Film Freak
| Film Freak | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance |
Weston Batman #395 (May 1986) Edison Catwoman #54 (Jun 2006) |
| Created by | Weston Doug Moench, Tom Mandrake. Edison Will Pfefier, David Lopez |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Burt Weston "Edison" |
Film Freak is the name of two DC Comics villains and enemy of Batman and Catwoman. They are of the myriad "gimmick" villains in Gotham City, their trademark being their obsession with motion pictures.
The Burt Weston version of Film Freak first appeared in Batman #395 and was created by Doug Moench and Tom Mandrake. The name Burt Weston is a nod to Adam West and Burt Ward who played Batman and Robin (respectively) in the 1960s TV series.
The "Edison" version of Film Freak first appeared in Catwoman #54 and was created by Will Pfefier and David Lopez
Burt Weston is a wannabe actor who dreams of getting a big break by playing quirky villains, because those kinds of villains were rich. When each of his plans failed, he faked his death in a method similar to one used by Paul Newman's and Robert Redford's characters in the movie The Sting.
Years later, he committed every crime known in films and the Gotham newspapers dubbed him "Film Freak". One of his signatures was a pair of earrings in the shape of film cans. Nicknamed the Film Freak due to his spouting off movie dialogue during crimes, after his real identity was revealed by an old girlfriend to a reporter named Julia Pennyworth, Film Freak stalked her in a manner similar to that of the character Norman Bates in the movie Psycho. Film Freak began to murder his fellow associates and is tracked down by Detective Harvey Bullock who had a large knowledge of film and was working with Robin at the time, as well as Batman and Catwoman working together after Batman and Robin split.
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