely Lex Luthor (DC, Criminal genius)
and Kingpin (Marvel, Crime Lord).
8.
Cluemaster
1st Appearance: Detective Comics #351 (May 1966)
Real Name: Arthur Brown Superpowers: None
Abilities: Glass capsules attached to his costume that can hold a blinding flare, smoke
bombs, paralyzing gas or explosives Why He’s Lame: He failed as a game show
host, he failed as a villain by his compulsory nature to always leave clues about his crimes.
Unlike the Riddler, his clues were never riddles.
To his credit, his crimes paved the way for his daughter Stephanie to become the Spoiler,
to foil his crimes.
7.
Humpty Dumpty
1st Appearance: Detective Comics #140 (October 1948)
Real Name: Humphry Dumpler Superpowers: None
Abilities: None Why He’s Lame: As his namesake suggests,
he’s obsessed with putting things back together again… even if he has to take them apart
to begin with.
He even “dismantled” his abusive grandmother in an effort to fix her when he sewed her
together again.
6.
Firefly
1st Appearance: Detective Comics #184 (June 1952)
Real Name: Garfield Lynns Superpowers: None
Abilities: Flight suit, flamethrower, grenade launchers, expert in pyrotechnics
Why He’s Lame: Firefly is a professional arsonist and pyromaniac.
Once the protégé of the Killer Moth, their alliance fell apart when Killer Moth realized
Firefly’s madness and feared for his life.
If someone as lame as the Killer Moth (see below) dumps you, what does that make you?
5.
Killer Moth
1st Appearance: Batman #63 (February 1951)
Real Name: Cameron van Cleer / Drury Walker Superpowers: Originally none, later given
the proportionate abilities of a moth: flight, sharp claws, sticky cocoon mucus
Abilities: Flight suit, incapacitating cocoon gun, razor-sonar waves
Why He’s Lame: Beyond the obvious costume, he was created as the anti-Batman, to aid
super villains the same way Batman aids police & civilians, except for profit.
He even had his own moth mobile, a moth signal, and a steel-line to swing around the city
on.
4.
Calendar Man
1st Appearance: Detective Comics #259 (September 1958)
Real Name: Julian Day Superpowers: None
Abilities: Inventor Why He’s Lame: After looking at his costume,
do you really need to know more?
He’s obsessed with dates and his crimes always have some correlation with the date
on which they are committed.
He was even recruited by another on our list, Killer Moth, to join a rag-tag group called
The Misfits.
3.
Ten-Eyed Man
1st Appearance: Batman #226 (November 1970)
Real Name: Philip Reardon Superpowers: None
Abilities: 360 degree view, superb fighter and marksman
Why He’s Lame: A blind Vietnam War Veteran who had his optic nerves reattached to his
fingertips.
Batman repeatedly defeated him by making him catch or touch something with his super-sensitive
fingertips.
2.
Kite Man
1st Appearance: Batman #133 (August 1960)
Real Name: Charles “Chuck” Brown Superpowers: None
Abilities: Flying kite suit, kite-based weapons Why He’s Lame: As I’m sure you guessed,
he flies by way of a kite strapped to his back, and uses kite-based weapons for his
crimes.
And if that wasn’t bad enough, Deathstroke threw him off the top of Wayne Tower without
his kite.
He somehow managed to survive that, only to be eaten by Bruno “Ugly” Mannheim.
1.
Crazy Quilt
1st Appearance: Boy Commandos #15 (May-June 1946)
Real Name: Unknown Superpowers: None
Abilities: Mind-controlling helmet Why He’s Lame: A painter and master thief
loses his sight and an experimental procedure gives him the ability to see blinding colors,
driving him insane.
He actually hates Robin more than Batman because Robin unintentionally made him blind again.