![]() ![]() In both stories, Calendar Man is bitter that the new murderous rogues have taken the attention off him he fears that he is being forgotten.Ĭalendar Man teams up with Catman and Killer Moth as part of The Misfits, a group of villains trying to prove themselves in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #7–9 (1992–1993). ![]() At the end of the story arc, Falcone's daughter Sofia Falcone Gigante beats him to a pulp as revenge for his role in her father's death. When Calendar Man (as Carmine) tries to get Alberto to kill himself, however, the younger Falcone detects the ruse Alberto knows that his father abhorred suicide, and thus figures out that Calendar Man is manipulating him. He returns in that story's sequel, Batman: Dark Victory, in which he impersonates deceased mobster Carmine Falcone in an effort to drive his children, Alberto and Mario, insane. Like Lecter in the novels of Thomas Harris, Calendar Man knows who the killer is and keeps this information to himself, choosing instead to taunt the heroes with cryptic clues. His best-known modern appearance is in the miniseries Batman: The Long Halloween, where he is portrayed as a Hannibal Lecter-like figure, offering insight in Batman's search for Holiday, a serial killer who uses holidays as his modus operandi. Ultimately, however, Robin himself captures the villain. In this instance, the Calendar Man's theme is holidays, and he attempts to use the young Jason Todd, as Robin, as the Batman's Achilles' heel, with the promise of his demise on the first day of Spring. His next appearance in Batman #384–385 (June–July 1985) and Detective Comics #551 (June 1985), sees the Calendar Man at the onset of the Crisis being used as a pawn of the Monitor in an attempt to find an assassin to eliminate Batman. This issue also marked the first appearance of his most commonly known "calendar cape" costume. Batman captures him at the train station before he boards. He plans to leave Gotham City on a train called the Western Sun Express on Sunday - the traditional "day of rest" -knowing that the police would be waiting for him to attempt to steal an artifact of the Egyptian god of the Sun, Ra. While Batman recuperates, Calendar Man commits crimes on Friday and Saturday. Calendar Man fires an ultrasonic sound weapon at Batman, nearly killing him. He next appears in Batman #312 (June 1979), in which his crimes are based on the days of the week, and his costumes reflect the Norse and Roman gods they were named for, e.g. He often wears different costumes which correspond to the significance of the date, though he does have a main costume which has various numbers (meant to represent days on a calendar) sprouting from the shoulders. The theme may be related to what day of the week it is or to a holiday or to a special anniversary on that date he will plan his crime around that day. His crimes always have a relationship to the date that they are committed. Fictional character biography Criminal career Ĭalendar Man is fascinated by dates and calendars. He returned after twenty years to plague Batman again in Batman #312 (June 1979). Calendar Man first appeared in Detective Comics #259 (September 1958) and was created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff. ![]()
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