Calendar Man
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| Calendar Man | |
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 Calendar Man (as seen in "Batman: The Long Halloween") Tim Sale, artist. |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Detective Comics #259 (September 1958) |
| Created by | Bill Finger Sheldon Moldoff(credited as Bob Kane) |
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| Alter ego | Julian Day |
| Team affiliations | The Misfits |
Calendar Man (real name: Julian Gregory Day) is a fictional comic book supervillain, and an enemy of Batman, who appeared in books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Detective Comics #259 (September 1958). He was created by Bill Finger.[1]
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Calendar Man is fascinated by dates and calendars – even his real name is a pun on the Julian and Gregorian calendars. His crimes always have a relationship to the date that they are committed. The theme may be related to what day of the week it is or to a holiday or to a special anniversary on that date; he will plan his crime around that day. He often wears different costumes which correspond to the significance of the date, though he does have a main costume which has various numbers (meant to represent days on a calendar) sprouting from the shoulders.[1]
Because his crimes are generally petty and often ridiculous in nature, he is notorious among both heroes and villains alike for being something of a joke. Consequently, his post-Crisis appearances have been few and far between. He was once recruited by Killer Moth to form the villain team known as "The Misfits".
His best-known latter day appearance is in the mini-series Batman: The Long Halloween, where he is portrayed as a Hannibal Lecter-like figure, offering insight in Batman's search for Holiday, a serial killer who uses holidays as his M.O. Like Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, Calendar Man knows who the killer is and keeps this information to himself, choosing instead to taunt the heroes with cryptic clues. He returns in that story's sequel, Batman: Dark Victory. In both stories, he is bitter that the new murderous rogues has taken the attention from him; Day fears that he is being forgotten. He is seriously harmed by Sofia Falcone near the end of Dark Victory, described as being barely alive and having his jaw broken.
Calendar Man is also known for teaming up with Catman and Killer Moth as part of The Misfits, a group of third-rate villains trying to prove themselves, in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #7-9 (1992-1993).[1] Also, he is among the Arkham Asylum inmates freed by Bane in Batman: Knightfall, but he is easily recaptured by Power Girl shortly after his escape.
He appears in Team Titans #14 (Nov '93). He and several other time-based villains, including Time Commander, fight the title's heroes over a valued hourglass.
Day appears in the third issue of the 80 Page Giant Batman Special Edition (July 2000) entitled "All the Deadly Days". He has acquired a new high-tech costume, and moves up to more grandiose crimes.
Day appears in Harley Quinn's series, as an inside informant to the fugitive.
In Week 20 of the weekly series 52, a radio broadcasts a message saying that Calendar Man was left tied up for the cops in Gotham City, even though there is no Batman. It is revealed the new heroine Batwoman was responsible for his capture.[2]
[edit] Television
- Calendar Man appears in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Legends of the Dark-Mite" voiced by Jim Piddock.[3] When Bat-Mite was deciding which opponent to fight Batman, he tricks Bat-Mite into summoning Calendar Man. Unaware of Bat-Mite's effect, Calendar Man is whispered to by Batman to take a dive. He does so, but Bat-Mite isn't pleased. He upgrades Calendar Man into Calendar King with the ability to conjure henchmen version of holiday icons (like Jack O'Lantern Monsters, Santa Claus-themed bikers, uber-patriotic Uncle Sams, and Mutant Easter Bunnies). After the henchmen and Calendar King are defeated, Bat-Mite sends Calendar Man back to where he pulled him from.
- A female variation of the character named Calendar Girl appears in The New Batman Adventures. She wears a mask due to mental scars and plans her crimes around the Four Seasons, with a different costume corresponding to each season. She is voiced by Sela Ward.
- In the season 2 premiere of The Venture Bros, The Monarch has gotten together a rag-tag group of super villains to help him escape from prison. One of the villains is a character by the name Mr.Monday, Monday's design is almost identical to Calender Man, with the only difference being an obsession with Monday's
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c Wallace, Dan (2008), "Calendar Man", in Dougall, Alastair, The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 65, ISBN 0-7566-4119-5, OCLC 213309017
- ^ "52" Week Twenty
- ^ Collider.com Interview
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