Waylon Jones

Born with a rare regressive atavism that gave him a thick, scaly hide and superhuman strength, Waylon Jones was raised in brutal circumstances that hardened him into a fearsome criminal. His condition worsens over time, as the primal reptilian side of his brain steadily overtakes his humanity.

Waylon Jones is one of DC's most enduring figures lurking in the shadows of Gotham's rogues gallery, introduced to the world in 1985's Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #5 — a Bronze Age debut that planted him firmly in the canon alongside the Dark Knight's most iconic adversaries. With 169 catalogued appearances spanning an impressive four-plus decades, he's proven himself a genuine fixture across flagship titles like Detective Comics, Batman, and the prestige Absolute Batman, keeping dangerous company with the likes of Bruce Wayne, Robin, the Joker, and Harvey Dent. Two of those appearances carry key-issue status, a testament to the weight this character carries with serious collectors. Created by Len Wein, Waylon Jones is the kind of Gotham denizen who has refused to fade into the background — and with appearances running all the way to 2026, his story is very much still being told.