Hugo Strange
Hugo Strange is a male comic supervillain that features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Golden Age
He later stole a concentrated lightning machine in order to create dense fogs that he used to mask his robberies of banks. (Detective Comics v1 #36) Strange later escaped from the city asylum along with five insane patients that he used as test subjects in his experiments. Through his experiment, he transformed them into hulking zombies by using a powerful artificial growth hormone that acted on the pituitary gland. Whilst transforming them into giant brutes but it made them mindless in the process. Strange attempted to administer it to Batman as well but the Caped Crusader had created a drug that stopped any of the abnormal secretions from affecting the pituitary gland. (Batman v1 #1) During a fight with Batman, the Dark Knight struck Strange with a punch that sent him falling to his apparent death. (Detective Comics v1 #46)
Silver Age
The New 52
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of history was created with a different timeline of events.
Philip Kane set up a bio-initiative that sought to create a powerful restorative with this consisting of three scientists named Dr. Karl Helfern, Dr. Paul Dekker and Dr. Hugo Strange. Each were working on different aspects of this project that included bone, soft tissue and regenerating neural tissue respectively with the trio being called the Doctors Three. (Batman v2 #38) During the emergence of the Scarecow, the GCPD brought in Hugo Strange to study the effects of the villains Feat Toxin. (Batman and Robin Eternal v1 #14)
A boy named Elliot Montrose who was the son of the deceased Julia Montrose claimed that he was the son of Hugo Strange. After his mother's death, Eli was adopted a middle class family and was intellectually gifted that he graduated college at age 10 and was working at the Pentagon by 17 until his superiors died in a freak accident. He returned to Gotham City and began overseeing work for his 'father' Hugo Strange. (Detective Comics v2 #8)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Hugo Strange was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane where he made his first appearanc in Detective Comics v1 #36 (February 1940).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Batman: The Animated Series, the character made his animated debut in the episode "The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne" where he was voiced by actor Ray Buktenica.
- In The Batman, the character made multiple appearances as a antagonist where he was voiced first by actor Frank Gorshin and later by Richard Green.
- In Young Justice, the character made an appearance in the episode "Terrors" where he was voiced by actor Adrian Pasdar. He was shown as a doctor who worked at Belle Reve who was later put in charge of the prison. However, he was secretly allied with the Light and assisting their schemes.
- In Gotham, a Professor Strange was first mentioned in the episode "Worse Than a Crime" where he was in charge of a secret laboratory that was being run by Wayne Enterprises. He made his first appearance in "Wrath of the Villains" where he was portrayed by actor B.D. Wong. It was revealed that he was a scientist that had been hired by Wayne Enterprises for a bio-engineering initiative with Dr. Strange being a friend of Thomas Wayne. The project was centered at a facility known as Pinewood Farms with Hugo Strange being given the code name the Philosopher. He co-opted the program making it a black ops project where he conducted cruel experiments on test subjects creating people with grafted animal limbs. Many died as a result of the experiments with the program being eventually shutdown by Thomas Wayne after he learnt of it. The survivors were taken to safety and the project was shutdown though Hugo Strange managed to re-activate it once more.
Video games
- In Batman: Arkham Asylum, the character did not make an appearance though his biography could be unlocked by the player.
- In Batman: Arkham City, the character made an appearance as a primary antagonist where he was voiced by actor Corey Burton.
- In Injustice: Gods Among Us, the character made a cameo appearance where he was shown in the background of Arkham Asylum.
Appearances
- Detective Comics:
- Batman:
- Red Hood and the Outlaws v1:
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