Crazy Quilt

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Crazy Quilt
BoyCommandos15.jpg
The first appearance of Crazy Quilt, as depicted on the cover of Boy Commandos #15 (May 1946); art by Jack Kirby.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance
Created by
In-story information
Alter egoUnknown
Paul Dekker
Unidentified female
Species Human
Abilities
  • Color manipulation, energy projection, and hypnosis via helmet
  • Technological aptitude

Crazy-Quilt is the name of several characters in DC Comics. The first is an enemy of the Boy Commandos, while the second, Paul Dekker, is an enemy of Batman. Both are blind and use special helmets that enable them to regain their vision and generate rainbow energy beams. Dekker was blinded in battle with Robin (Dick Grayson) and thus has a personal vendetta against him.

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The second Crazy Quilt appears in Batman: The Brave and the Bold , voiced by Jeffrey Tambor, and the DC Super Hero Girls franchise, voiced by Tom Kenny.

Publication history

The Earth-Two Crazy Quilt first appeared in Boy Commandos #15 (March 1946) and was created by Jack Kirby. [1]

The Paul Dekker incarnation of Crazy Quilt first appeared in Blackhawks #180 and was created by artist Dick Dillin and an uncredited writer.

The unidentified female version of Crazy Quilt first appeared in Villains United #2 and was created by Gail Simone and Dale Eaglesham.

Fictional character biography

Earth-Two Crazy Quilt

Crazy Quilt is an unnamed noted painter who leads a double-life as a master criminal. He gives the plans for his crimes to various henchmen through clues left in his paintings. However, he is blinded by a gunshot wound after one of his henchmen betrays him. Subsequently, he volunteers for an experimental procedure to restore his vision, but is left unable to see anything but bright colors. [2] In his second published appearance, he regains his vision using a special light-emitting helmet. [3]

Paul Dekker

In a 1963 issue of Blackhawk taking place on Earth-One, a fence named Paul Dekker uses the name Crazy Quilt, but the title heroes capture him. [4] As a result of this appearance, some resources claim Dekker to be the original Crazy Quilt. [5]

In the post-Crisis, Paul Dekker's history is similar to the Earth-Two Crazy Quilt. Crazy Quilt's sight is restored briefly after he kidnaps a surgeon to assist him. Batman and Robin intervene, during which Crazy Quilt is blinded again after Robin reflects his light beams at him. Obsessing over his young adversary, he becomes one of the few bat-villains to hate Robin more than his mentor. [6]

Later, attempting to enact revenge upon Robin, Crazy Quilt mistakenly takes out his aggression on Jason Todd, nearly killing him. [7] He later fought Jason Todd again after knocking Batman unconscious. [8]

When Ra's al Ghul caused a mass prison break at Arkham Asylum and Blackgate Penitentiary, Crazy Quilt was among the freed inmates that worked for Ra's al Ghul by abducting Alfred Pennyworth, Commissioner James Gordon, Vicki Vale, Harvey Bullock, and Julia Pennyworth. [9]

Crazy Quilt was later seen in Arkham Asylum when Batman was Arkham Asylum's latest patient. [10] He joins the other inmates in attacking Batman who ends up defeating them. [11]

In Underworld Unleashed , Crazy Quilt was among those who were offered a carved black candle of Neron. [12]

Crazy Quilt appears in the Belle Reve riot in Justice League #34, lugging around the eviscerated body of the prison warden. The prisoners, along with much of humanity, were being affected by Mageddon and Hector Hammond. [13]

Crazy Quilt also has a role in one of the many incarnations of the Secret Society of Super Villains. He and dozens of villains gather in response to the JLA's new moon base and extended team efforts. The meeting turns out to be a JLA trap and all the villains are captured. [14]

In The New 52 continuity reboot, Paul Dekker is an insane ex-Wayne Enterprises geneticist and ally of Doctor Death and Hugo Strange. He is later killed after injecting himself with an experimental formula, causing his body to decay. [15]

Female Crazy Quilt

An unnamed, female version of Crazy Quilt appears as a member of Alexander Luthor Jr.'s version of the Secret Society. She works with many other supervillains to take down the Secret Six. [16] In Outsiders #50, she is captured by the Suicide Squad.

In the Secret Six series, she is one of the villains who accepts the offer of a bounty on the Secret Six from mysterious crime boss Junior, only to be gravely wounded. She later appears in James Robinson's Justice League: Cry For Justice miniseries as one of the many villains who attacks the team.

Skills and equipment

Crazy Quilt has a helmet that allows him to hypnotize his victims using colorful flashing lights. It can project lethal laser beams and function as artificial eyes. [17] All versions possess an expertise in gadgetry.

In other media

Television

The Paul Dekker incarnation of Crazy Quilt appears in Batman: The Brave and the Bold , voiced by Jeffrey Tambor. [18]

Film

Crazy Quilt makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in The Lego Batman Movie . [18]

Video games

The Paul Dekker incarnation of Crazy Quilt appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure . [19]

Miscellaneous

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Greenberger, Robert (2008). The Essential Batman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 98. ISBN   9780345501066.
  2. ↑ Boy Commandos #15 (1946)
  3. ↑ Boy Commandos #18 (1946)
  4. ↑ Blackhawk #180 (December 1963)
  5. ↑ The Essential Batman Encyclopedia, p. 98
  6. ↑ Batman #316
  7. ↑ Batman #368
  8. ↑ Detective Comics #535
  9. ↑ Batman #400
  10. ↑ Batman: Shadow of the Bat #3
  11. ↑ Batman: Shadow of the Bat #4
  12. ↑ Underworld Unleashed #1
  13. ↑ Justice League #34 (1999)
  14. ↑ JLA-80 Page Giant #1 (1998)
  15. ↑ Batman (vol. 2) #38 (March 2015)
  16. ↑ Villains United #3
  17. ↑ Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Vol 1 #5 (July 1985)
  18. 1 2 3 "Crazy Quilt Voices (DC Universe)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 14, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  19. ↑ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
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