The Red Hood

Few names in DC lore carry as much weight as The Red Hood — a figure whose very identity is steeped in mystery and tragedy, introduced to the definitive DC reference guide in 1986 by Len Wein. Emerging in the Copper Age, this character haunts the pages alongside Batman, The Joker, Bruce Wayne, Robin, and Harvey Bullock, which tells you everything about the dark, Gotham-soaked corners of the DC Universe this name inhabits. Most prominently associated with Batman: The Killing Joke — one of the most celebrated and discussed works in comics history — The Red Hood occupies a small but enormously significant place in the catalog, a name that echoes far louder than its appearance count might suggest.