Who Is Tweedledum? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tweedledum is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Dumfree Tweed, with over 270 comic issue appearances. Lazy and overweight, Tweedledum has no fighting skill at all. Along with his cousin Tweedledee, he relies on his cunning and ruthless strategies in order to commit crime. Along with Tweedledee, Tweedledum often works alongside the Mad Hatter in Gotham City. The trio are usually beaten by Batman and Robin.

Who is Tweedledum?

Origin Dumfree and Deever Tweed are cousins who resemble each other so closely that you would mistake them for identical twins. The Tweeds are known as Tweedledee and Tweedledum, both as a play on words on their real names, and because they so closely resemble Sir John Tenniel's depictions of those characters in Lewis Caroll's " Through the Looking Glass." The two Tweeds always conduct their criminal activity in partnership with one another. Fat and lazy, they prefer to mastermind criminal schemes and let their henchmen carry out any necessary physical activity. The Tweeds will often use their extraordinary resemblance to trick their opponents into thinking there is only one of them. Tweedledum and Tweedledee first encountered Batman and Robin ( Dick Grayson ) when they began a crime spree in Gotham City . Batman and Robin captured the Tweeds and have overcome them on two subsequent occasions. Dumfrey Tweed was murdered during the Great Gang War in Gotham City. Anew Tweedledum has joined Tweedle Dee.

Key facts

Tweedledum is of human origin and first appeared in "Tweedledum And Tweedledee!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 270 recorded issue appearances, Tweedledum ranks among the most featured characters in comics.