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The Batman family enemies are a collection of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. These characters are depicted as adversaries of the superhero Batman and his allies. Since Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939), his supporting cast has expanded to include other superheroes, and has become what is now called the "Bat-family". As with most superheroes, a cast of recurring enemies to the Batman family have been introduced throughout the years, collectively referred to as Batman's "rogues gallery". Many characters from Batman's rogues gallery who are criminally insane become patients at Arkham Asylum after they are apprehended. Supervillains and themed criminals The following fictional characters are listed in alphabetical order by the name of their supervillain persona. Each character's first appearance and brief biographies of each fictional character are also listed, staying to their fictional histories and characteristics in the DC Universe. Sometimes more than one fictional character will share a supervillain persona. In those cases, the name of the character most associated with said supervillain identity will have their name in bold in their biography. Classic rogues gallery Listed below are the Batman family's most enduring and iconic enemies. Other recurring enemies These are major Batman family enemies that have not quite reached the status of Batman's classic rogues gallery. The League of Assassins First appearing in Strange Adventures #215, the League of Assassins is a team of highly trained killers that was founded by Ra's al Ghul and has often swayed from working under his organization to working independently of it. The group has been led at times by Dr. Ebeneezer Darrk, the Sensei, Lady Shiva, and Cassandra Cain. Morrison-era enemies (2007–2011) These are enemies that were introduced under writer Grant Morrison. The New 52 and beyond In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. Since this new timeline began, these supervillains have been introduced. These are characters that have not been around long enough to apply to any other category. Batman Beyond enemies Enemies of lesser renown These enemies are categorized by their obscurity and for being less notable than other characters in this article. Villains from other rogues galleries When these villains debuted, they fought other heroes before fighting Batman. Teams The following is a list of fictional teams, groups of supervillains, gangs, and organized crime families that are enemies of the Batman family, listed in alphabetical order by name. The first appearance and a brief fictional biography of each team is also listed. Mobsters and plainclothes criminals Besides his infamous rogues gallery of supervillains, Batman has also faced more "ordinary" enemies, such as assassins, mobsters and terrorists. In alphabetical order (with issue and date of first appearance) Two of Batman's mobster foes have donned costumes and crossed over to become supervillains: Hangman: A mysterious serial killer who murders police officers on every holiday of the year (during the Dark Victory storyline), leaving behind a version of the children's word game "Hangman" (with key letters missing) with each new victim. All of the victims are police officers who, in one way or another, helped Harvey Dent rise to his position of District Attorney. In the end, the Hangman is revealed to be Sofia Falcone Gigante, daughter of the late crime boss Carmine Falcone. Holiday: A mysterious serial killer who murders mobsters and others over a year (during The Long Halloween storyline). The killer's weapon is a .22 pistol (using a baby bottle nipple as a silencer) with the handle taped and the serial number filed off. Also, every crime takes place on a holiday and a small trinket representing each holiday is left behind at the scene. Alberto Falcone, the youngest son of Carmine Falcone, admits to being the Holiday killer, but then Harvey Dent says there were two Holiday killers. Batman deduces that since he killed Vernon on Halloween with a .22 pistol, he was, in fact, the second Holiday; however, later in a lone monologue Gilda Grace Dent reveals herself as the second (or technically first) Holiday, who was responsible for the first three murders. Corrupt cops and government officials In alphabetical order (with issue and date of first appearance) Antiheroes and reformed supervillains The following is a list of Batman enemies who have reformed and are more often depicted as allies of the masked vigilante than enemies. Allies in conflict Some characters generally considered to be allies, yet have come into conflict with Batman. In alphabetical order (with issue and date of first appearance): In other media Antagonists from other media Baby-Doll (appeared in Batman: The Animated Series, voiced by Alison LaPlaca, and later voice actress was Laraine Newman) - Introduced in her self titled episode, Mary Louise Dahl is a former child actress/criminal with dwarfism, with a plan to kidnap her old cast of "Love That Baby" but stopped by Batman. A revamped looking Doll later befriended Killer Croc. Roxy Rocket (appeared in The New Batman Adventures, Superman: The Animated Series, and Batman: Chaos in Gotham, voiced by Charity James) – A former stuntwoman who was fired for making her stunts too dangerous, and subsequently turned to crime in search of thrills. She was later incorporated into the comics, beginning in Detective Comics #822 (June 2006). Ferris Boyle (appeared in Batman: The Animated Series, voiced by Mark Hamill) - Introduced in Heart of Ice, Boyle is the CEO of GothCorp and directly responsible for Victor Fries' accident resulting in him becoming Mr. Freeze. He would later have his legs frozen and nearly killed by Freeze, until Batman subdued Freeze and exposed his crimes to reporter Summer Gleason, though the manner in which Batman obtained the evidence leaves it unclear if Boyle was sent to prison. Boyle would appear in comics written by the same writer Paul Dini. in Arkham Origins, Boyle appears in the DLC Cold, Cold Heart for Arkham Origins. He was voiced by Stephen Tobolowsky. Francis Gray (appeared in The Batman, voiced by Dave Foley) – Francis Gray is a villain similar to Green Arrow villain Clock King. In his only appearance, "Seconds", he is presented as a failed clockmaker and thief who was imprisoned for 17 years for accidentally causing major destruction while stealing a pocket watch. On New Year's Eve, he plans to poison Gotham's population in revenge, and accidentally kills his son in the process. Out of grief, he rewound time to all the way before his original crime, preventing it and creating a new present where he and his son are fixing clocks together. Red Claw (appeared in Batman: The Animated Series, voiced by Kate Mulgrew) – A ruthless and enigmatic terrorist and leader of an international organization also named the R.... Discover the Paul Dini Dustin Nguyen popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Paul Dini Dustin Nguyen books.