Who Is Lock-Up? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Lock-Up is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Lyle Bolton, with over 82 comic issue appearances. A hardcore vigilante who captures and jails criminals for life...no trial, no mercy even if he has to break them out of jail in the first place. He was first seen in Batman TAS.

Who is Lock-Up?

First Appearances A new vigilante begins to unravel in Gotham. When Drury Walker ( Killer Moth , Charaxes ) is transformed in to Charaxes, he kidnaps Tim Drake and traps him in a cocoon to be eaten alive. Robin manages to escape and fight Charaxes as Batman arrives. Just as he is about to eat Robin, Lock Up arrives and captures Charaxes in an electric net. He takes Charaxes with him before Batman arrives. Later, Lock up kidnaps criminals including Veezy (a man with multiple and dangerous allergies) and Croup who is a killer. Full Appearance Lock-Up made his big appearance when he kidnapped Two-Face , smashing the prison van that he was being transported in. Lock Up takes the master-criminal to a mysterious jail.

Key facts

Lock-Up is of human origin and first appeared in "Insects and Violence". The character is published by DC Comics. With 82 recorded issue appearances, Lock-Up ranks among the most featured characters in comics.