Riddler

DC Comics

RIDDLER

470

APPEARANCES

1758

TOTAL ISSUES

185

SERIES

The Riddler (Edward Nigma) is a fictional super-villain/antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, he first appeared in Detective Comics #140 (October 1948). The character is commonly depicted as a criminal mastermind in Gotham City who takes delight in incorporating riddles and puzzles into his schemes, leaving them as clues for the authorities to solve. The Riddler is one of the most enduring enemies of the superhero Batman and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery.

FIRST APPEARANCE

Detective Comics #140 cover

Detective Comics #140

"The Riddler!"

October 1948

First appearance of Riddler.

ALL APPEARANCES

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Action Comics #760 cover

Action Comics #760""...Never-Ending Battle...""

Earliest catalogued appearances of Hope Taya and Encantadora.

Dec 1999

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Batman: Dark Victory #2 cover

Batman: Dark Victory #2"Secrets"

Jan 2000

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Batman: Dark Victory #5 cover

Batman: Dark Victory #5"Love"

Apr 2000

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Batman: Dark Victory #7 cover

Batman: Dark Victory #7"Fools"

Jun 2000

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Batman: Gotham Knights #6 cover

Batman: Gotham Knights #6"Personal Effects; The Riddle"

Aug 2000

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Batman: Gotham Adventures #28 cover

Batman: Gotham Adventures #28"Notes"

Sep 2000

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Action Comics #770 cover

Action Comics #770"The Reign of Emperor Joker, Part Five: He Who Laughs Last!"

Oct 2000

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Superman: Emperor Joker #1 cover

Superman: Emperor Joker #1"The Reign of Emperor Joker, Part 1 of 5: It's a Joker World, Baby, We Just Live In It!; Emperor Joker: Method to the Madness"

Oct 2000

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Batman: Gotham Adventures #30 cover

Batman: Gotham Adventures #30"Deals"

Nov 2000

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Robin #85 cover

Robin #85"Fool's Errand"

Feb 2001

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Justice Leagues: JLA #1 cover

Justice Leagues: JLA #1

Mar 2001

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Justice Leagues: Justice League of Arkham #1 cover

Justice Leagues: Justice League of Arkham #1

Mar 2001

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Harley Quinn #6 cover

Harley Quinn #6"Who Wants To Rob A Millionaire?"

Earliest catalogued appearance of Sasha Bordeaux.

May 2001

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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #142 cover

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #142"The Demon Laughs, Part One: Exit Screaming"

Jun 2001

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Harley Quinn #7 cover

Harley Quinn #7"Gods and Mobsters"

Jun 2001

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Robin #93 cover

Robin #93"Close to Home"

Oct 2001

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Robin #94 cover

Robin #94"A Question of Timing"

Nov 2001

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The Batman Chronicles #23 cover

The Batman Chronicles #23"The Bomb, The Bull, The Butler & The Bat; Automotive; The Mimic; The Many Foes of Batman Pinup"

Nov 2001

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JSA #28 cover

JSA #28

Nov 2001

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Batman: Gotham Adventures #43 cover

Batman: Gotham Adventures #43"Turnabout"

Dec 2001

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Catwoman #1 cover

Catwoman #1"Anodyne, Part One"

Jan 2002

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Batman: Gotham Adventures #45 cover

Batman: Gotham Adventures #45"Running the Asylum"

Feb 2002

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Green Arrow #12 cover

Green Arrow #12"Feast and Fowl"

Earliest catalogued appearance of Onomatopoeia.

Mar 2002

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JLA #64 cover

JLA #64

May 2002

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Batman: Nine Lives #1 cover

Batman: Nine Lives #1"OGN"

Jun 2002

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Justice League Adventures #6 cover

Justice League Adventures #6

Jun 2002

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Batman: Gotham Knights #29 cover

Batman: Gotham Knights #29"The Mortician, Part 2: Zombie Zero"

Jul 2002

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Batman: Gotham Adventures #56 cover

Batman: Gotham Adventures #56"Identity Theft"

Jan 2003

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Batman: Gotham Adventures #57 cover

Batman: Gotham Adventures #57"The Real Deal"

Feb 2003

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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #163 cover

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #163"Auteurism Part 2 of 2: Electric Boogaloo"

Mar 2003

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Robin #112 cover

Robin #112"The Wrong Town Part 1"

May 2003

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Robin #113 cover

Robin #113"The Wrong Town Part 2"

Jun 2003

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Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #1 cover

Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #1

Earliest catalogued appearances of Great White Shark, Aaron Cash, and Jane Doe.

Jul 2003

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Batman: Gotham Knights #42 cover

Batman: Gotham Knights #42"20 Days Less One; Gargoyles of Gotham"

Aug 2003

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Batman Adventures #4 cover

Batman Adventures #4"Need to Know , The Balance"

Sep 2003

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Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #4 cover

Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #4

Oct 2003

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Robin #119 cover

Robin #119"The Traitor Within?"

Dec 2003

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Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #6 cover

Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #6

Dec 2003

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Batman: Gotham Knights #47 cover

Batman: Gotham Knights #47"Veritas Liberat, Chapter One of Three: King of the Mountain; Riddle Me This"

Jan 2004

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Batman Adventures #9 cover

Batman Adventures #9"Deathtrap a Go-Go!"

Feb 2004

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Batman: Gotham Knights #50 cover

Batman: Gotham Knights #50"Pushback, Book One"

Apr 2004

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Batman Adventures #11 cover

Batman Adventures #11"Poke Face"

Apr 2004

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Green Arrow #35 cover

Green Arrow #35"City Walls Part Two: What's Green and Yellow and Red All Over"

Apr 2004

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Batman: Gotham Knights #51 cover

Batman: Gotham Knights #51"Pushback. Book Two"

May 2004

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Batman Adventures #12 cover

Batman Adventures #12"The Duo Dynamic"

May 2004

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Green Arrow #36 cover

Green Arrow #36"City Walls Part Three: Captive Audience"

May 2004

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Batman: Gotham Knights #52 cover

Batman: Gotham Knights #52"Pushback. Book Three"

Jun 2004

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Green Arrow #37 cover

Green Arrow #37"City Walls Part Four: The Devil Inside"

Jun 2004

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Batman: Gotham Knights #54 cover

Batman: Gotham Knights #54"Pushback. Book Five"

Aug 2004

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Batman: Gotham Knights #55 cover

Batman: Gotham Knights #55"Pushback. Book Six"

Sep 2004

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Catwoman: When in Rome #1 cover

Catwoman: When in Rome #1"Monday"

Nov 2004

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Catwoman: When in Rome #2 cover

Catwoman: When in Rome #2"Tuesday"

Dec 2004

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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #185 cover

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #185"Riddle Me That Part One"

Jan 2005

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Catwoman: When in Rome #3 cover

Catwoman: When in Rome #3"Wednesday"

Jan 2005

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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #186 cover

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #186"Riddle Me That Part Two"

Feb 2005

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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #187 cover

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #187"Riddle Me That Part Three"

Mar 2005

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Catwoman: When in Rome #4 cover

Catwoman: When in Rome #4"Thursday"

Mar 2005

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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #188 cover

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #188"Riddle Me That Part Four"

Apr 2005

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Catwoman: When in Rome #5 cover

Catwoman: When in Rome #5"Friday"

Apr 2005

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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #189 cover

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #189"Riddle Me That Conclusion"

May 2005

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Catwoman: When in Rome #6 cover

Catwoman: When in Rome #6"Saturday"

May 2005

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Green Arrow #49 cover

Green Arrow #49"New Business Part 3: Road Trip"

Jun 2005

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Green Arrow #50 cover

Green Arrow #50"New Business Part All Together Now"

Jul 2005

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Justice #1 cover

Justice #1

Oct 2005

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Solo #7 cover

Solo #7

Dec 2005

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Infinite Crisis #1 cover

Infinite Crisis #1

Dec 2005

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Justice #2 cover

Justice #2

Dec 2005

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Gotham Central #37 cover

Gotham Central #37"Sunday Bloody Sunday"

Jan 2006

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Justice #3 cover

Justice #3

Feb 2006

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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #199 cover

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #199"Blaze of Glory Part 3 of 3: The Fire"

Mar 2006

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The Batman Strikes #17 cover

The Batman Strikes #17"Who is Batman?!?"

Mar 2006

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Justice #4 cover

Justice #4

Apr 2006

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Infinite Crisis #7 cover

Infinite Crisis #7

Jun 2006

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Solo #11 cover

Solo #11

Aug 2006

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Batman/The Spirit #1 cover

Batman/The Spirit #1"Crime Convention"

Earliest catalogued appearances of Commissioner Dolan, Ellen Dolan, Ebony White, and 1 more.

Jan 2007

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Detective Comics #828 cover

Detective Comics #828"Sharkbite"

Apr 2007

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Justice #10 cover

Justice #10

Apr 2007

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Countdown #42 cover

Countdown #42

Jul 2007

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Countdown #41 cover

Countdown #41

Earliest catalogued appearance of Atom (Tangent).

Jul 2007

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The Batman Strikes #34 cover

The Batman Strikes #34"Shtick Shift"

Aug 2007

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Countdown #33 cover

Countdown #33

Sep 2007

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Gotham Underground #1 cover

Gotham Underground #1

Dec 2007

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DC Infinite Halloween Special #1 cover

DC Infinite Halloween Special #1

Dec 2007

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The Batman Strikes #39 cover

The Batman Strikes #39"Hostile Takeover"

Jan 2008

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Gotham Underground #2 cover

Gotham Underground #2

Jan 2008

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The Batman Strikes #40 cover

The Batman Strikes #40"The Burning Question"

Feb 2008

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Gotham Underground #7 cover

Gotham Underground #7

Jun 2008

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Gotham Underground #9 cover

Gotham Underground #9

Aug 2008

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Trinity #12 cover

Trinity #12

Aug 2008

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Joker #1 cover

Joker #1"HC/SC"

Oct 2008

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Batman Confidential #20 cover

Batman Confidential #20"The Cat and the Bat, Part Four"

Oct 2008

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Batman Confidential #21 cover

Batman Confidential #21"The Cat and the Bat, Conclusion"

Nov 2008

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The Batman Strikes #50 cover

The Batman Strikes #50"Night Of The Demon"

Dec 2008

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Two-Face: Year One #2 cover

Two-Face: Year One #2"Part 2 of 2"

Dec 2008

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Batman and the Outsiders #14 cover

Batman and the Outsiders #14"A Family Affair"

Earliest catalogued appearance of Michael Lane.

Feb 2009

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Batman Confidential #25 cover

Batman Confidential #25"Do You Understand These Rights?, Part 4: ...Be Used Against You."

Mar 2009

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Batman Confidential #26 cover

Batman Confidential #26"A New Dawn, Part One"

Earliest catalogued appearance of King Tut.

Apr 2009

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Batman Confidential #27 cover

Batman Confidential #27"A New Dawn, Part 2"

May 2009

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Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1 cover

Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1"A Hostile Takeover"

May 2009

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Trinity #49 cover

Trinity #49

May 2009

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CREATORS

Writers and artists on Riddler's earliest appearances.

Alan Grant Chuck Dixon Henry Boltinoff Dick Giordano Doug Moench Gardner Fox Sheldon Moldoff Tex Blaisdell

SERIES

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