Corrupt Cops and Government Officials
In alphabetical order (with issue and date of first appearance)
| Villain | First appearance | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Boles | Batman: Arkham Asylum | A corrupt guard, that helped the Joker. Was later killed by the Joker. |
| Harvey Bullock | Detective Comics #441 (June 1974) | Prior to the 1984–85 DC maxi-series Crisis on Infinite Earths, Bullock is a crooked police detective under instructions from Gotham City's Mayor Hamilton Hill to sabotage Commissioner Gordon's career. His method of doing so is to pretend to be exceedingly clumsy, thereby spoiling whatever Gordon is trying to do, seemingly accidentally. After inadvertently giving Gordon a heart attack, however, Bullock turns over a new leaf and develops into a well-meaning cop. |
| Mayor Daniel Danforth Dickerson III | Detective Comics #743 (April 2000) | Corrupt mayor of Gotham beginning after No Man's Land and remaining in office until his assassination by the Joker in Gotham Central #12 (December 2003). |
| Detective Flass | Batman #404 (February 1987) | Then Lieutenant Jim Gordon's partner, upon his arrival in Gotham, Arnold John Flass was in the pocket of drug dealer Jefferson Skeevers, crime boss Carmine Falcone, and corrupt Commissioner Gillian Loeb. He was apparently killed by Hangman in Dark Victory #3 (February 2000), but had previously appeared in Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #2 (1992), in a story set years after the Hangman killings (however, this later appearance may not be in continuity). |
| Commissioner Grogan | Catwoman Annual #2 (1995) | Loeb's replacement as commissioner, first mentioned in Batman #407 (May 1987), the final part of the Year One storyline. Grogan is described by Gordon as being even more crooked than his predecessor. His first name was said to be "Peter", "Jack", and "Edward". |
| Mayor Hamilton Hill | Detective Comics #511 (February 1982) | A corrupt politician who became mayor of Gotham City thanks to Rupert Thorne. He helped Thorne oppose Batman, notably by firing Commissioner James Gordon. |
| Adolf Hitler | Green Lantern (vol. 1) #3 (Spring 1942) | A character based on the historical figure of the same name, Hitler appeared as an enemy of many members of the Justice Society, including Batman. |
| Mayor David Hull | Gotham Central #13 (January 2004) | David Hull was Deputy Mayor under Dickerson and was his replacement. |
| Mayor Armand Krol | Detective Comics #647 (August 1992) | More incompetent than malicious, Krol had a strong dislike of Commissioner Gordon, demoting and replacing him with his wife, Sarah Essen Gordon. During Krol's last days in office, Gotham descended into near anarchy after Ra's al Ghul released the "Clench" virus during the Contagion story arc. He died after contracting the virus. |
| Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb | Batman #404 (February 1987) | The commissioner of police when Bruce Wayne first returns to Gotham and becomes Batman. He is on the payroll of Carmine Falcone and is later murdered by serial killer Hangman in Dark Victory #2 (January 2000). |
| President Lex Luthor | Action Comics #23 (April 1940) | Though Superman's primary foe, Luthor attempted to illegally acquire a vast percentage of Gotham's property during the No Man's Land incident, but he was stopped by the efforts of Bruce Wayne and Lucius Fox. Later, when Luthor became President, he framed Bruce Wayne for murder. Eventually, Luthor was revealed as a criminal and deposed from the Presidency by Superman and Batman. |
| Commissioner Peter Pauling | Batman #341 (November 1981) | Puppet commissioner instated by Mayor Hill, on the behest of Rupert Thorne. He is later killed by Rupert Thorne during his paranoia that involved the "Ghost of Hugo Strange." |
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Famous quotes containing the words corrupt, cops, government and/or officials:
“All things can corrupt when minds are prone to evil.”
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)
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