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King Tut is an enemy to Batman who dresses up like the historical King Tut. He was originally created for the Batman television series as William McElroy, an Egyptologist who switches to this criminal persona when hit in the head. In the regular DC Universe, the character was adapted as Victor Goodman, a killer who adopted the costume to prey on Gotham's wealthiest citizens.

William McElroy was created by William Dozier, Charles R. Rondeau, Robert C. Dennis and Earl Barret, first appearing in The Curse of Tut (1966). Victor Goodman was created by Nunzio DeFilippis and Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, first appearing in Batman Confidential #26 (2009).




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