Who Is Crazy Quilt (Dekker)? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Crazy Quilt (Dekker) is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Paul Dekker, with over 115 comic issue appearances. Crazy Quilt is an artist gone mad, and one-time member of the Secret Society of Super Villians.

Who is Crazy Quilt (Dekker)?

Character Overview In Post Crisis continuity, Crazy Quilt was a talented painter, who led a double life as a criminal mastermind. He committed his crimes using paintings to leave clues, until he was betrayed by his lackeys. Later, he was blinded by a gunshot, and then sent to prison. While behind bars he volunteered for an experimental procedure, which restored his lost vision by a unique helmet fused to his optics nerves. While the operation itself was a success, he can only see the world in blinding vivid colors, which drove him insane. He has clashed with Gotham's Batfamily repeatedly with multiple wacky and eccentric schemes involving colors as a gimmick. No longer able to take the blinding colors, he kidnaps a surgeon to restore his sight, leading to a confrontation with Batman and Robin . During the battle, Robin deflects Crazy Quilts color beam back towards him, permanently blinding him.

Key facts

Crazy Quilt (Dekker) is of human origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 115 recorded issue appearances, Crazy Quilt (Dekker) ranks among the most featured characters in comics.