Recently, there has been a Clock King character on Batman: The Brave and The Bold.

That clock king, however, was a different man named Temple Fugate (A pun on the Latin tempus fugate- time is fleeting). Who, in turn, inspired the Clock King episode of Batman: The Animated Series. This is due primarily to the Clock King played by Walter Slezak on the 1960's Batman TV show: The Clock King is often mistakenly labeled as a Batman villain. The Clock King would later go on to join the Injustice League and the Suicide Squad. Now released from prison, years later, the Clock King swears revenge on his doctor and on Green Arrow. Unfortunately for the Clock King, the doctor had made a mistake. He assumed if he were caught, he'd be dead in six months anyway. When Tockman was told by a doctor that he only had six months to live, he created the persona of the Clock King and went on a crime spree to raise enough money to support his sister. He made a promise to his now-dead parents that his sister would never have to go to a nursing home. Tockman has devoted his adult life to caring for his invalid sister. This time it is revealed that the Clock King is a man named William Tockman. The Clock King struck again (ouch!) in World's Finest #257 in 'Time Keeps on Killing' by Paul Kupperberg, drawn by Jose Delbo. He commits several clock-themed crimes and is then apprehended and sent to prison on page 6.Īnd it would have ended right there. The Clock King fist appears in World's Finest #111 in the Green Arrow story 'Crimes of the Clock King' Written by France Herron and drawn by Lee Elias. seldom faces anyone who fits the description of a Supervillain, and even his more interesting costumed foes don't make comebacks.with one notable exception. In his Golden and Silver Age appearances, G.A. If there's one area where Green Arrow has been deficient over the years, it's in the Villains department.

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