Anti-Batman

[[Image:S finest 159.jpg|right|thumb|World's Finest Comics No. 159. Art by Curt Swan and George Klein.]]A criminal identity briefly assumed by [[Gotham City]] Police [[Commissioner James W. Gordon]] in August 1966. While visiting [[Superman]]'s [[Fortress of Solitude]], both he and [[Daily Planet]] editor [[Perry White]] were accidentally exposed to an alien gas known as [[Formula X-22]]. The gas radically altered the personalitles of both men, giving them highly criminal tendencies. Deciding to use their intimate knowledge of Superman's and [[Batman]]'s secrets, Gordon and White planned to humiliate and dispose of both heroes. While White assumed the guise of [[Anti-Superman]], Gordon fashioned a dark green variant of Batman's uniform (complete with a lead-lined mask to prevent Superman from discovering his real identity with his X-ray vision) and called himself Anti-Batman. After stealing many secrets from both the Fortress and the Batcave (including the secret plans for the [[Batmobile]] and Batman's own utility belt), Anti-Batman and Anti-Superman launched their planned campaign to dispose of Superman and Batman. Anti-Batman first clashed with both Batman and [[Robin]] during a high-speed chase in which the villain used his own Batmobile duplicate (called the "[[Anti-Mobile]]") to run the Dynamic Duo off the road. In addition, Anti-Batman and his partner-in-crime raided the State Police Building midway between [[Metropolis]] and Gotham City, stealing various mementos from Batman's battles with his greatest foes (including the [[Joker]], the [[Penguin]] and the [[Riddler]]), and giving them to the imprisoned criminals themselves. Anti-Batman used an abandoned cellar located in a storm drain directly beneath Gotham Police Headquarters (accessable only by Gordon and Batman) as a base of operations for his and Anti-Superman's crusade against the World's Finest Team. After Batman deduced the true identities of both villains and discovered their headquarters, Superman arrived and exposed Anti-Batman and Anti-Superman to an antidote that counteracted Formula X-22's effects, restoring Gordon and White to their normal personalities. Sometime later, the youth serum wore off and returned both men to their normal ages. (WF No. 159/1, Aug 1966: "The Cape and Cowl Crooks!")

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