The Top 25 Batman Villains (25-21)

The Top 25 Batman Villains (25-21)
Batman has the best set of villains of any superhero by far...but who are the best of the best.   I'll be counting down my picks for the top 25 in these daily installments.


25. Calendar Man
Real Name: Julian Gregory Day
First Appearance: Detective Comics #259 (September 1958)

Calendar Man

Often considered to be a joke of the villains that plague Gotham City, Julian Day's obsession with dates and holidayrives him to commit crimes that correspond with significant dates.  This also drives him to leave clues that can be used to predict his next crime (similar to the Riddler, but with a gimmick).  He's a brilliant inventor who can build the gadgets he needs to pull off his crimes, however, his crimes are usually petty and absurd he is often regarded as a joke among other criminals of Gotham.  His most famous appearance would most likely be in Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's The Long Halloween and it's sequel Dark Victory.




24. Killer Moth

Killer Moth

Real Name: Drury Walker
First Appearance: Batman #63 (February 1951)

Another criminal regarded as a joke among Batman villains, he is best known for being the villain that triggered the Barbara Gordon's (Commissioner Gordon's daughter) career as Batgirl.  With bizarre bug themed weapons such as a gun that can fire silk strings to incapacitate a foe in a cocoon, or razor-sonar waves projected from his flight suit he commits his crimes while keeping up a persona of a member of Gotham's high society under the alias of Cameron Van Cleer.  He even took on another insect themed villain known as Firefly as an apprentice.

23. Solomon Grundy

Solomon Grundy

Real Name: Cyrus Gold
First Appearance: All-American Comics #61 (October 1944)

Originally starting out as a villain to the original Green Lantern (Alan Scott) this hulking zombie has done battle with several DC superheroes.  Able to match Superman in strength and withstand Green Arrows entire arsenal, Solomon Grundy's most notable battles have often been against the caped crusader, Batman.  Posing a threat that Batman can't hold back against (as if he had a choice) it takes the dark knight to rely on his strongest fighting abilities and gadgets if he has a chance of taking down Grundy.  Solomon Grundy has been enjoying more mainstream popularity after his appearance in the Arkham City video game.

Firefly

22. Firefly
Real Name: Garfield Lynns
 First Appearance:  Detective Comics #184 (June 1952)


A deranged pyromaniac, Garfield Lynns originally became a pyrotechnic in order to hide his sick obsession until the desire became to strong and he began resorting to arson.  After a fire at a chemical plant left him horribly scarred he developed a protective suit of armor, equipped with a flamethrower and jet pack.  Taken under the wing (no pun intended) of the Killer Moth he was trained until Killer Moth realized just how sick Lynns was and began to fear for his health.  Recently, Firefly has been making a name for himself as a henchman of Black Mask.

Deadshot

21. Deadshot
Real Name: Floyd Lawton
First Appearance: Batman #59 (June 1950)

The world's greatest assassin, Deadshot never misses his target.  Originally posing as a new crime-fighter who stopped crooks with elaborate trick shots, he attempted to replace the dynamic duo in Gotham before taking control of Gotham's underworld.  When this plan failed Deadshot began taking jobs as a hit-man for hire.  Though he is a master marksman with virtually any firearm, he prefers to use his twin wrist-mounted silencers to perform his kills as well as the infra-red scope mounted on the right of his mask.  He is currently acting as a member of the Suicide Squad.


Make sure to check back tomorrow for picks 20-16.