Who Is Nicodemus? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Nicodemus is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Thomas Hart, with over 2 comic issue appearances. Thomas Hart is a masked figure in Gotham City who kidnaps corrupt city officials and burns them to death. He, just like the Batman, had lost his parents to a Gotham crime at an early age.

Who is Nicodemus?

Dr. Buckley, was once a psychiatrist who specialized as an expert witness for criminal defendants. His testimonies would give the defense probable cause to have their clients released and put back onto the streets but now Buckley will face Nicodemus' judgment. Nicodemus retells the tragedy of Bruce Wayne and explains how Gotham's unrelenting nature gave birth to Batman. Nicodemus explains that Bruce tried to love Gotham for what it was even though its criminal element took away his parents but Gotham kept letting Bruce down when more and more people suffered the same way he did. It was at this point that Bruce saw Gotham as a city of evil whose nature was to snuff out innocence where ever it may roam. It was then that Bruce knew why his parents were murdered, the city was giving him purpose as well as a mission to save the city from itself. In a way, Nicodemus implies that he knows who Batman is and explains to Buckley that the pain he is experiencing is not brought on by the city but by himself which gives his life very little purpose.

Key facts

Nicodemus is of human origin and first appeared in "Turning the Town Red, Part 1". The character is published by DC Comics. With 2 recorded issue appearances, Nicodemus ranks among the most featured characters in comics.