Eivol Ekdal (Batman 1966 TV Series)

Eivol Ekdal
Batman '66‎
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Real Name	Eivol Ekdal
Base Of Operations	Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Citizenship	Hungarian
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Grey
Origin
Universe	Batman (1966 TV Series)
Creators	John Broome · Sheldon Moldoff · William Dozier · Lorenzo Semple, Jr. · Norman Foster
First Appearance	"Zelda the Great" (February 9, 1966)

Eivol Ekdal is a criminal mastermind and death-trap designer who has been an enemy of Batman.

History

Ekdal's base of operations was hidden in the back of a phony book store. He designed what he considered the ultimage death-trap for stage magician Zelda the Great and forced her to steal money for the device, hoping to lure Batman into his death-trap to test his invention.

Batman and Robin eventually found Ekdal's hideout and managed to overcome the ultimate death-trap, ending Ekdal's criminal career.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Gadgetry
• Mechanical Aptitude

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Batman, its tie-in comic book series, related live-action movie and animated movies, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders and Batman vs. Two-Face. It is an adaptation of Eivol Ekdal. The original character was created by John Broome and Sheldon Moldoff and first appeared in Detective Comics #346.
• Eivol Ekdal was portrayed by Jack Kruschen.

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Footnotes

Batman Villain(s) This character, team or organization, has been primarily an enemy of the Batman, or the Batman Family as a whole. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Batman Villains."

Batman Villain(s) from the 1966 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."