Tally Man

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The Tally Man is the name of two fictional supervillains in the DC Universe.

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Fictional character biographies

Original Tally Man

The Tally Man
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Batman: Shadow of the Bat #19 (October 1993)
Created by Alan Grant (writer)
Vincent Giarrano (artist)
In-story information
Species Human
Team affiliations Secret Society of Super Villains
AbilitiesSkilled sharpshooter

The original Tally Man previously lived in a poor family who lived in fear of the criminals who they owed money to. When his mother is unable to pay, he attacks and kills the money collector with a fireplace poker. Following this, he is arrested and abused by other inmates. During his sentence, his sister dies of starvation and his mother commits suicide.

As an adult, Tally Man seeks revenge and becomes a mass murderer. [1] He allies with Two-Face in Batman: No Man's Land and joins Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains in Infinite Crisis . [2]

Second Tally Man

The second Tally Man is an African-American enforcer and hitman working for the Great White Shark.

The Tally Man
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Detective Comics #817 (May 2006) Detective Comics #819 (July 2006) in persona
Created by James Robinson (writer)
Leonard Kirk (artist)
In-story information
Species Human
AbilitiesSkilled sharpshooter

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References

  1. Greenberger, Robert (2008). The Essential Batman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. pp. 343–344. ISBN   9780345501066.
  2. Infinite Crisis #7
  3. Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure - A look at every character in the game (over 2000!!) , retrieved 2019-09-08