Hugo Strange

Professor Hugo Strange is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain appearing in books published by DC Comics. He serves as an adversary of Batman. He first appeared in Detective Comics #36 (February 1940), and is one of Batman's first recurring villains, preceding the Joker and Catwoman by several months. He is also one of Batman's first villains to realize that Batman is Bruce Wayne.

Famous quotes containing the words hugo and/or strange:

    “Religions do a useful thing: they narrow God to the limits of man. Philosophy replies by doing a necessary thing: it elevates man to the plane of God.”
    —Victor Hugo (1802–1885)

    “a strange being leans over her
    and lifts her chin firmly
    and gazes at her with executioner’s eyes.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)