Calendar Man
Calendar Man is a male comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Pre-Crisis
Julian Gregory Day
On his first documented case, the Calendar Man began committing a string of crimes based on the four seasons. Inevitably, this brought him into conflict with the Caped Crusaders Batman and Robin. Their encounter ended when Batman unmasked Julian who was disguised as an Indian magician (representing the "5th Season", Monsoon season). (Detective Comics v1 #259)
Calendar Man eventually returned to plague Gotham City, armed with several different costumes and well-thought crimes for every day of the week. Day's crime capers were successful, especially when he seriously injures Batman internally with a blast of ultrasonic thunder when he interfered in Calendar Man's Thursday crime. With Batman thus forced to convalesce in bed for days, Calendar Man's Friday and Saturday crimes were committed without meaningful opposition. However, Batman deduced that Calendar Man would not attempt to steal a priceless artifact of the Egyptian Sun God, Ra, on Sunday, where the police were waiting for him. Instead, Calendar Man would attempt to escape with his stolen loot on Sunday, since it is the traditional day of rest. To that end, Batman sneaks out of bed against his butler's wishes and stops the Calendar Man at the train station before he boards the Western Sun Express. (Batman v1 #312)
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Later on, the Calendar Man shaved his head and had the months of the year tatooed around his forehead. Batman and Commissioner Gordon visited Calendar Man at his cell in Arkham. Gordon offered him a commuted sentence if he assisted them in catching the serial killer Holiday, who also committed calendar themed crimes. Calendar Man refused to help, but he told them he believed there were two killers, a man and a woman. (Batman: The Long Halloween v1 #3) Batman questioned Calendar Man about the Holiday killings a second time. The only thing he told Batman was that he was afraid people would forget about Calendar Man with Holiday on the loose. (Batman: The Long Halloween v1 #8) Batman once again asked Calendar Man about the Holiday killings. Calendar Man correctly guessed that Holiday’s next target would be gangster Sal Maroni. (Batman: The Long Halloween v1 #12) Harvey Dent freed a number of Arkham inmates, but elected not to help Calendar Man escape his cell. (Batman: The Long Halloween v1 #13)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
He was a successful inventor, capable of designing the machinery needed to deploy his various schemes. His talents aid him as he pursues his obsession with quirks of the calendar, carefully planning and theming his crimes around holidays, weekdays and the seasons.
In one instance, it was shown that he was reborn every season with his DNA altered but retained his memories, and then aged rapidly until winter where he died, only to be reborn again the next spring by crawling from the husk of his own corpse. (Batman: Rebirth v1 #1)
Notes
- Calendar Man was created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff where he made his first appearance in Detective Comics v1 #259 (September, 1958).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In The New Batman Adventures, Calendar Man does not appear but a female variation of the character called Calender Girl appeared in the episode "Mean Seasons" where she was voiced by actor Sela Ward.
- In Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Calendar Man appeared in the setting of the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Jim Piddock. In the episode "Legends of the Dark-Mite!", Bat-Mite wants to summon villains for Batman to fight. Growing tired of him however, the latter tricks Bat-Mite into summoning Calendar Man and secretly tells the confused villain to play along before pretending to knock him out. Displeased, Bat-Mite uses his reality-warping powers to upgrade Calendar Man into Calendar King, giving him the power to conjure monsters and henchmen themed after various holidays. After the henchmen and Calendar King are defeated, Bat-Mite restores the latter and sends him away. Calendar Man also makes minor appearances in the episodes "Mayhem of the Music Meister!" and "A Bat Divided!".
Films
- In Batman: The Long Halloween, Calendar Man appeared in the setting of the animated film adaptation where he was voiced by actor David Dastmalchian.
- In The Suicide Squad, Calendar Man appeared in the setting of the live-action film where he was portrayed by actor Sean Gunn.
Video games
- In Batman: Arkham City, Calendar Man appeared in the setting of the video game where he was voiced by actor Maurice LaMarche. This version is obese, has a slightly shorter right leg, forcing him to wear a brace and platform shoe, and sports calendar-like scars on his head. He occupied the Solomon Wayne Courthouse, trapping anyone who entered, and killing them on the next holiday prior to the game's story before Two-Face and his gang seized the courthouse and locked Calendar Man in a cell in the basement. After defeating Two-Face, Batman can speak to Calendar Man through a glass cell. If the player speaks with him on New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, Saint Patrick's Day, April Fools' Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Independence Day, the Feast Day of Saint Roch, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day, Calendar Man will relate a story about a crime he committed on that specific day. If the player returns to the courthouse after hearing all twelve stories, Calendar Man will have escaped, leaving one of Two-Face's minions hanging from the ceiling of his cell. If the player sets the date of the gaming console to December 13, 2004 (the date Arkham developer Rocksteady Studios was founded) and visits Calendar Man, he will speak about his origins with Batman, concluding with, "I was there at your beginning, and I will be there at your end." If the player visits Calendar Man as Catwoman, he will bring up an incident involving both her and the Falcone family, and imply that Carmine Falcone might be her father.
Appearances
- Detective Comics v1: (1958)
- Batman:
- Batman v3:
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