Karlyle Krugerrand (Earth-One)

Karlyle Krugerrand
Mainstream Universe‎, 1950s-1986
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Real Name	Karlyle Krugerrand
Affiliation	Ra's al Ghul
Base Of Operations	Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	South African
Occupation	Bodyguard
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Blond
Origin
Universe	Earth-One
Creators	Len Wein · Irv Novick
First Appearance	Batman #317 (November, 1979)
Appearance of Death	Batman #332 (February, 1981)

That's as close as you come, cobber-- I know all about you! You're Karlyle Krugerrand, the fat man's aide-de-camp and bodyguard! As I've heard you can kill a jack with your bare hands, so you'll forgive me if I cosh you before you can get those hands on me!

— Captain Boomerang

Karlyle Krugerrand was the most trusted lieutenant of Gregorian Falstaff, a corrupt international businessman who sought to take over Wayne Enterprises under the instruction of Ra's al Ghul.

History

Following Gregorian Falstaff's death at Talia's hands Karlyle continued working for Talia and her father but was burned to death during a fight with Catwoman when the League's super-solder project became unstable and burst into flames.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)

Notes

• This version of Karlyle Krugerrand, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.

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Footnotes

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