Killer Moth
| Killer Moth | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance |
Batman #63 (February 1951) (as Charaxes) Underworld Unleashed #1 (November 1995) |
| Created by |
Bill Finger Dick Sprang Lew Schwartz |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Drury Walker Unknown |
| Team affiliations | (Walker) Secret Society of Super Villains |
| Notable aliases | (Walker) Cameron van Cleer |
| Abilities | (Both) Flight via suit Incapacitating cocoon gun Razor-sonar waves (as Charaxes) Proportionate abilities of a moth Flight Sharp claws Sticky cocoon mucus |
Killer Moth (Drury Walker) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of Batman. Killer Moth originally wore a garish costume of purple and green striped fabric, with an orange cape and a moth-like mask.
Killer Moth first appeared in Batman #63 and was created by Bill Finger, Dick Sprang, and Lew Schwartz.
The original Killer Moth was a prisoner identified only by his prison number, 234026. While in prison, he reads a newspaper article about Batman and decides to set himself up as the "anti-Batman", hiring himself out to Gotham City's criminals to help them elude capture by police. Upon his release, he uses the hidden proceeds of his crimes to build a "Mothcave", modeled on the photos of the Batcave in the newspaper article he read.
Killer Moth also establishes a false identity as millionaire philanthropist Cameron van Cleer. In this guise, he becomes friends with Bruce Wayne. Meanwhile, he promotes himself to Gotham's criminals using his identity as Killer Moth, giving them each an infra-red Moth-signal. In his first job, he rescues some criminals from the police and then uses his Mothmobile to defeat and capture Batman and Robin. The duo escape and lead Killer Moth to a climactic battle on Gotham Bridge in which he is defeated.
In his second appearance (Detective Comics #173 July 1951) Killer Moth kidnaps Bruce Wayne and learns his secret identity. However, he is shot by other criminals and the resultant cranial injury causes amnesia. He remains a persistent enemy appearing through the Silver Age of comics, being the first villain Batgirl encounters in Detective Comics #359.
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