Wonderland Gang (DC)
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| − | The Wonderland Gang | + | The Wonderland Gang were a team of costumed super-criminals formed in [[Gotham City]] by the [[Mad Hatter (DC)|Mad Hatter]] whose members were all themed after the characters from ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''. Among their members included [[Tweedledum and Tweedledee (DC)|Tweedledum and Tweedledee]] where they quickly amass high-class muscle from all over Gotham dressed as different Lewis Carroll characters. (Detective Comics v1 #841) |
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| + | The gangs actions eventually drew the attention of [[Batman]] who tracked them down to the House of Mirrors at the Gotham Amusement Park. (Detective Comics v1 #841) | ||
===Post-Flashpoint=== | ===Post-Flashpoint=== | ||
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==In other media== | ==In other media== | ||
===Television=== | ===Television=== | ||
| + | *In Batwoman, the Wonderland Gang did not appear in the setting of the live-action television series set in the [[Arrowverse]] though several Lewis Carroll inspired characters were shown. Among them was an original character named '''August Cartwright''' who came to be known as the '''Caterpillar'''. He was the son of '''Mabel Cartwright''' who was referred to as the '''Queen of Hearts'''. His father died in his youth and growing up, August had a difficult relationship with his mother despite loving her and always wanting to please her. In adulthood, he started working as a doctor and became a colleague of Dr. Jonathan Crane. Later in his life, August had a son, Jonathan, with an unknown woman. His family moved into a rural area just outside the city. After Jonathan's face was permanently disfigured in an accident, causing him to be ostracized by his peers, August vowed to fix his son. He then started to perform experiments with skin grafts obtained from corpses to create fake faces. Despite this, August was very controlling and emotionally abusive to Jonathan. On January 26, 2003 while August and his son were out fishing, likely with Mabel too, they came upon Beth Kane, who washed up on shore after a car accident that killed her mother, Gabi Kane. August also fished out Gabi's severed head, prompting Mabel to ask him to use his abilities to transplant the woman's face onto hers. However, August knew his mother wearing a dead woman's face would bring unwanted attention, so he appeased Mabel by storing Gabi's face in a locked freezer at his home until supposedly the right time. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:52, 7 November 2023
The Wonderland Gang is a team that features in DC Comics.
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History
Origin
The Wonderland Gang were a team of costumed super-criminals formed in Gotham City by the Mad Hatter whose members were all themed after the characters from Alice in Wonderland. Among their members included Tweedledum and Tweedledee where they quickly amass high-class muscle from all over Gotham dressed as different Lewis Carroll characters. (Detective Comics v1 #841)
The gangs actions eventually drew the attention of Batman who tracked them down to the House of Mirrors at the Gotham Amusement Park. (Detective Comics v1 #841)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Members
- Mad Hatter
- Tweedledum :
- Tweedledee :
- March Hare :
- Lion :
- Unicorn :
- Walrus :
- Carpenter :
- Dormouse :
Notes
- The Wonderland Gang were created by Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen where they made their first appearance in Detective Comics v1 #841 (April, 2008).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Batwoman, the Wonderland Gang did not appear in the setting of the live-action television series set in the Arrowverse though several Lewis Carroll inspired characters were shown. Among them was an original character named August Cartwright who came to be known as the Caterpillar. He was the son of Mabel Cartwright who was referred to as the Queen of Hearts. His father died in his youth and growing up, August had a difficult relationship with his mother despite loving her and always wanting to please her. In adulthood, he started working as a doctor and became a colleague of Dr. Jonathan Crane. Later in his life, August had a son, Jonathan, with an unknown woman. His family moved into a rural area just outside the city. After Jonathan's face was permanently disfigured in an accident, causing him to be ostracized by his peers, August vowed to fix his son. He then started to perform experiments with skin grafts obtained from corpses to create fake faces. Despite this, August was very controlling and emotionally abusive to Jonathan. On January 26, 2003 while August and his son were out fishing, likely with Mabel too, they came upon Beth Kane, who washed up on shore after a car accident that killed her mother, Gabi Kane. August also fished out Gabi's severed head, prompting Mabel to ask him to use his abilities to transplant the woman's face onto hers. However, August knew his mother wearing a dead woman's face would bring unwanted attention, so he appeased Mabel by storing Gabi's face in a locked freezer at his home until supposedly the right time.
Appearances
- Detective Comics v1: (2008)
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