Batman Baddies' Alter Egos - 1960s Quiz

Answer: Selina Kyle

Selina Kyle, a Gotham resident, is the alter ego of Catwoman, although her 'real' identity was never revealed on the show. Catwoman is one of the few Batman villains who also has a good side. Julie Newmar was the very first to play Catwoman, followed by Eartha Kitt and Lee Meriwether. They were all purr-fect!

Answer: Oswald Cobblepot

Burgess Meredith played Oswald Cobblepot, the waddling Penguin, complete with cigarette holder, top hat and umbrella. The Penguin was one of Batman and Robin's most persistent villains. He once even pretended to have been 'reformed' in order to let Batman (unwittingly) help design his next crime.

Answer: Doctor Schivel

Like Catwoman, Mr. Freeze was played by three different actors, i.e., Otto Preminger, George Sanders and, lastly, Eli Wallach. Also known as Victor Fries, his villainous alter ego was created in a cryogenic accident when he was trying to save his terminally ill wife. To survive, he must wear a refrigerated bodysuit.

Answer: Edward Nigma

The Riddler's 'real' name was Edward Nigma or E. Nigma, get it? His costume was covered in question marks, and he would provide Batman with clues to his villainy by saying "Riddle me this". He was, arguably, the smartest of Batman's foes. Frank Gorshin and John Astin both played the evil-doer at different times on the show.

Answer: Morris Tetch

Brother of another of Batman's more frequent nemeses, i.e., the Mad Hatter, Clock King's alter ego was Morris Tetch. His first crime was to steal a time-related surrealist painting (like Dali's "Persistence of Memory"). He also planned to steal an atomic powered Cesium clock. The ne'er-do-well was played by Walter Slezak. He dresses in a cape and a top hat with a clock in it.

Answer: Jervis Tetch

Jervis Tetch was known as The Mad Hatter because of his obsession with all manner of headwear. From bowlers and derbies to turbans and helmets, he wanted to possess them all. But his main goal, that which he wanted more than anything else in the world, was Batman's cowl. David Wayne played the role with appropriate villainy.

Answer: Lorelei Circe

Did you know that famous actress Joan Collins was once a lawbreaker on "Batman"? In the episode called "The Wail of the Siren", Lorelei Circe (as in "The Odyssey") plans to become the richest woman in Gotham, first by entrancing Commissioner Gordon, and then by getting Bruce Wayne to sign his estate over to her.

Answer: William McElroy

Victor Buono played King Tut whose 'real' name was William Omaha McElroy. McElroy had been an esteemed professor of Egyptology at Yale University. One day, at a student protest (it was the 1960s, after all), a rock hit him in the head and convinced him he was the reincarnation of King Tutankhamun. His goal was to rule Gotham City (or, in his mind, Thebes).

Answer: I.N. Kingor

The Bookworm wore thin glasses and a dark brown leather suit, patterned after old book bindings. He pitted himself against Batman and Robin by committing crimes based on literary plots, with a goal toward acquiring a cache of valuable books. His 'real' name was I.N. Kingor, and he was played with puckish delight by Roddy McDowall.

Answer: Marsha Jackson

Carolyn Jones, formerly Morticia Addams, went on to become the villainess, Marsha, Queen of Diamonds. Believing that "diamonds are a girl's best friend", Marsha sets out to obtain the giant diamond which powers the Batcomputer. To that end, she uses love darts to put Commissioner Gordon and Chief O'Hara under her spell.

She wears a giraffe-like outfit, and uses henchmen (and woman) in her plot.