| The Brick Bat | |
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 from Police Comics #5 | |
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Real Name |
Unknown |
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First Appearance |
Police Comics #5 (1942) |
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Original Publisher |
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Created by |
George Brenner |
Golden Age Origin
That weird figure of the night, the Brick Bat, is a robber dressed as a bat who kills people by throwing "brick-like death dealing objects." When thrown they break up into poison gas that leaves no trace. He commissioned them from a scientist and then killed him so that no one else could get their hands on the formula. He then began a crime spree which was finally stopped by 711.
Golden Age Appearances
Police Comics #5
Notes
A brickbat is a small piece of brick used as a weapon. The word remains a proverbial expression for bad reviews.