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While theRiddlerhas show a unparalleled marque for himself as a scoundrel who only commits crimes after first develop a serial of increasingly elaborate riddles and puzzles for law enforcement – includingBatman – to solve , he was n’t the first criminal mastermind in Gotham City to do so as Batman ’s first ‘ Riddler ’ was an entirely different villain .
Edward Nygma aka the Riddler made his introduction in DC Comics inDetective Comics#140 by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang . In the issue , reader are give the entire origin tarradiddle of the Riddler beginning with his calling as a brilliant yet lazy student who graduate at the top of his year after cheating through his courses . After graduation , Edward opened a set carnival booth where he cheat innumerous people out of their money by presenting them with unsolvable puzzles . Oncethe Riddler gets a taste of successas a low - level crook , he determine he can make it as a fully grown - time super - villain and use his love for puzzles to do so – unfortunately his originality was evidently lacking .
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InBatman#7 by Bill Finger and Bob Kane , Batman and Robin are gearing up to contend the Joker once again after the Clown Prince of Crime slowly integrates a team of desperate performing artist into the life of crime . Despite the Joker ’s efforts , the larger-than-life dynamic duo quickly take the Joker and his crew down . However , after Batman and Robin think he is vanquished , Batman encounter a mystical phone call that finish up being from the Joker himself . As it turn out , theJoker had one more trick up his sleeve . In an effort to play with the Dark Knight , the Joker yield Batman a hint as to how to stop this next phase of his villainous scheme … in the form of a riddle .
Batman#7 was let go of in 1941 andDetective Comics#140 come out in 1948 , meaning the Joker was using riddle to play with Batman seven year before the Riddler was even introduced as a character . Over time , the Joker moved away from tantalize Batman with riddles ( assuredly due to the introduction of the Riddler ) and became more of a sadistic villain who put people through the cruelest bedevilment conceivable just for a laugh . The estimate of the Joker using brain-teaser in his system during the early twenty-four hour period of his DC Comics calling is interesting , however , as it calls into motion whether theJoker was the secret inspirationbehind the Riddler ’s character .
While Edward Nygma boldly run with the whole ‘ crime through puzzles ’ idea and even grow a whole freestanding identity equipped with a name and costume to let others know exactly what kind of villain he ’s try on to be , the Joker technically beat him to the biff in terminus of practice crimes through riddles – prove thatBatman ’s original ‘ Riddler ’ was a far different villain .
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