Maximilian "Maxie" Zeus is a fictional supervillain appearing in
American comic books published by DC Comics, primarily as a minor
enemy of Batman. The character is depicted as a mentally ill former
history professor who is obsessed with Greek mythology and believes to
be the god Zeus, becoming a crime lord in Gotham City.Maxie Zeus first
appeared in Detective Comics #483 (Aprilâ€"May 1979) and was created
by Denny O'Neil and Don Newton.[1]Maxie Zeus is a former Greek history
teacher who started to suffer from insanity when he lost his wife.[2]
He became a criminal mastermind and used his cunning and intelligence
to rise to power amidst the chaos in Gotham City's underworld. He has
fought Batman on several occasions before being committed to Arkham
Asylum.[3]Because Maxie seemed less dangerous than Joker, Two-Face,
and other notorious Arkham inmates, Arkham's administrators did not
commit him in the maximum security wing, despite repeated
recommendations from Batman to do so. Batman's concern was vindicated
when Maxie escaped to form a team of Greek Mythology-based superhuman
agents called the New Olympians. He attempted to kidnap Olympic
athlete Lacinia Nitocris and force her to marry him and become a
mother to his daughter Medea. This plot was foiled by Batman and the
Outsiders, who bested the New Olympians in a series of Olympic-style
games.[4]
American comic books published by DC Comics, primarily as a minor
enemy of Batman. The character is depicted as a mentally ill former
history professor who is obsessed with Greek mythology and believes to
be the god Zeus, becoming a crime lord in Gotham City.Maxie Zeus first
appeared in Detective Comics #483 (Aprilâ€"May 1979) and was created
by Denny O'Neil and Don Newton.[1]Maxie Zeus is a former Greek history
teacher who started to suffer from insanity when he lost his wife.[2]
He became a criminal mastermind and used his cunning and intelligence
to rise to power amidst the chaos in Gotham City's underworld. He has
fought Batman on several occasions before being committed to Arkham
Asylum.[3]Because Maxie seemed less dangerous than Joker, Two-Face,
and other notorious Arkham inmates, Arkham's administrators did not
commit him in the maximum security wing, despite repeated
recommendations from Batman to do so. Batman's concern was vindicated
when Maxie escaped to form a team of Greek Mythology-based superhuman
agents called the New Olympians. He attempted to kidnap Olympic
athlete Lacinia Nitocris and force her to marry him and become a
mother to his daughter Medea. This plot was foiled by Batman and the
Outsiders, who bested the New Olympians in a series of Olympic-style
games.[4]
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