Riddle Juice - Gives the victim amnesia.

The steam apparently causes their resistance to wilt. Steam Room - Used for holding kidnappees.Riddler-alarm - Installed in his hideout, they sound whenever someone is entering.Riddler's Instant Forever Stick Invisible Wax Emulsion - A waxy glue used to cement a person feet to the ground to allow escape. Cassandra Spellcraft to form her new invisible gang.Įven though the Riddler is constantly outsmarted by Batman, it makes him even more determined to catch Batman out with riddles that he could never solve and defeat him. He was also one of six arch-criminals freed from prison by Dr. Interestingly enough, in the submarine showdown at the end, he is knocked over the edge and into the water twice first when Batman ducks a punch from the Joker which hits the Riddler instead, and then when Batman (while holding the Catwoman's cat) spins him around with the telescope, making the villain extremely dizzy and knocking him back into the water. At the end of the movie, he is defeated by Batman and Robin and apprehended along with Joker, Penguin and the Catwoman. In the Batman movie, he comes up with six riddles (two of which were part of a trap for Batman). Unfortunately for the Riddler, he has met his match in Batman who's always been able to decipher even his cleverest conundrums resulting in his defeat.īatman said that the Riddler once said to him 'A Riddle a day keeps the Riddler away', which means that he is never finished with his schemes until the riddles stop. In fact, he is psychologically incapable of committing any crime without offering a clue as to how he can be caught. Cold, aloof, and possessed of a steely wit, the Prince of Puzzlers challenges Batman to a duel of wits by leaving a trail of riddles, puzzles and cryptograms. Crime's no fun for him unless it means outwitting us.' ―Robin Ĭocky with a fiendish chuckle, the Riddler undoubtedly has the highest IQ of all Batman's foes.

In CSI he makes a cameo appearance as himself in the season finale, directed by Quentin Tarantino.' The Riddler's mind is twisted. Gorshin's movie roles included Bells are Ringing in 1960 with Dean Martin, and a string of B-movies such as Hot Rod Girls and Invasion of the Saucer Men. He was on The Ed Sullivan Show on the memorable night the Beatles made their first US TV appearance in 1964.Īsked about his appearance, he said: 'I looked out the window of my dressing room and said, 'Look at all the kids that came to see me!'.' In 2002, Gorshin returned to Broadway to play George Burns in the one-man show Say Goodnight Gracie.Īmong Gorshin's noted impressions were Al Jolson, Kirk Douglas, Dean Martin and Bobby Darin. 'I fooled around with all kinds of different laughs and then I found out that when I do laugh I get this high-pitched laugh and I thought, 'This is what I'm going to use',' he said n 1997. Well known for his maniacal laugh, Gershin said the Riddler's laugh was actually based on his own. He was a friend and fascinating character.' Gorshin played the dastardly Riddler from 1966 to 1969, opposite Adam West as Batman. His agent and long-time friend Fred Wostbrock said Gorshin had died at the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in California. He died on Tuesday having 'put up a valiant fight with lung cancer, emphysema and pneumonia,' his wife Christina said in a statement. His final role in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation will be broadcast in the US on Thursday. Gorshin, pictured with Susan Silo, played the Riddler until 1969Īctor Frank Gorshin, who played the Riddler in the Batman TV series, has died at the age of 72.Ī renowned impressionist, Gorshin had a long-running show in Las Vegas as well as a long list of TV and film credits.

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