The Riddler
| The Riddler | |
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Cover of Green Arrow vol. 3, #35 by Marcos Martin, featuring the Riddler.
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Detective Comics #140 (October 1948) |
| Created by |
Bill Finger Dick Sprang |
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| Alter ego | Edward Nigma |
| Team affiliations |
Secret Society of Super Villains Injustice League Legion of Doom (DC Comics) Secret Six |
| Notable aliases | E. Nigma (Nygma), Edward "Eddie" Nashton, Eddie Nash, Patrick |
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The Riddler (Edward Nigma) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an of the superhero Batman. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Dick Sprang, the character first appeared in Detective Comics #140 (Oct. 1948). The Riddler takes delight in incorporating riddles and puzzles into his criminal plots, often leaving them as clues for the authorities and Batman to solve. The character is one of Batman's most enduring enemies and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery.
Frank Gorshin and John Astin portrayed the character in the 1960s Batman television series, and Jim Carrey portrayed him in the 1995 film Batman Forever. Cory Michael Smith currently portrays Edward Nygma in the television show Gotham. In 2014, the Riddler was ranked as IGN's 59th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
The Riddler is obsessed with riddles, puzzles, and word games. He frequently delights in over-stating his "intellectual superiority" and on forewarning both Batman and the police of his capers by sending them complex clues. With this self-conscious use of a gimmick, Riddler's crimes are flamboyant and ostentatious. The character is depicted as wearing a domino mask either with a green suit and bowler hat, or a green unitard with question mark prints. A black, green, or purple question mark serves as his visual motif.
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