List of Batman family enemies

A gathering of Batman's primary enemies on a variant cover of The Joker: 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 (April 2020). From left to right: Two-Face, Man-Bat, Catwoman, Scarecrow, Joker, Ra's al Ghul, Riddler and Poison Ivy. Art by Jim Lee.

The Batman family enemies are a collection of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. These characters are depicted as adversaries of the superhero Batman and his allies.

Since Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939), his supporting cast has expanded to include other superheroes, and has become what is now called the "Bat-family". As with most superheroes, a cast of recurring enemies to the Batman family have been introduced throughout the years, collectively referred to as Batman's "rogues gallery".[1][2][3][4] Many characters from Batman's rogues gallery who are criminally insane become patients at Arkham Asylum after they are apprehended.

  1. ^ "The 10 Greatest BATMAN Villains of ALL TIME!". Newsarama. August 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "Gotham recap: 'Rogue's Gallery'". Entertainment Weekly.
  3. ^ "Top 20 villians [sic] in Batman's rogues gallery". Hitfix. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Get to Know Gotham's Rogues' Gallery". DC Comics. December 22, 2014.