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| HistoryText = '''The Bookworm''' was a professional criminal who specialized in crimes that involved books. He wore an outfit that resembled the details of antique book binding converted to men's-suit form. |
| HistoryText = '''The Bookworm''' was a professional criminal who specialized in crimes that involved books. He wore an outfit that resembled the details of antique book binding converted to men's-suit form. |
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| + | ** {{Eidetic Memory|Photographic Memory}} |
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| + | * {{Leadership}} |
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+ | | Transportation = * '''[[Batmobile]]'''<ref>[[Batman (1966 TV Series) Episode: While Gotham City Burns]]</ref> {{Green|Briefly}} |
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| − | | Notes = * Bookworm was portrayed by [[Actors:Roddy McDowall|Roddy McDowall]]. |
+ | | Notes = * Bookworm was portrayed by [[Actors:Roddy McDowall|Roddy McDowall]]. He was voiced by [[Actors:Jeff Bergman|Jeff Bergman]] in the movie ''[[Batman vs. Two-Face (Movie)|Batman vs. Two-Face]]''. |
| Trivia = * The Bookworm was created by [[Hendrik Vollaerts|Hendrik "Rik" Vollaerts]], who admitted to Joel Eisner in ''The Official Batman Batbook,'' "I had a hell of a hard time trying to sell (his intelligent book-reading villain) because the number of people who read books in Hollywood is rather limited." |
| Trivia = * The Bookworm was created by [[Hendrik Vollaerts|Hendrik "Rik" Vollaerts]], who admitted to Joel Eisner in ''The Official Batman Batbook,'' "I had a hell of a hard time trying to sell (his intelligent book-reading villain) because the number of people who read books in Hollywood is rather limited." |
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| − | * The Bookworm and all his henchmen, including the [[Printer's Devil (Batman 1966 TV Series)|Printer's Devil]] and Lydia Limpet, wore eye-glasses at nearly all times. (They were |
+ | * The Bookworm and all his henchmen, including the [[Printer's Devil (Batman 1966 TV Series)|Printer's Devil]] and Lydia Limpet, wore eye-glasses at nearly all times. (They were known to have removed these only before each of the two Batfights in which they engaged against the Bat-Duo.) |
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{{Batman (1966 TV Series) villains}} |
{{Batman (1966 TV Series) villains}} |
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[[Category:1966 Character Debuts]] |
[[Category:1966 Character Debuts]] |
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Revision as of 12:10, 18 January 2020
History
The Bookworm was a professional criminal who specialized in crimes that involved books. He wore an outfit that resembled the details of antique book binding converted to men's-suit form.
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Genius Level Intellect: He can read the greatest book in seconds. The Bookworm likes to quote books and knows each chapter, each page, and the paragraph that contains each quote.
- Leadership
Paraphernalia
Transportation
Notes
- Bookworm was portrayed by Roddy McDowall. He was voiced by Jeff Bergman in the movie Batman vs. Two-Face.
Trivia
- The Bookworm was created by Hendrik "Rik" Vollaerts, who admitted to Joel Eisner in The Official Batman Batbook, "I had a hell of a hard time trying to sell (his intelligent book-reading villain) because the number of people who read books in Hollywood is rather limited."
- The Bookworm and all his henchmen, including the Printer's Devil and Lydia Limpet, wore eye-glasses at nearly all times. (They were known to have removed these only before each of the two Batfights in which they engaged against the Bat-Duo.)
Related
- 13 Appearances of Bookworm (Batman 1966 TV Series)
- 4 Images featuring Bookworm (Batman 1966 TV Series)
- Quotations by or about Bookworm (Batman 1966 TV Series)
- Character Gallery: Bookworm (Batman 1966 TV Series)
Footnotes
  Batman Villain(s) |
Template:Batman (1966 TV Series)
 This character, team or organization, was primarily an enemy of the Batman in either the 1966-1968 television show, related 1966 film, tie-in comic book series or the animated movies. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Batman (1966 TV Series) Villains category." |