Mister Toad (comics)

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Mister Toad
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Batman #666 (July 2007)
Created by Grant Morrison
Frank Quitely
In-story information
Team affiliations Leviathan
Circus of Strange
Notable aliasesToad
AbilitiesNone

Mister Toad is a fictional character in DC Comics. His appearance is a homage to the character Mr. Toad in the novel The Wind in the Willows .

Publication history

Mister Toad first appeared in Batman and Robin #1 (2009) and was created by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely.

Fictional character biography

Mister Toad is an anthropomorphic toad with a Cockney accent who works under Professor Pyg. He was caught in the middle of his crime spree by Batman (Bruce Wayne) and Robin. Upon being captured, Mister Toad states that Professor Pyg will retaliate to this. Batman and Robin then leave Mister Toad on the rooftop of the Gotham City Police Department. [1] When the Circus of Strange storms the Gotham City Police Department, Batman and Robin help to fight them where four police officers were killed and six other police officers were injured. After Batman and Robin defeated the Circus of Strange, they found that Mister Toad is dead in his cell holding a domino. It was later revealed that Mister Toad was killed by Joker. [2]

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References

  1. Batman and Robin #1
  2. Batman and Robin #2
  3. Zalben, Alex. "'Beware The Batman' Trailer Shows Off The Menace Of Professor Pyg". Animation, Comic Books, DC Comics. MTV. Retrieved 5 November 2013.