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Riddler

The Riddler (Edward Nigma, later Edward Nygma or Edward Nashton) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, and debuted in Detective Comics #140 in October 1948. He is one of the most enduring enemies of the superhero Batman and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery.

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Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.character_name: Riddler
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.image: Riddler.png
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.converted: y
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.caption: Riddler as he appeared on the cover of Batman: One Bad Day - The Riddler #1 (October 2022).Art by Brian Bolland.
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.real_name: Edward Nigma (later Nygma or Nashton)
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.publisher: DC Comics
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.debut: Detective Comics #140 (October 1948)
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.creators: Bill Finger (writer)Dick Sprang (artist)
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.cat: super
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.subcat: DC Comics
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.villain: y
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.sortkey: The Riddler
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.powers: Genius-level intellect Criminal mastermind Proficient scientist and engineer Uses complex riddles, puzzles, and lethal contraptions

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Fictional character biography
Golden Age
Silver and Bronze Age
Post-Crisis
''Batman: Hush''
Aftermath
Riddler reformed
Return to villainy
The New 52
DC Rebirth
Infinite Frontier
Characterization
Skills and abilities
Relationships
Cluemaster
Query and Echo
Other versions
''Joker''
''Thrillkiller''
''Batman: Earth One''
''Batman/Judge Dredd: The Ultimate Riddle''
''Justice''
Antimatter Universe
Earth-3
''Emperor Joker''
''Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again''
''Kingdom Come''
''Batman: Crimson Mist''
''Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''
''Batman: White Knight''
''Dark Knights of Steel''
''Absolute Batman''
In other media
See also
References
External links

The Riddler is depicted as a criminal mastermind in Gotham City. He has an obsessive compulsion to incorporate riddles, puzzles, and death traps in his schemes to prove his intellectual superiority over Batman and the police. His real name—Edward Nigma—is a pun itself; an "enigma" is a person or thing that is difficult to understand. With this self-conscious use of an elaborate gimmick, the Riddler's crimes are often theatrical and ostentatious. He commonly wears a domino mask and either a green unitard decorated with question mark prints or a green suit and bowler hat. A black, green, or purple question mark is his visual motif. He commonly says "Riddle me this", before stating his riddles.