The Cobblepot Family is a wealthy family with a long history in Gotham City. They are the ancestors of the Batman villain the Penguin.
History
Earth-Two
Nothing was ever revealed about the family history of Oswald Cobblepot (The Penguin).
NOTE: In 1946, the Batman comic strip introduced the Penguin's aunt Miranda Cobblepot, but the comic strip was not canon for Earth-Two.
Earth-One
Oswald Cobblepot's parents owned a pet shop that focused on birds, and creditors seizing the shop after his mother's death is what drove Oswald into a life of crime as the Penguin. Nothing else is known about the Cobblepot family, except that his paternal aunt Miranda Cobblepot had some money saved.
Members
- Mr. Cobblepot: Father of Oswald. Bird shop owner, who died of pneumonia when Oswald was very young.[1]
- Mrs. Cobblepot: Mother of Oswald. After her husband died, she insisted Oswald carry an umbrella everywhere he goes. Was sickly her entire life, and she died shortly after Oswald graduated from college.[1]
- Miranda Cobblepot: Oswald's paternal aunt. She had some money, and after her brother died she helped her sister-in-law run the bird shop. She provided the funds for Oswald to attend college.[1]
- Oswald Cobblepot (The Penguin): Thief
New Earth
The Cobblepots were a wealthy Gotham City family. Though once major steel barons, their assets waned due to unsuccessful attempts in the hotel business.[2]
NOTE: The Cobblepots being a wealthy, influential Gotham family was established post-Infinite Crisis, and may be a result of changes to reality due to that Crisis. Earlier glimpses into the New Earth Cobblepots history (such as Batman #548) show something closer to the Earth-One history.
Members
- Nigel Cobblepot: Commander for the British during the American War of Independence; settled in Gotham City after the war.[2]
- Nathan Cobblepot: Colonel Cobblepot defended Gotham City during the American Civil War.[2]
- Theodore Cobblepot: Mayor of Gotham City in the 1880s, and great-grandfather of Oswald.
- Mr. Cobblepot: Father of Oswald, who died of pneumonia when Oswald was very young.[3]
- "Ma" Cobblepot: Mother of Oswald.[4]
- Oswald Cobblepot (The Penguin): Thief turned crime lord.
Prime Earth
The Cobblepots were a wealthy and influential Gotham City family that has recently fallen on hard times.
Members
- Edmunde Cobblepot: A settler in colonial Gotham. He partook in the burning of Amity Arkham for witchcraft.[5]
- Nathan Cobblepot: Colonel Cobblepot defended Gotham City during the American Civil War.[6]
- Millie Jane Cobblepot: A 19th Century Cobblepot who rebelled against her family's corruption. Her ghost is said to haunt Gotham Academy.
- Theodore Cobblepot: Mayor of Gotham City in the 1880s.
- Old Lady Wedgwood: A Cobblepot by birth and Wedgwood by marriage who donated her home to become a museum of Gotham history.[7]
- Frederic Cobblepot: A member of Gotham City's elite in the early 20th Century.[8]
- Tucker Cobblepot: Direct descendent of Theodore and father of Oswald, Jason, William & Robert.[9]
- Esther Cobblepot: Wife of Tucker and mother of Oswald, Jason, William & Robert.[9]
- Oswald Cobblepot (The Penguin): The 21st Century crime lord.
- Jason Cobblepot: Brother of Oswald, William & Robert.[9]
- William Cobblepot: Brother of Oswald, Jason & Robert.[9]
- Robert Cobblepot: Brother of Oswald, Jason & William.[9]
- Ethan Cobblepot (Blacksun): Illegitimate son of Oswald.
- Aiden Cobblepot: son of Oswald.
- Addison Cobblepot: daughter of Oswald.
- Penny Cobblepot: Late wife of Oswald.[10]
Notes
- The names "Tucker" for Oswald's father and "Esther" for Oswald's mother were first used in the movie Batman Returns.
- In the TV series Gotham, Oswald is the first member of the Cobblepot family, as he anglicized his Hungarian last name from "Kapelput" to "Cobblepot".
- Adaptations in other media have added Cobblepot family members not seen in the comics, including:
- Henry Cobblepot, father of Theodore Cobblepot (Batman: Arkham Origins videogame)
- In the November 18, 2012 issue of the newspaper strip Dick Tracy, minor villain Broadway Bates is shown talking to his brother Oswald who, even though in shadow, is sporting a monocle and a top hat. Bates comments he is leaving his brother's town and going "Back to my city! Where cops don't wear masks and capes and that blasted signal isn't in the sky!" (sic) After Bates is captured his brother stands in silhouette with an umbrella in his hand (January 5, 2013)
See Also
- 5 Appearances of Cobblepot Family
- 1 Images that include Cobblepot Family
- Organization Gallery: Cobblepot Family
Links
- None.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Best of DC #10
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gotham Underground #9
- ↑ Mentioned only, starting in Secret Origins Special (Volume 2) #1
- ↑ Batman #548
- ↑ Gotham Academy: Second Semester #9
- ↑ Gotham Academy #3
- ↑ Gotham Academy: Second Semester #1
- ↑ Nightwing (Volume 3) #8
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #1
- ↑ Batman (Volume 3) #58