So where has Montoya been on Gotham for the last few weeks? She needs to return, she is an important character in the Batman legend. The character of Renee Montoya was created for the 1992 Batman Animated series but was introduced preemptively in the comics in Batman #475. Montoya is quickly promoted to detective and is partnered with Harvey Bullock in both the comics and the animated series. After Bullock is promoted to Lieutenant in the comics, Montoya is becomes partners with Crispus Allen. In the “Officer Down” storyline, Montoya is angered by a murder attempt on Commissioner James Gordon’s life...
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Scarecrow (The only thing we have to fear is fear himself!)
Fans of the show Gotham have probably heard that Jonathan Crane and his father are set to appear on the show. Who is Jonathan Crane? Jonathan Crane is the villainous Scarecrow, who first appeared in World’s Finest Comics #3 (Fall 1941). The Scarecrow only appeared twice in the “Golden” age of comics, he next appeared in the “Silver” age in Batman #189 (1967). After the 1985-1986 miniseries Crisis on Infinite Earths, Scarecrow gets a revamped origin. In Batman Annual #19 (1995), its is revealed that young Jonathan Crane was constantly bullied all through childhood and into high school for being a bookworm and his resemblance...
Carmine Falcone Nothing’s more important than (the) family
Wow, it’s getting real on Gotham lately, especially with Falcone. Who is Carmine Falcone? He first appeared in Frank Miller’s classic Batman: Year One storyline which was a flashback to Batman’s first few months in Gotham City. In Batman #404 (1987), Carmine “The Roman” Falcone was attending a dinner party with some of Gotham’s most influential including Police Commissioner Loeb...
Leslie Thompkins (Physician heal thyself…and Gotham)
So what did everyone think of Gotham’s first episode back (Rogues’ Gallery)? What about Dr. Leslie Thompkins? She plays a big part in the Batman legend. Leslie Thompkins first appeared in Detective Comics #457 (March 1976). A close friend and colleague of Bruce Wayne’s father Thomas, Leslie Thompkins was not only there for Bruce the night his parents were murdered, but would become a kind of surrogate mother figure to Bruce. Even though Batman would visit her for years on the anniversary of the Wayne murders, Dr. Thompkins would not discover his identity until...
Zsasz (He keeps count… in lives!)
Alright, I know everyone’s been waiting for this one since Victor Zsasz showed up on Gotham! Zsasz appeared earlier as I’ll explain, but his origin was revealed in The Batman Chronicles #3 (1996). It was revealed that Victor Zsasz was the head of a large international company who had amassed his own fortune along with the wealth he inherited from his parents. His parents died when Zsasz was 25, sending him into a deep depression. He began to gamble his fortune away. After losing at the Iceberg Lounge (Oswald Cobblepot’s place), he attempts to jump from a bridge to kill himself...