Abner (Earth-31)

Abner
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Real Name	Abner
Main Alias	Abner
Affiliation	Joker
Base Of Operations	Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Henchman
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Black · Balding
Origin
Universe	Earth-31
Creators	Frank Miller
First Appearance	Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 (June, 1986)
Appearance of Death	Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #3 (August, 1986)

Abner is a mentally ill henchman of the Joker who fights Batman and Robin during the events of Dark Knight Returns.

History

He is a talented explosives expert. Two-Face commissions him to help with a terrorist attack for ransom, but Abner sabotages the device so the bomb will blow up prematurely and kill him. Batman is able to rescue Two-Face and the bomb explodes inside of a helicopter thousands of feet in the air. Bartholomew Wolper declares that the Joker has recovered from his insanity and releases him from Arkham Asylum, going on to do a talk show guest appearance. Abner uses a flying device in the shape of a small child to release "Joker toxin" as a gas to murder an entire studio audience while Joker escapes police custody. They visit a carnival where he assists the Joker in massive slaughter until they are broken up by Batman and Robin. Robin fights Abner on a roller coaster, and he manages to start choking her until he is decapitated by the ride.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Demolitions
• Mechanical Aptitude

Weaknesses

• Mental Illness

Recommended Reading

• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Volume 1)

Related

• 4 Appearances of Abner (Earth-31)
• 3 Images featuring Abner (Earth-31)
• Quotations by or about Abner (Earth-31)
• Character Gallery: Abner (Earth-31)

Footnotes

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