The Penguin (nonfiction)
The Penguin (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot) is a fictional villain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The Penguin is commonly known as an adversary of Batman.
Artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger introduced the character in Detective Comics #58 (December 1941). The Penguin is one of Batman's most enduring enemies and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery.
The Penguin is depicted as being a short, portly man who uses specialized, high-tech umbrellas as weapons. A mobster and thief, he fancies himself as being a "gentleman of crime".
The Penguin runs a nightclub called Iceberg Lounge, which provides a cover for criminal activity; Batman sometimes uses the nightclub as a source of criminal underworld information.
According to Kane, the character was inspired from the then advertising mascot of Kool cigarettes – a penguin with a top hat and cane. Finger thought the image of high-society gentlemen in tuxedos was reminiscent of emperor penguins.
Unlike most of Batman's rogues gallery, the Penguin is in control of his actions and is completely sane, which gives him a unique relationship with Batman.
In the News
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External links
- Penguin (comics) @ Wikipedia