Dummy is the name of several characters appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics.
The original Dummy first appears inLeading Comics #1 and was created byMort Weisinger andMort Meskin. He is not to be confused withScarface, the ventriloquist dummy/alter-ego operated byArnold Wesker. In addition to hisLeading Comics appearances, the Dummy fought theVigilante in six Golden Age stories:Action Comics #58 (March 1943), #63 (August 1943), #69 (February 1944), #75 (August 1944), #87 (August 1945) and #96 (May 1946); although the Vigilante remained a regularAction Comics feature until issue #198 (November 1954), issue #96 was the Dummy's final appearance for many years.
The second, known as Danny the Dummy, first appears inBatman #134 (September 1960) and was created byBill Finger andSheldon Moldoff.[1]
| Dummy | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Leading Comics #1 (December 1941) |
| Created by | Mort Weisinger (writer) Mort Meskin (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Team affiliations | Monster Society of Evil Injustice Unlimited |
| Abilities | Skilled inventor |
The Dummy is an archenemy of the Golden Age era Vigilante, and a skilled inventor of weapons. As the leader of a criminal gang, the Dummy pretends to be a ventriloquist dummy through whom the gang's supposed "true" leader conveys instructions, the gang never suspecting that the Dummy himself is their leader. The Dummy's secret identity is never revealed, and it is never made clear whether he is a human or living dummy.[2]
The Dummy later joinsMister Mind'sMonster Society of Evil andInjustice Unlimited.[3][4] In theCrisis on Infinite Earths continuity reboot, he is killed in battle with Vigilante.[5]
InDC Rebirth, the Dummy is reimagined as aVictorian man who was magically transformed into a living dummy.[6][7]
| Dummy | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Batman #134 (September 1960) |
| Created by | Bill Finger (writer) Sheldon Moldoff (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Danny the Dummy |
Danny the Dummy, a pint-sized ventriloquist in a top hat and suit, has a hit act in which he plays the dummy to a normal-sized "ventriloquist" named Matt (who is revealed as the real dummy at the end of each show). But the fact that people invariably refer to Danny as "the Dummy" infuriates him, and inspires him to use dummies for crime to make dummies out of the law.[8]
The original Dummy is a skilled inventor. He wields a cane in battle that can fire powerful force beams.
The first incarnation of the Dummy makes minor non-speaking appearances inJustice League Unlimited as a member ofGorilla Grodd'sSecret Society.
The first incarnation of the Dummy appears in a flashback depicted in issue #4 of theArrowverse tie-in comic miniseriesEarth-Prime, in which he joins several supervillains in fightingPat Dugan and theStar-Spangled Kid.[10]