Batvillainesses You'd Like to See More of in the Batbooks

[scary harpy]

The Widow Black

The Black Widow is simply too marvelous. The Widow Black is not.

Mrs. Maximilian Black - a.k.a. Widow Black - could easily fit into the Bat Mythos. Keeping with the reversal, I envision her clad in red clothes with black hourglass symbols. I do not imagine her as Caucasian. From there, the character could go in several directions: from a hypnotist to spidery-powers. I have difficulty deciding a direction for her.

I can say I was truly disappointed in the Batman ’66 appearance. She was an egomaniac with a Halloween costume...and very unimpressive. I did like the giant spider named Tallulah.

The Dowager

...names ending in 'er' seem unusually popular in Batman comics now...

[Immortal Weapon]

I was fond of the Peyton Riley version of the Ventriloquist introduced in Paul Dini's Tec run. Using Scarface as a means to cope with the trauma brought upon her abusive husband made her a solid sympathetic villain.

[John Venus]

Plus, it still kept the ambiguity of whether the doll was actually alive or the ventriloquist was just controlling it.

[marhawkman]

One thing that the Batman adaptations have always done well is to feature various female minions and henchwomen in addition to the named villains. Harley Quinn is obvious the most famous of these but now that she's a lead hero in her own right, she's not really able to fill the usual duties of a moll to just stand next to her boss looking pretty or eating knuckle sandwiches in a futile attempt to fight off the heroes.

Some of my favorites from the animated adaptations include Penguin's cocktail waitress bodyguards Jay, Raven, and Lark, who made a few appearances in TNBA including one where they face off against Roxy Rocket, another underrated cartoon originated cartoon, and also showed up in Mystery of the Batwoman going up against the title character.

Funny thing is DCAU killed off more than the movies ever had(except Sugar and Spice). Yeah, one episode had Ivy make a whole bunch of plant people as minions.... who were actual people. Susan Maguire(/Wayne... he actually marries her) was the best example since as Bruce's wife she gets a lot of screen time. Ivy made dozens of them though. So instead of being a powerful enemy to beat... the plant people get mowed down like cannon fodder.

Another episode had Clayface make a mini-Clayface girl.... who got re-absorbed and lost forever.

[scary harpy]

I was fond of the Peyton Riley version of the Ventriloquist introduced in Paul Dini's Tec run. Using Scarface as a means to cope with the trauma brought upon her abusive husband made her a solid sympathetic villain.

Plus, it still kept the ambiguity of whether the doll was actually alive or the ventriloquist was just controlling it.

I want Peyton Riley to return...but not with Scarface.

I want Baby Doll as the ventriloquist dummy/haunted doll.

I would also like Sugar & Spice as Peyton's henchwomen...but Peyton would Not be called 'Sugar' anymore...that's what Scarface called Peyton.

[K7P5V]

Another episode had Clayface make a mini-Clayface girl.... who got re-absorbed and lost forever.

OMG! Truly a sad episode. An all-time fave (IMHO):

[MajorHoy]

From back around when she originally appeared . . .

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Vol. XVII (July 1986)

[MajorHoy]

Strike Force Kobra had both Clayface IV and Elemental Woman.

Who's Who Update '87 Vol. 5 (December 1987)

[MajorHoy]

Harpy (from 1992)

[adrikito]

From back around when she originally appeared . . .

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Vol. XVII (July 1986)

JASON was this woman adopted son?? WTF..

Ahhh.. I see. She tried to marry Bruce Wayne who had Jason.

False Face Society?? I think that this means that she works for Black Mask.

[MajorHoy]

JASON was this woman adopted son?? WTF..

This was in the pre-CoIE days, back when Jason was originally the son of circus performers who were killed by Croc.

And Jason's parents were killed by Croc while they were helping Dick Grayson, who was still Robin back then.

[MajorHoy]

Whisper A'Daire


from Batman: Gotham City Secret Files #1 (2000)

[scary harpy]

Here's a list of some henchwomen with potential IMHO:

Anna Gram [Riddler -Astin]
Betsy Boldface [Riddler]
Blaze [False Face]
Calamity Jan [Shame]
Chickadee [Penguin]
Cornelia [Joker]
Glacia Glaze [Freeze]
Lady Prudence Ffogg [Lord Ffogg]
Legs Parker [Ma Parker]
Lydia Limpet [Bookworm]
Millie Second [Clock King]
Miss Bacon [Egghead]
Miss Clean [Penguin]
Moth [Riddler]
Octavia [Minstrel]
Okie Annie [Shame]
Pussycat [Catwoman]

Which-Batman-villain-should-receive-more-attention

Whether you like them, loathe them or love them; Ward & West's Batman series has been on the air for over 50 years and seen around the world.

I think some of these henchwomen have potential...but what to do with them?

• Candle Moth (nee Moth): Candle & Wax themed villainess.
• Lydia (nee Lydia Limpet): Book & Library themed villainess
• Pauline Peril (Pauline): Silent Movie themed villainess
• Octavia: music themed villainess
• Millie Second: time themed villainess
• Cornelia: key & vanity themed villainess
• Chickadee: smoking themed villainess
• Anna Gram: puzzle themed villainess
• Glacia Glaze: cold & ice-skating themed villainess
• Bets Bold (nee Betsy Boldface): sports themed villainess
• Undine: beach & sea themed villainess
• Lady Fogg (Lady Prudence Fogg): fog themed British villainess
• Madam Clean (nee Miss Clean): cleaning themed villainess
• Emerald: 50s/60s sci-fi themed villainess

[MajorHoy]

Whether you like them, loathe them or love them; Ward & West's Batman series has been on the air for over 50 years and seen around the world.

I think some of these henchwomen have potential...but what to do with them? ...

* Glacia Glaze: cold & ice-skating themed villainess

or maybe would work with donut-themed crimes?

* Lady Fogg (Lady Prudence Fogg): fog themed British villainess

She should have showed up somewhere in the Knight & Squire mini-series!

[scary harpy]

or maybe would work with donut-themed crimes?

I like the idea of a donut themed villain.

She should have showed up somewhere in the Knight & Squire mini-series!

Agreed.