Hilda Lundegaard (Batman 1966 TV Series)

Aunt Hilda
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Real Name	Hilda Lundegaard
Main Alias	Aunt Hilda
Relatives	Marsha (niece)
Base Of Operations	Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Criminal
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Batman (1966 TV Series)
Creators	William Dozier · James B. Clark · Stanford Sherman
First Appearance	"Marsha, Queen of Diamonds" (November 23, 1966)
Last Appearance	Batman '66 #23 (July, 2015)

Yes, I tried one of my potions in the college cafeteria and it turned the entire student body orange for a week. That was before I'd completed my research. My potions are much better now.

— Aunt Hilda

Hilda Lundegaard, mainly known as Aunt Hilda, is a chemist who has convinced herself that she is an actual witch that specializes in making potions. She is the aunt and main accomplice of Marsha, Queen of Diamonds.

History

Once a chemistry professor at Vassar College, Hilda Lundegaard was fired after twenty years of working there and turned to a life of crime by helping her villainous niece, Marsha, in her crimes. She would go on to live in Marsha's basement and convince herself that she was a witch, making potions for her niece that would occasionally fail. Her most successful potion is her love potion, which Marsha uses often.

Once, Marsha came for a visit and asked Hilda about a new special potion for Batman, knowing he is more resistant to ordinary potions. Regardless, Hilda made her the potion but it failed, leaving Marsha to confront her about it.

After Marsha failed at an attempt to marry Batman, she and Hilda were confronted by the Dynamic Duo in the basement. Hilda throws potion at Batman and Robin to turn them into mice, but once again the potion fails and a fight with Marsha’s men ensues. Marsha then throws a smoke bomb, rendering Batman and Robin unconscious, then Hilda pours what she calls a "foolproof potion" to turn Batman and Robin into toads, but the potion again fails. After Marsha was arrested, Hilda was sent to the Wayne Institute of Economics and started teaching a culinary class, presumably being on parole.

Later on, Hilda left the Wayne Institute of Economics because of Marsha, who was out of prison, and returned to a life of crime. With Marsha teaming up with the Penguin, Hilda would help them with their scheme as they need her love potion. But they were stopped by Batman and Robin, with Hilda being sent to the Wayne Institute of Economics again to continue teaching her culinary class.

Aunt Hilda resurrects Solomon Grundy

This wouldn't last long as once again Hilda returned to help Marsha in a new scheme to steal to the diamond that powers the Batcomputer, but failed thanks to the Dynamic Duo. Hilda would eventually get fed up with Batman and Robin meddling in Marsha's plans and decided to reanimate one of Marsha's recently deceased husbands. With her resurrecting Solomon Grundy using her dangerous chemistry and giving him a single purpose, to destroy Batman and Robin. Trying to escape while the Dynamic Duo fought with the zombie, Hilda fell into Grundy's grave.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Genius Level Intellect:
  • Science
    • Chemistry
• Cooking
• Sewing
• Music

Notes

• Aunt Hilda was portrayed by Estelle Winwood.
• Her last name was revealed to be "Lundegaard" in Batman '66 #12.

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Footnotes

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