![]() Perhaps with Oswald's children taking over his criminal empire, he can enjoy the same peace. Karlo's passing of his alter ego to Matt Hagen has allowed the former actor to enjoy a quiet retirement, while a Clayface still remains in Gotham. His exit from Gotham after the events of Batman #981 (James Tynion IV, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas, and Sal Cipriano) has been relatively permanent, only returning to defend Gotham during the events of "Fear State". Most notable among these would be Basil Karlo, the original Clayface. There is after all one more group of rogues who have permanently escaped Batman: those who have passed their title down to the next generation. It may be these very successors who allow The Penguin to enjoy a quiet retirement. On the contrary, his final words in the issue see him encouraging his successors to destroy the Dark Knight who made his life hell. As Batman #127 shows, he has no regrets about his life of crime, no qualms about keeping his ill-gotten gains, and no love to spare for the Bat-family. This doesn't seem to be on the cards for The Penguin. She had a personal revelation, realizing the harm her actions had caused and decided to attempt to make amends. Instead, these supervillains have attempted to be their own kind of heroes. Several key Batman rogues seem to have left their criminal activities behind for good, but not in order to retire. Oswald Cobblepot - aka the Penguin - is at first. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for the story 'The Syphoning' from 'Tis the Season To Be Freezin' 1, now on sale. Unfortunately, The Penguin doesn't seem interested in joining their ranks. The Penguin might be one of Batman's most underpowered villains, but he almost became a massive threat thanks to a plan involving the Super-Pets. There is, however, a group of villains who break this pattern. This is the pattern for any rogue's apparent retirement. Comic Book Heroes, Comic Books, Villians, Dc Villains, Penguin Art, Arkham. Similarly, Two-face's many retirements have been short-lived, with the character always ending up as a villain again. The Penguin (AKA Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot) Hello fellow Batman fans. Unfortunately for him, his retirement was short-lived, as the Secret Society of Super-Villains dragged him back to a life of crime. Blake had recognized the trap he was in, bemoaning always being on the run and never enjoying the spoils of his crimes. Fed up with being treated as a joke by his fellow criminals, Thomas Blake retired to live with a pride of lions in Africa. ![]() ![]() Perhaps a closer comparison to Oswald's retirement is the retirement of classic Batman villain Catman. ![]()
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