Who Is Polka-Dot Man? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Polka-Dot Man is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Abner Krill, with over 51 comic issue appearances. A minor Batman villian from the Silver Age who turns the Polka-Dots on his costume into weapons.

Who is Polka-Dot Man?

Major Story Arcs Polka-Dot Man originally battled Batman and Robin during a crime wave he planned in which he planned to rob 7 dot themed locations in order to outsmart, then humiliate Batman and become famous amongst Gotham's criminal underworld. He captured Robin, who later warned Batman of Polka-Dot Man's trap allowing him to best the villain. Polka-Dot Man was then sent to prison. He was invited onto a talk show at some point after this He subsequently became a frequent patron of the my alibi bar, and later battled Nightwing and Batgirl there but lost. At some point after this Krill had decided to for a time retire from supervillainy as he decided to not transition his persona to capital offenses as most other Gotham rogues did. Next he battled the Gotham police and was brutalized by Harvey Bullock . He was put into traction, then filled a brutality suit against the police department, which resulted in Harvey seeing a psychiatrist for a while. He later recovered.

Key facts

Polka-Dot Man is of human origin and first appeared in "The Bizarre Polka-Dot Man". The character is published by DC Comics. With 51 recorded issue appearances, Polka-Dot Man ranks among the most featured characters in comics.