The The Mad Hatter Legacy

2 heroes have worn the The Mad Hatter mantle.

The originalheld the mantle from 1956

None (no canonical real name; later codenamed "Hatman")

Detective Comics #230 (1956) · 57 appearances

Powers. No superpowers; skilled thief and gadgeteer, obsessive hat-themed criminal

Origin

Jervis Tetch is a obsessive Gotham criminal who models his crimes and gadgets around hats, drawing inspiration from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland character. A skilled thief and inventor with no superpowers, he relies on hat-based weaponry and technology to menace Batman.

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Successorheld the mantle from 1969

The Mad Hatter

Superman Supacomic #114 (1969) · 45 appearances

Origin

A DC villain operating in Batman's world, this Mad Hatter is a Silver Age incarnation distinct from the later Jervis Tetch, sharing the obsession with hats and headwear that defines the archetype while crossing paths with Batman and Robin in Gotham.

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