Underused Characters

With all the sudden emphasis on the Joker this past year (and therefore the exclusion of other worthy villains), I have created a list of the ten most underused Bat-Universe characters.

THE LIST

10. Warlock's Daughter--Darla Aquista, killed in the events of War Games, was resurrected as a magical being by . She has since joined the Shadowpact, but Gotham could use some mystical mayhem for the new Batman to deal with.

9. Fright--The once-lab assistant of Jonathan Crane, she betrayed him and gained the abilities to exhale neurotoxins, enhanced acrobatics, and other abilities. She was only seen once (2005), but would be a worthy villain, and one that has not been written to death.

8. Nocturna has made a few appearances lately, in the Green Arrow/Black Canary wedding issue, and the Gotham Gazette one-shots, although those were only cameos. This is one villain who could rival the Batboys in their love of the shadows.

7. Plastic Man--optimally, this tram-up would happen after Bruce returns. This may just be me (and I realize he isn't really a Bat character) but I love those two together. Also, Plas hasn't been seen in the DCU in quite a while.

6. Mad Hatter--he would be interesting to see in Red Robin, after this whole Ras Al Ghul business is over (where is this series headed, anyway?).

5. Henri Ducard-- This actually applies to all of Bruce's mentors. I would love to see a miniseries covering those 10+ years he spent overseas.

4. Nite-Wing--a sociopath, and enemy of Nightwing, I would love to see Tad team up with Jason Todd and fight Batman.

3. Ragman--now that most of Gotham's vigilantes are overseas, AWOL, or dead, the new Batman needs some allies. Ragman has been gone for a while. Is it time for a return?

2. Chancer--a villain with the power of extreme luck, Chancer was only seen once, but he nearly bested the Batman.

1. Commissoner Gordon--It's not that we haven't sen him, but when have we actually gotten any good stuff about our dear cop? With the end of Gotham Central and the miniseries GCPD, it's been awhile since we've had a really good story about Gotham's blue boys. And right now, what comics really need is just a good story--none of this earth-shattering stuff.