Simon Saint

Simon Saint is a wealthy, manipulative Gotham City businessman who positions himself as a savior of the city, financing the creation of the Magistrate program — a privatized, authoritarian law-enforcement force that threatens to supplant Batman's role in protecting Gotham.

Simon Saint arrived in the pages of Batman #106 in 2021, a Modern Age creation from the acclaimed team of James Tynion IV and Jorge Jiménez during one of DC's most celebrated contemporary Batman runs. Operating in the same high-stakes Gotham corners as Batman, Bruce Wayne, Barbara Gordon, and Oracle, Saint carved out a memorable presence across Batman, Detective Comics, and Batgirls in a concentrated but impactful run through 2021–2023. With 17 catalogued appearances and a debut in a key creative era for the Dark Knight's world, he's a figure that serious modern Batman readers will want on their radar — a reminder that Gotham's most compelling threats don't always wear a mask.