Friday, February 24, 2017

Bring on the Bad Guys: The Puppet Master

Real name: None
A.K.A.: none
First Appearance: Batman I#3 (Fall 1940)
Abilities:  Hypnosis
Weapons: drugs
Quotes: "Soon Dr. Craig will become a mere slave-a human puppet!"
Worst Act: Theft
Created by: Bill Finger (writer) and Bob Kane (artist-credited), Jerry Robinson/George Roussos(inks)


This particular yarn begins with Dr. Craig being the victim of a seeming accident, yet later he later steals his top secret formula and hands it over to a gang. Only with the intervention of Batman is the formula saved.

It seems the slight wound enables the Puppet Master to place the victim under an extreme state of suggestion, which is a problem as Batman himself was scratched. Can Robin stop his partner from committing unstoppable crimes?

Not a terrible villain, although his 'leftover peasant costume from a high school play' leaves something to be desired. The idea of hypnotizing people and forcing them to commit crimes would be better used by the Mad Hatter some time later.

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