Toyman | |
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![]() The Winslow Schott incarnation of Toyman as depicted in Action Comics #865 (May 2008). Art by Jesus Merino. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | (Schott) Action Comics #64 (September 1943) (Nimball) Action Comics #432 (Okamura) Superman (vol. 2) #177 |
Created by | (Schott) Don Cameron Ed Dobrotka (Nimball) Cary Bates Curt Swan (Okamura) Jeph Loeb Ed McGuinness |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Winslow Percival Schott Jack Nimball Hiro Okamura |
Species | Human |
Team affiliations | (Schott) Superman Revenge Squad The Society Injustice League Super Foes (Nimball) Legion of Doom |
Notable aliases | (Okamura): Toymaster |
Abilities | (All):
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The Toyman is the name of three supervillains and one adolescent superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, as an adversary for Superman.
The most well-known incarnation of the Toyman is Winslow Percival Schott, a criminal who uses toy-based or toy-themed devices and gimmicks in his various crimes.[1] The Toyman made frequent appearances in the Golden Age comics, but has appeared infrequently in Superman stories since then. In the succeeding years, Jack Nimball briefly took up the mantle after Schott retired while Hiro Okamura uses the name while operating as a superhero despite Schott coming out of retirement by then.
Schott, Nimball, and Okamura have made several appearances in DC-related media, with Schott appearing in television series set in the DC Animated Universe, in which he is voiced by Bud Cort, and the live-action television series Smallville, portrayed by Chris Gauthier. Additionally, Schott along with his son and series original character Winslow "Winn" Schott Jr. appear in the live-action Arrowverse television series Supergirl, portrayed by Henry Czerny and Jeremy Jordan respectively.