Just Another Batman Blog

  The Royal Flush Gang aren't really a Batman exclusive team of villains. They were created in 1966 by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky for The Justice League of America #43. So, technically, since Batman is a member of the Justice League, this counts. But also, I like this concept, and it's my blog... This is a gang of thieves, the theme is playing cards, obviously, and the five members of the team identify with a different face card. There are a few different iterations of this group.  The first group dressed all as Clubs, and then changed to Spades. Kerry, Queenie, Jack, Thomas Dillon (the Ten), and Amos Fortune used "stellaration" to change their luck and help commit burglaries. They fought the Justice League three times, and the Joker . They were all killed during their last battle with the Justice League.  The second group is the most recognizable. Created in 1982 by Gerry Conway and Don Heck. I'll come back to them...  There are a few other versions of the Roy...

Physical deformity has played a huge role in creation of villainy. The importance we put on human beauty means the alternative, ugliness, becomes vilified. The best villains from fiction have physical deformities that mirror their evil personalities. James Bond villains all have physical issues, Dick Tracy villains are all identified by their unique malformities. Witches with warts, the one armed man, Captain Hook, Freddy Krueger, Scar from the Lion King, every movie monster ever are all good examples. Killer Croc is the most obvious deformed Batman villain. Killer Croc was created in 1983 by Gerry Conway and Gene Colan for Detective Comics #523 where he appeared in a cameo. His first full appearance was in Batman #358 a few months later. The character was depicted as a man with reptilian-like skin. Because of his gruesome appearance, Jones pursues a career as a sideshow oddity, and then as organized criminal muscle.  In Geoff Johns Earth One story, Killer Croc becomes a ...