![]() ![]() While Glovers’ Riddler worked, the show only used him sparingly. John Glover’s Riddler in Batman: The Animated Series Image: Warner Bros. Re-imagined as a computer programmer betrayed by his employer after his game Riddle of the Minotaur becomes a smash hit, Glover’s Nygma oozes arrogance and smarm that fit perfectly with his bowler and purple gloves. Batman: The Animated Series imagined a Gotham City with police dirigibles and art deco vehicles, and Nygma’s classic debut in “If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?” fit perfectly with the show’s noir impulses. Picturesīut as Lee Daniels notes in Batman: The Complete History, after two successful Riddler arcs in the 1940s, Nygma laid “dormant until 1965 - only then would he begin to gain recognition as on of Gotham City’s malefactors.” That reappearance in the comics would be adapted into “Hi Diddle Riddle,” the first episode of Batman airing in 1966.īetween Gorshin and Carrey, there was another memorable Riddler voiced by John Glover in DC’s animated properties of the ‘90s. ![]() Jim Carrey’s Gorshin-inspired look in Batman Forever Image: Warner Bros. ![]()
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