Gillian B. Loeb (New Earth)



Real Name: Gillian B. Loeb Nicknames: Gill Former Aliases: No known former aliases Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases

Status
Occupation: Former police commissioner of Gotham City Legal Status: Gillian Loeb was a citizen of the United States with no criminal record. Identity: Public Marital Status: Marital status unknown Group Affiliation: Gotham City Police Department Base of Operations: Gotham City Police Headquarters

Origin
Gillian Loeb was the Commissioner of police in Gotham City over ten years ago.

Place of Birth: Place of birth unknown (possibly Gotham City) Place of Death: Gotham City Known Relatives: No known relatives First Appearance: Batman #404 Final Appearance: Batman: Dark Victory

History
Loeb was ranked above Detective Jim Gordon and his partner, Flass. He was thoroughly corrupt and found Gordon's honesty most troubling for his operation. However, he did not immediately share the same opinion about the mysterious vigilante, Batman, since he thought the masked man was targeting only low level criminals which he thought was politically advantageous. However, Batman attacked his residence during a dinner party with his criminal and political contacts and publicly announced that he fully intended to bring them down as well.

With that threat, Loeb ordered Gordon to arrest Batman immediately. However, the vigilante proved frustratingly elusive until an impromptu rescue on the street led to him being cornered in an abandoned building. Although the situation seemed hopeless with the police surrounding the building, the commissioner ordering a bomb dropped on it and a SWAT conducting an armed search of the rubble as morning was breaking, Batman still escaped, much to Loeb's aggravation.

Eventually, Batman's investigations, Gordon's resistance to Loeb's attempts to cow him and District Attorney Harvey Dent's prosecution of Flass, who divulged damaging evidence, forced Loeb to resign. Gordon replaced him a few years later.

A short time later, Loeb became the second victim of underworld serial killer known as the Hangman.

Characteristics
Height: x'xx" Weight: xxx lbs (xxx kg) Eyes: Eye colour unknown Hair: Black Unusual Features: No unusual features

Powers
Known Powers: No known powers. Known Abilities: No known abilities. Strength Level: Strength level unknown

Miscellaneous
Equipment: No known equipment. Transportation: No known transportation. Weapons: No known weapons.

Trivia

 * Commissioner Loeb appears in the 2005 feature film Batman Begins, played by English actor Colin McFarlane. The character is African-American and there is no direct indication that he is corrupt, although this version is also at odds with Batman, considering him a dangerous vigilante and launcing a police task force to arrest him. Many fans believe that this portrayal is more akin to the Commissioner in the comic series at the time, Commissioner Akins, due to McFarlane's ethnicity, appearance and manner.


 * Commissioner Loeb despised smokers - another characteristic that set him at odds with Lt. Jim Gordon.


 * Loeb enjoyed eating Eucalyptus cough drops.

Recommended Readings

 * Batman #404
 * Batman #405
 * Batman #406
 * Batman #407
 * Batman: The Long Halloween
 * Comics Batman: Dark Victory

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