Tweedledum

Tweedledum is one half of a rotund criminal duo — cousins who model themselves on Lewis Carroll's Tweedledee and Tweedledum — operating as eccentric Batman villains in Gotham City, relying on buffoonish teamwork and themed gimmickry rather than any superhuman ability.

Few villains embody Gotham's gloriously bizarre rogues' gallery quite like Tweedledum, who made their DC Universe debut in 1987's Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #24 — a Copper Age introduction that planted this wonderfully eccentric character firmly in the canon. With appearances stretching across nearly four decades, from gritty Batman titles to the charming Batman: Li'l Gotham, Tweedledum has proven surprisingly durable in DC's world. The company here is delightfully telling: sharing pages with Batman, Bruce Wayne, and the likes of Dumfree and Deever Tweed speaks to a character rooted deep in the darkly whimsical corners of Gotham. If you're a collector who loves the stranger, more theatrical side of DC's universe, Tweedledum is a gem worth tracking down.