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Fictional character biography

Pre-Crisis

Hugo Strange first appeared in Detective Comics #36 (February 1940) and is considered one of the first recurring villains Batman ever faced. He preceded The Joker and Catwoman by a couple of months. Cover of Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A stereotypical villain, common in early 20th century silent films, wears formal black clothes, exquisitely neat facial hair, and a maniacal demeanour. ... The Joker is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain widely considered to be Batmans archenemy. ... Catwoman is a fictional character associated with DC Comics Batman franchise and created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. ...

He first appears as a scientist who turned homeless test subjects into hulking zombies by administering a powerful artificial growth hormone that acted on the pituitary gland; a side effect caused the victim to become a mindless brute. Strange administers it to Batman, but the Caped Crusader saves himself by creating a drug that prevented any abnormal secretions from the pituitary gland. In Detective Comics #46, a punch from Batman sends Strange falling to his apparent death. A homeless man pushes a cart down the street. ... A group of actors portraying zombies in a film A zombie is an animated human body devoid of a soul. ... Growth hormone (GH or somatotropin) is a 191-amino acid, single chain polypeptide hormone which is synthesised, stored and secreted by the somatotroph cells within the lateral wings of the anterior pituitary gland, which stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other animals. ... The pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea that sits in a small, bony cavity (pituitary fossa) covered by a dural fold (sellar diaphragm) at the base of the brain. ...

Hugo Strange. Art by Bob Kane.

He returned in the 1970s during the "Strange Apparations" story arc. Having survived his earlier "death," Strange is running a private hospital for Gotham City's wealthiest citizens — where he holds them for ransom. When Bruce Wayne checks into the hospital to recover discreetly from radiation burns he received as Batman, Strange discovers Batman's secret identity and attempts to auction the knowledge off to Gotham's top villains. Mafia boss Rupert Thorne tries to torture the information out of him, but apparently ends up killing Strange before he can learn the secret he holds. Image File history File links HugoStrange. ... Image File history File links HugoStrange. ... Bob Kane (born Robert Kahn, October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book artist and writer credited as the creator of the DC Comics superhero Batman. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the fictional place. ... Radiation as used in physics, is energy in the form of waves or moving subatomic particles. ... For other uses of this term, please see Secret identity (disambiguation). ... The term Mafia (sometimes referred to as Cosa Nostra, Mafioso, or Black Hand, there are differences), refers to Italian criminal secret societies which developed in Sicily most notably developed in the mid-19th century. ... Rupert Thorne is a fictional character in the Batman universe, created by Steve Englehart and Walter Simonson in Detective Comics #469. ... Torture is defined by the United Nations Convention Against Torture as any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he...

As revealed in Batman 356 (Feb. 1983) Strange had not really been killed - he had used yoga methods to slow his heartbeat to an undetectable level.

Strange plots his revenge against Thorne and Batman. Strange creates a 'ghost' which haunts Thorne until he turns himself in to authorities. Through the use of drugs and robots Strange attempts to weaken Bruce Wayne before usurping him in the role of Batman. After failing Strange apparently dies when he blows up a replica Wayne Manor.

Earth-Two

The Earth-Two version of Strange also survives the fall he himself experienced; however, he is left paralyzed. After years of physical therapy, he regains enough movement to write out the surgical techniques needed to repair the damage to his body - and bribe a surgeon to perform the operation. However, the surgeon lacks Strange's skill, leaving him physically deformed (the surgeon dies for his failure). Strange uses one of his devices to capture Starman's cosmic rod, to use its power to attack everyone and everything Batman holds dear. He generates a storm in Gotham to obtain the device, which creates a dimensional doorway to Earth-One, bringing that universe's Batman over to Earth-Two and allows him and that world's Robin to join with the original Batwoman in defeating Strange. Strange realizes that he is in fact angry at his own wasted life and deformed body. Strange then uses the Cosmic Rod to commit suicide. First appearance of Earth-Two For other uses, see Earth 2. ... Paralysis is the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups. ... Starman is Ted Knight, a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe, and a member of the Justice Society of America. ... 2-dimensional renderings (ie. ... In DC Comics, the Multiverse was a continuity construct in which multiple fictional versions of the universe existed in the same space, separated from each other by their vibrational resonances. ... A fictional universe is an imaginary world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction or translatable non-fiction. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... // Batwoman (originally referred to as the Bat-Woman) is a fictional character, a female counterpart to DC Comics popular superhero Batman. ... Rather than surrender to US soldiers, the Mayor (Bürgermeister) of Leipzig Germany, committed suicide along with his wife and daughter on April 20, 1945. ...

Post-Crisis

In the Post-Crisis continuity, Strange is reintroduced in the "Prey" arc as a psychologist hired to use his skills to help bring in Batman. He eventually figures out Batman's secret identity, but instead of revealing it to the public, he keeps it secret. Crisis on Infinite Earths was a 12-issue comic book limited series (identified as a 12 part maxi-series) and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 in order to simplify their fifty-year-old continuity. ... A psychologist is a scientist and/or clinician who studies psychology, the systematic investigation of the human mind, including behavior and cognition. ...

His first meeting with Batman is later retouched in Matt Wagner's Batman and the Monster Men. The character is introduced in the middle of a grueling workout, considering his lot in life: Mage: The Hero Defined cover by Matt Wagner Grendel: Devil Tales cover by Matt Wagner Matt Wagner (born 1961) is an American comic book writer and artist best known as the creator of two irregular series, Mage and Grendel. ... Batman and the Monster Men is a Batman comic book, set during Batman: Year One and before the events of Batman: The Man Who Laughs. ...

As he exercises, Strange's features are obscured, leaving the reader to conclude that Batman himself is the speaker. Strange is then revealed to be the true speaker as he laments the genetic hurdles that prevent him from reaching perfection. Strange is singularly driven to find a way to improve humanity at a genetic level. Throughout the graphic novel, Strange is presented as the darker mirror image of Batman. For a non-technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to Genetics. ... Trade paperback of Will Eisners A Contract with God (1978), often mistakenly cited as the first graphic novel. ...

According to Commissioner James Gordon, Strange was "abandoned as a child, grew up in state homes. A bright kid, but he apparently had a hell of a temper. Nobody knows how he put himself through college and medical school." (Batman and the Mad Monk) He was raised in an orphanage on the lower East Side of Gotham, not far from the infamous "Crime Alley", in the heart of a part of Gotham known as "Hell's Crucible". Strange became professor of Psychiatry at Gotham State University, but had his tenure suspended due to his increasingly bizarre theories in genetic engineering. At some point, he is approached by an Indian man named Sanjay, who seeks Strange's aid in curing his sick brother. Strange agrees to help, and Sanjay works loyally by his side from that point onward. Borrowing money from gangster Sal Maroni, who is in the employ of Gotham's criminal kingpin Carmine Falcone, Strange sets up a lab. He then bribes a corrupt orderly to give him incurably insane inmates from Arkham Asylum - who have been institutionalized so long that they will not be missed. James Jim Worthington Gordon is a supporting character in DC Comics Batman series. ... An iconic image of genetic engineering; this autoluminograph from 1986 of a glowing transgenic tobacco plant bearing the luciferase gene, illustrating the possibilities of genetic engineering. ... Salvatore Vincent The Boss Maroni is a fictional character, owned by DC Comics, who exists in that companys DC Universe. ... Carmine The Roman Falcone is a fictional character, a villainous Mafia don in Gotham City, who made his debut in the four part story Batman: Year One, written by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, in 1987. ... Bribery is a crime implying a sum or gift given alters the behaviour of the person in ways not consistent with the duties of that person. ... Arkham Asylum as it appeared on Batman: The Animated Series. ...

Strange's experiments have literally monstrous results, with his test subjects turning into gigantic, mindless "Monster Men", possessing superhuman strength and cannibalistic instincts. Strange uses these Monster Men to raise the money he needs to pay back his Mafia connections. Batman becomes involved after discovering some of the gruesome remains of the Monster's Men's cannibalistic rampages. When Strange sets his creations free at an illegal poker game, helping himself to the victims' money after the slaughter, his Mafia connections begin to grow suspicious. Batman tracks Strange down, but is captured by Sanjay and thrown to the Monster Men as an intended meal. Batman not only holds off the creatures, but uses them in part of an inventive escape. Strange is enthralled by Batman, believing that he has found a genetically perfect man. He creates one final Monster Man using a drop of Batman's blood, and while his creation still has many of the flaws of its "brothers", it lacks most of the grotesque disfigurements that had plagued Strange's earlier work. However, Strange is forced to destroy his lab in order to evade capture. Soon after, he turns the Monster Men loose, including Sanjay's brother (who had been mutated in a failed attempt to cure him), at Falcone's estate, where Strange's Mafia connections are staying. Strange wants a fresh start, and realizes that the Mafia is still a link to his experiments. In the battle that follows, all of the Monster Men are killed, along with Sanjay (who was attempting to avenge his brother). Strange escapes amid the chaos, and succeeds in eradicating all links between himself and his experiments. Confident that he can not be linked to them, he begins to appear on TV as a psychological expert on the Batman. This article is about consuming ones own species. ... A game of Texas holdem, currently the most popular form of poker, in progress. ...

His greatest desire is to become Batman. To that end, he has tried several times to kill the Caped Crusader, and then take his place; all of his attempts have met with failure. At one point in his career, he is shot twice and dumped into a river; it was then assumed he had died. However, in Doug Moench's "Terror" storyline, Strange mysteriously comes back. He decides to work with another of Batman's enemies, the Scarecrow, and use him as a tool to help him capture Batman. Scarecrow turns on Strange, however, impaling him on a weather vane and throwing him in the cellar of his own mansion. The Scarecrow then uses Strange's mansion as a trap for Batman. Doug Moench (born February 23, 1948) is an American comic book writer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

During a struggle with the archvillain, Batman falls into the cellar, but he grabs Scarecrow and drags him down with him. Scarecrow's trap is rigged to have the cellar slowly flooded, and now, as the water level rises, Scarecrow furiously tries to kill Batman. Strange, who has mysteriously returned to life, stops him. Suddenly, the cellar walls begin to crack, and the three of them are swept into a nearby river. In the ensuing chaos, Batman catches Scarecrow, but loses sight of Strange.

Both "Prey" and "Terror" are set during Batman's early years. In the modern timeline, he returns in a five-part arc that ran through Gotham Knights #8-12. He is posing as a psychiatrist doing standard stress evaluations at Wayne Enterprises. While Bruce Wayne is on the couch, Strange drugs him with a powerful hallucinogen in order to coax Wayne into admitting that he is Batman. Batman escapes and triggers a post-hypnotic suggestion in himself, forcing him to completely repress the Batman aspect of his mind until Robin and Nightwing can thwart Strange and take him to Arkham Asylum. Gotham Knights RFC is New Yorks recent entry to the growing worldwide ranks of multiethnic and non-discriminatory rugby teams worldwide. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The general group of pharmacological agents commonly known as hallucinogens can be divided into three broad categories: psychedelics, dissociatives, and deliriants. ... Hypnotic drugs are a class of drugs that induce sleep, used in the treatment of severe insomnia. ... Timothy Tim Drake is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Arkham Asylum as it appeared on Batman: The Animated Series. ...

Following that, Strange reappears as the head of a gang of super-criminals attempting to take control of Gotham's East Side, then controlled by Catwoman. Catwoman joins Strange's gang, then allows its members to "find out" that she intends to betray them, faking her death when they attempt to eliminate her. Although she defeats and imprisons most of the gang, and even convinces Strange to leave the East Side alone, Strange still mocks her by pointing out that he had faked his own death far more often than she had. Catwoman is a fictional character associated with DC Comics Batman franchise and created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. ...

In Batman #665, Batman tells Tim Drake that a huge man dressed like a combination of Bane and Batman had beaten him up, and he suspects the imposter had used "Hugo Strange's Monster Serum and Daily Venom shots" to gain his size and strength. Bane is the DC Comics supervillain, and sometimes ally, best known for having broken Batmans back. ...

Other media

Batman: The Animated Series

See also: The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne

Hugo Strange as seen in Batman: The Animated Series.

Strange is introduced into Batman: The Animated Series in the episode "The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne", in which he is voiced by Ray Buktenica. In the episode, Hugo Strange is a psychiatrist running a rest hospital that he uses to blackmail Gotham's elite with secrets he finds out with a machine that reads minds. Bruce Wayne goes to the hospital and undergoes the "treatment," which allows Strange to discover his secret identity. He auctions off this information to a trio of Gotham's top criminals: The Joker, The Penguin, and Two-Face. Two-Face had personally known Bruce Wayne, and later accuses Strange of fraud when Batman switches the tape with one he had created that portrayed Strange as fabricating the secret identity. Strange tries to save his skin by simply telling the villains that Bruce Wayne is Batman, but they simply scoffed at the idea, thinking he was lying. The trio then tries to kill him by throwing him out of an airplane. Batman saves him at the last minute, however, and had Robin show up at the crime scene disguised as Bruce Wayne to discredit Strange's claims of knowing the Dark Knight's secret identity. The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... Image File history File links DrStrangeBTAS.jpg‎ Screengrab from the episode The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne from Batman: The Animated Series, by Warner Brothers. ... Image File history File links DrStrangeBTAS.jpg‎ Screengrab from the episode The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne from Batman: The Animated Series, by Warner Brothers. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... For other uses, see Blackmail (disambiguation). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Joker is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain widely considered to be Batmans archenemy. ... The Penguin (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot), is a DC Comics supervillain and is an archenemy of Batman. ... This article is about the DC comics villain. ...

Justice League Unlimited

A cameo of Dr. Hugo Strange in Justice League Unlimited.

In Justice League Unlimited, Strange returns as a member of Project Cadmus. His appearance is brief, however: seated at the Cadmus table in "The Doomsday Sanction" with no lines. Producer/writer Dwayne McDuffie confirmed that Strange's appearance was intended to set up a later use of the character, presumably in "Question Authority", where a torture scene serves to have Cadmus need to pull information from the Question's mind. However, due to the Bat-Embargo, Strange became unavailable, and his place in Cadmus was taken by Dr. Moon. Image File history File links DrStrangeJLU.jpg‎ Screengrab from the episode Doomsday Sanction from Justice League Unlimited, by Warner Brothers. ... Image File history File links DrStrangeJLU.jpg‎ Screengrab from the episode Doomsday Sanction from Justice League Unlimited, by Warner Brothers. ... Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. ... Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. ... Project Cadmus is a fictional government genetic engineering project in the DC Comics Universe. ... Dwayne McDuffie is a comic book and animation writer. ... Torture is defined by the United Nations Convention Against Torture as any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he... The Question is an American comic book superhero. ... Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. ... Dr. Moon is a scientist from the DC Comics universe who first appeared in Batman Issue #240. ...

The Batman

Hugo Strange appears in The Batman, voiced by Frank Gorshin (who played The Riddler in the 1960s Batman TV show) and later by Richard Green. In this series, Strange - a psychologist at Arkham Asylum - appears briefly in the episode "Meltdown", and as the primary villain in "Strange Minds". He is portrayed as being far more fascinated with the deranged criminals at Arkham and how their minds work than actually finding a cure for their madness, on more than one occasion provoking them to cause more mayhem. In this interpretation, he is a master chemist and programmer, and skilled at robotics. In "Fistful of Felt", Strange cures the Ventriloquist of his multiple personality disorder, only to turn him again into a criminal. In the episode "Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind", he does in fact design a robotic villain called D.A.V.E. to hunt down Batman. He pulls a gun out at Batman, thus sealing his reputation as a villain. He's currently incarcerated in Arkham Asylum, having been ironically dubbed insane by his former colleagues. The Batman is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. ... Frank Gorshin as the Riddler, from the Batman TV series. ... Detective Comics #140 (October 1948), the first appearance of the Riddler. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Richard Green is an actor who has mostly done voice overs for movie trailers. ... Chemistry - the study of atoms, made of nuclei (conglomeration of center particles) and electrons (outer particles), and the structures they form. ... Robotics is the science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application. ... The Ventriloquist is a DC Comics villain, an enemy of Batman. ... Overview In psychiatry, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is the current name of the condition formerly listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) and Multiple Personality Syndrome. ... List of The Batman episodes Gothams Ultimate Criminal Mastermind is the thirty eighth episode of the television series The Batman. ... D.A.V.E. is an original villain in The Batman. ...

In "Strange New World", Hugo Strange, from his cell in Arkham, infects Batman and Robin with a toxin, claiming it to be an antidote. Under the drug's influence, the Dynamic Duo hallucinate that they are being pursued by zombies. Strange claims that he has distributed a chemical throughout town, making everyone his mindless slaves. This is later revealed to be a lie, concocted in order to trick Batman into spreading the real chemical. Robin is cured about halfway through the episode. Batman realizes the truth at the last moment, and allows Batgirl to cure him. An antidote is a substance which can counteract a form of poisoning. ... A group of actors portraying zombies in a film A zombie is an animated human body devoid of a soul. ... Batgirl is a DC Comics superhero. ...

Even later in the same season, Strange appears as one of the many supervillains held hostage by the vigilante Rumor. As Rumor moves to the machine he would use to execute all criminals at once, Strange asks him about his motivation. Rumor replies that he wants to kill them all in retaliation for the attack that crippled his boss; Strange laughs, and tells him that the scheme is in fact motivated by guilt.