Killer Croc (Waylon Jones) is a fictional supervillain appearing in
comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the
superhero Batman. The character belongs to the collective of
adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery.[1] Originally a
sideshow wrestler, Jones suffers from a rare genetic condition that
eventually gave him a crocodile-like appearance. Driven insane by his
irreversible transformation, he adopted the name "Killer Croc" and
turned to a life of crime, over time developing animalistic tendencies
which make him a dangerous individual. The character has also been a
member of the Suicide Squad, debuting in the fifth volume of the comic
series revolving around the team, and a romantic interest of
Enchantress.[2]The character has been adapted into various media, most
revolving around Batman, including animated series, films, video
games, and novels.Killer Croc was created by writer Gerry Conway and
artist Gene Colan. The character made cameo appearances in Detective
Comics #523 (February 1983) and Batman #357 (March 1983), with his
full first appearance in Detective Comics #524 (March 1983).[3]Waylon
Jones was born with a form of atavism that imparted him with reptilian
traits. He was raised by his aunt, an abusive alcoholic who called him
names like "lizardboy" and "reptilian freak".[4] Croc eventually
killed his aunt and became a criminal in Gotham City. After committing
several murders, he faced off against Batman and the new Robin, Jason
Todd, who defeated him.
comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the
superhero Batman. The character belongs to the collective of
adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery.[1] Originally a
sideshow wrestler, Jones suffers from a rare genetic condition that
eventually gave him a crocodile-like appearance. Driven insane by his
irreversible transformation, he adopted the name "Killer Croc" and
turned to a life of crime, over time developing animalistic tendencies
which make him a dangerous individual. The character has also been a
member of the Suicide Squad, debuting in the fifth volume of the comic
series revolving around the team, and a romantic interest of
Enchantress.[2]The character has been adapted into various media, most
revolving around Batman, including animated series, films, video
games, and novels.Killer Croc was created by writer Gerry Conway and
artist Gene Colan. The character made cameo appearances in Detective
Comics #523 (February 1983) and Batman #357 (March 1983), with his
full first appearance in Detective Comics #524 (March 1983).[3]Waylon
Jones was born with a form of atavism that imparted him with reptilian
traits. He was raised by his aunt, an abusive alcoholic who called him
names like "lizardboy" and "reptilian freak".[4] Croc eventually
killed his aunt and became a criminal in Gotham City. After committing
several murders, he faced off against Batman and the new Robin, Jason
Todd, who defeated him.
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