Hamilton Hill (comics)

Hamilton Hill
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Detective Comics #503 (1981)
Created by	Gerry Conway Don Newton
In-story information
Full name	Hamilton Hill

Hamilton Hill is a DC Comics character. He is a known mayor of Gotham City and an adversary of Batman.

Hamilton Hill first appeared in Detective Comics #503 and was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton.

Hamilton Hill is a corrupt politician who ran against Arthur Reeves in Gotham City's mayoral election. Hill defeats Reeves when Reeves’ "Batman identity" photos turn out to be faked and becomes the new Mayor of Gotham City. Unbeknownst to the citizens, Hill is in league with crime lord Rupert Thorne, who helps him become Mayor. During his early time in office, he assists Thorne's attempts to identify and defeat Batman.

Hill hires an assassin to take out Harvey Bullock. When Bullock confronts Hill, Hill shoots him, but he survives.

Hill fires Police Commissioner James Gordon and replaces him with one of Thorne's cronies, Pater Pauling. After Thorne is defeated and Pauling killed, Hill re-instates Gordon but spends the rest of his time in office trying to shift the blame for Gotham's problems onto Gordon's shoulders.

Hill tries to get rid of Batman by accusing him of a crime that was actually committed by the Night Slayer. When Batman defeats Night Slayer and exposes Hill's plot, Hill is removed from office.

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