Bring on the Bad Guys: Wolf the Crime Master

Real name: Adam Lamb
A.K.A.: none
First Appearance: Batman I#2 (Summer 1940)
Abilities:  Criminal genius at night
Weapons: Walking stick
Quotes: "No one can help you now!"
Worst Act: Murder, theft
Created by: Bill Finger (writer) and Bob Kane (artist-credited), Jerry Robinson/George Roussos(inks)


Certainly an interesting case here. Adam Lamb, meek curator for a private museum, is heading home one night when he trips on a rug, the last thing he sees before passing out is a portrait of a bat and a mystery novel called the Crime Master. When he comes to, he's now Wolf, a homicidal maniac and criminal genius.

Lamb is unaware of this though, only transforming at the stroke of midnight. Can Batman and Robin put a stop to his rampage?

A nice twist on the werewolf/Mr. Hyde archetype. This would be revisited a few more times at DC throughout the years, but I believe this was the first one.