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| Aliases = Eggski
 
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| Relatives = [[Olga (Batman 1966 TV Series)|Olga, Queen of the Cossacks]] (fiancée)
 
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| HistoryText = '''Egghead''' is a criminal mastermind obsessed with eggs and an enemy of [[Bruce Wayne (Batman 1966 TV Series)|Batman]] and [[Richard Grayson (Batman 1966 TV Series)|Robin]].
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'''Egghead''' is a criminal mastermind obsessed with eggs and an enemy of [[Bruce Wayne (Batman 1966 TV Series)|Batman]] and [[Richard Grayson (Batman 1966 TV Series)|Robin]].
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He stole the Gotham City Charter from City Hall and learned that if the families of the founders of Gotham City do not pay nine raccoon pelts to Chief Screaming Chicken by midnight, the ownership would revert to the Indian.<ref name=ep213>{{TVE|Batman (1966 TV Series) Episode: An Egg Grows in Gotham}}</ref><ref name=ep214>{{TVE|Batman (1966 TV Series) Episode: The Yegg Foes in Gotham}}</ref>
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After capturing the millionaires, he intended to decipher Batman's true identity by using a device that would transfer Bruce's secrets to Egghead's. If it succeeded, Bruce would have been rendered a vegetable.{{Expand}}
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He was among the [[Batman Villains]] assembled by the [[Joker (Batman 1966 TV Series)|Joker]], [[Selina Kyle (Batman 1966 TV Series)|Catwoman]] and [[Oswald Cobblepot (Batman 1966 TV Series)|Penguin]] at Gotham Studios in a scheme to finally defeat the [[Dynamic Duo]]. Like all the other rogues, Egghead was later apprehended and taken into custody when Batman and Robin quelled the villain riot.<ref>{{c|Batman '66 Vol 1 30}}</ref>
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At some point Egghead was apprehended and imprisoned at Gotham State Penitentary, where he and other members of the rogue gallery became guinea pigs for an experiment developed by [[Hugo Strange (Batman 1966 TV Series)|Hugo Strange]] and [[Holly Quinn (Batman 1966 TV Series)|Harleen Quinzel]]. Strange had invented a machine that would rehabilitate criminals by extracting all their evil schemes. Batman, Robin and district attorney [[Harvey Dent (Batman 1966 TV Series)|Harvey Dent]] visited the prison in order to witness the experiment, in the course of which the evil extractor overloaded with the large amount of evil substances sucked out of Penguin, Joker, [[Edward Nigma (Batman 1966 TV Series)|Riddler]], Egghead and [[Doctor Schivel (Batman 1966 TV Series)|Mister Freeze]]. When the tank storing the evil gas exploaded, the substance was sprayed in the face of Harvey Dent, scarring one side of his face and transforming him into the super-villain known as Two-Face.<ref>''[[Batman vs. Two-Face (Movie)]]''</ref>
   
 
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| Weapons = * '''Egg-shaped Weapons'''
  
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** '''Egg Gun''': Egghead used an egg-shaped gun when he abducted [[James Gordon (Batman 1966 TV Series)|Commissioner Gordon]] from [[GCPD Headquarters|Gotham City Police Headquarters]].<ref name=ep308>{{TVE|Batman (1966 TV Series) Episode: The Ogg and I}}</ref>
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** '''Tear Gas Egg''': Egghead once used them on Batman, Robin and Batgirl in order to escape from the Bannister Street Warehouse. These eggs were laid by hens on a diet of onions.<ref name=ep308/>
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*'''Egghead''' was portrayed by [[Vincent Price]].
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===Behind the Scenes===
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Edwin Self, whose father William Self was in charge of production of ''Batman'' for 20th Century Fox Television at the time, was admitted into the Writers's Guild on the strength of the source story, "An Egg Grows In Gotham"/"The Yegg Foes In Gotham," which Stanley Ralph Ross was instructed to dramatize for television. Ross explained to Joel Eisner in ''The Official Batman Batbook,'' as his "BatTalk" about the installments, "We will pay you full price, but we want to get this kid (Edwin Self) into the Guild." He also acknowledged to Eisner, in the the same "BatTalk," having coined all the "egg" words that Vincent Price used in character.
   
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Revision as of 05:41, 10 June 2021

Egghead is a criminal mastermind obsessed with eggs and an enemy of Batman and Robin.

He stole the Gotham City Charter from City Hall and learned that if the families of the founders of Gotham City do not pay nine raccoon pelts to Chief Screaming Chicken by midnight, the ownership would revert to the Indian.[1][2]

After capturing the millionaires, he intended to decipher Batman's true identity by using a device that would transfer Bruce's secrets to Egghead's. If it succeeded, Bruce would have been rendered a vegetable.

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He was among the Batman Villains assembled by the Joker, Catwoman and Penguin at Gotham Studios in a scheme to finally defeat the Dynamic Duo. Like all the other rogues, Egghead was later apprehended and taken into custody when Batman and Robin quelled the villain riot.[3]

Batman vs. Two-Face

At some point Egghead was apprehended and imprisoned at Gotham State Penitentary, where he and other members of the rogue gallery became guinea pigs for an experiment developed by Hugo Strange and Harleen Quinzel. Strange had invented a machine that would rehabilitate criminals by extracting all their evil schemes. Batman, Robin and district attorney Harvey Dent visited the prison in order to witness the experiment, in the course of which the evil extractor overloaded with the large amount of evil substances sucked out of Penguin, Joker, Riddler, Egghead and Mister Freeze. When the tank storing the evil gas exploaded, the substance was sprayed in the face of Harvey Dent, scarring one side of his face and transforming him into the super-villain known as Two-Face.[4]


Abilities


Weapons

  • Egg-shaped Weapons
    • Acid Egg[5]
    • Atomic Egg[5]
    • Egg Gun: Egghead used an egg-shaped gun when he abducted Commissioner Gordon from Gotham City Police Headquarters.[6]
    • Eggarang[5]
    • "Eggsplosive" Egg[5]
    • Laughing Gas Egg[1]
    • Lead Weight Egg[5]
    • Mind Control Egg[5]
    • Poison Egg[5]
    • Radar Egg[2]
    • Sneezing Powder Egg[5]
    • Sticky Egg[5]
    • Tear Gas Egg: Egghead once used them on Batman, Robin and Batgirl in order to escape from the Bannister Street Warehouse. These eggs were laid by hens on a diet of onions.[6]


Behind the Scenes

Edwin Self, whose father William Self was in charge of production of Batman for 20th Century Fox Television at the time, was admitted into the Writers's Guild on the strength of the source story, "An Egg Grows In Gotham"/"The Yegg Foes In Gotham," which Stanley Ralph Ross was instructed to dramatize for television. Ross explained to Joel Eisner in The Official Batman Batbook, as his "BatTalk" about the installments, "We will pay you full price, but we want to get this kid (Edwin Self) into the Guild." He also acknowledged to Eisner, in the the same "BatTalk," having coined all the "egg" words that Vincent Price used in character.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Batman: "An Egg Grows in Gotham"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Batman: "The Yegg Foes in Gotham"
  3. ↑ Batman '66 #30
  4. ↑ Batman vs. Two-Face (Movie)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Batman: "The Ogg and I"


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