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The Penguin (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character made his first appearance in Detective Comics #58 (December 1941) and was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. The Penguin is one of Batman's most enduring enemies and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery. The Penguin is a Gotham City mobster who fancies himself a "gentleman of crime", often wearing a monocle, top hat, and tuxedo. The character is a short, obese man with a long nose, and he uses high-tech umbrellas as weapons. The Penguin runs a nightclub called the Iceberg Lounge, which provides a cover for his criminal activity, and Batman sometimes uses the nightclub as a source of criminal underworld information. Unlike most of Batman's rogues gallery, the Penguin is sane and in control of his actions, giving him a unique relationship with Batman. According to Kane, the character was inspired from the then advertising mascot of Kool cigarettes – a penguin with a top hat and cane. Finger thought the image of high-society gentlemen in tuxedos was reminiscent of emperor penguins.
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #17
Jul 1986
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The New Teen Titans #47"Past Tense"
Sep 1988
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1"The Last Arkham: Part One"
Jun 1992
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #40"Mask: Part 2"
Dec 1992
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #11"The Human Flea"
Apr 1993
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Robin #23"Buggin"
Dec 1995
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #46"Falls Upon Cornelius Stirk: Part One of Two"
Jan 1996
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #47"Falls Upon Cornelius Stirk: Part Two of Two"
Feb 1996
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Robin #27"Contagion, Part 3: Natural Born Healer"
Mar 1996
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Robin #29"Hit and Myths"
May 1996
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #53"Legacy, Prelude: Hobson's Choice"
Aug 1996
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #59"Killer Killer, Part 1: Storm Gird"
Feb 1997
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #60"Killer Killer, Part 2: The Old Man and the Sea"
Mar 1997
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #65"Illusions, Part 1: The Harder They Fall"
Aug 1997
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #66"Illusions, Part 2: The Bigger They Come"
Sep 1997
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #67"Illusions, Part 3: Thinker and the Cheat"
Oct 1997
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #74"Cataclysm, Part 9: Naked City"
May 1998
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #84"Fear of Faith, Part Two: To Serve and Protect"
Apr 1999
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #85"Bread and Circuses: Conclusion"
May 1999
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #117"Bread and Circuses, Part One"
May 1999
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #87"Claim Jumping, Part 2"
Jul 1999
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #119"Claim Jumping"
Jul 1999
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #88"No Man's Land: Fruit of the Earth, Part One"
Aug 1999
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #89"The King"
Sep 1999
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #123"Underground Railroad, Part One"
Nov 1999
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #91"Underground Railroad (Part 2)"
Nov 1999
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Robin #71"The Lizard King"
Dec 1999
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Robin #72"Last Stand on Grand Ave."
Jan 2000
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Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93"Assembly Redux!"
Jan 2000
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #126"Endgame, Part One: Silent Night"
Feb 2000
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Batman: Gotham Knights #6"Personal Effects; The Riddle"
Aug 2000
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Robin #85"Fool's Errand"
Feb 2001
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Batman: Gotham Knights #14"Sibling Rivalry; The Bet"
Apr 2001
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #163"Auteurism Part 2 of 2: Electric Boogaloo"
Mar 2003
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Batman: Gotham Knights #37"Spoiler Space"
Mar 2003
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #169"Irresistible Part 1 of 3"
Sep 2003
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #170"Irresistible Part 2 of 3"
Oct 2003
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Batman: Gotham Knights #52"Pushback. Book Three"
Jun 2004
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Batman: Gotham Knights #54"Pushback. Book Five"
Aug 2004
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Batman: Gotham Knights #56"War Games: Act 1 Part 4, Rules of Engagment"
Oct 2004
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #182"War Games: Behind Enemy Lines"
Oct 2004
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Batman: Gotham Knights #57"War Games: Act 2 Part 4, The Light at the End of the Tunnel"
Nov 2004
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Robin #133"Fresh Blood, Part Three: The Auction"
Feb 2005
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Robin #135"Arrows of the Sun"
Apr 2005
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Robin #136"A Rider on the Storm"
May 2005
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Robin #138"The Freelance Doctrine"
Jul 2005
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #199"Blaze of Glory Part 3 of 3: The Fire"
Mar 2006
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #202"Cold Case part 2 of 3 (The Coldest Case of All!)"
May 2006
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #201"Cold Case Part 1 of 3"
May 2006
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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #208"Darker Than Death Part 2 of 5"
Sep 2006
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Robin #170"The Fix"
Mar 2008
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Robin #172"The Takedown"
May 2008
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Robin #173"Girl Trouble"
Jun 2008
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Robin #174"The Three"
Jul 2008
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Robin #175"Scattered Pieces"
Aug 2008
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Robin #176"Gathered Pieces"
Sep 2008
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Robin #177"Search For A Hero, Part 1: The Concrete Cauldron"
Oct 2008
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Batman: Streets of Gotham #3"Hush Money; Under My Skin"
Oct 2009
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Batman and Robin #4"Revenge of the Red Hood Part 1: Red Right Hand"
Nov 2009
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Batman and Robin #5"Revenge of the Red Hood Part 2: Scarlet"
Dec 2009
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Batman: Streets of Gotham #18"The House of Hush, Chapter Three: The Bedbug's Bite; Ashes to Ashes, Part Two: Smoldering Embers"
Feb 2011
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Batman: Streets of Gotham #20"House of Hush, Chapter Five: Infestation"
Apr 2011
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Red Hood and the Outlaws #14
Nov 2017
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Red Hood and the Outlaws #21
Jun 2018
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Red Hood and the Outlaws #22
Jul 2018
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Red Hood and the Outlaws #23
Aug 2018
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Red Hood and the Outlaws #24
Sep 2018
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