Adaptations of Penguin in other media
A cosplayer dressed as Danny DeVito's depiction of the Penguin.
Created byBill Finger
Bob Kane
Original sourceComics published by DC Comics
First appearanceDetective Comics #58 (December 1941)
Films and television
Film(s)See below
Television
show(s)		See below

The fictional supervillain Penguin, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger,[1] made his first appearance in Detective Comics #58 (December 1941). Since then, he has been adapted into other forms of media, including feature films, television series, and video games.

Television

Live-action

Batman (1966–1968 TV series)

Burgess Meredith as The Penguin in Batman.

Penguin appears in Batman (1966), portrayed by Burgess Meredith. This version possesses a signature "quacking" laugh, which covered a cough caused by cigarette usage.[2] In the series, The Penguin is identified exclusively as "Mr. Penguin" (or occasionally "Mr. P. N. Guinn", which he uses as an alias).

The Penguin also appears in the theatrical film spin-off, where he commands a penguin-like submarine.

Gotham

Robin Lord Taylor portrays a younger Oswald Cobblepot on the 2014 TV series Gotham.

A young Penguin appears in Gotham, portrayed by Robin Lord Taylor.[3] The series follows his journey to power, starting as a ruthless small-time criminal working for mobster Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith),[4] and his love-hate relationship with fellow criminal Edward Nygma (Cory Michael Smith).

The Penguin

In March 2022, HBO Max ordered a standalone series, The Penguin, centered on the character, following on from his appearance in the Matt Reeves film The Batman (2022). Colin Farrell has signed on to reprise his film role as the title character; Reeves is acting as executive producer, and Lauren LeFranc as showrunner.[5][6]

Animation

Penguin, as he appears in Batman: The Animated Series (left) and The New Batman Adventures (right).

Film

Live-action

  • The Penguin appears in Batman (1966), portrayed again by Burgess Meredith.
Danny DeVito as the Penguin in Batman Returns (1992).
Colin Farrell as The Penguin in The Batman (2022).

Animation

Video games

Lego Batman

Batman: Arkham

Penguin appears in the Batman: Arkham series, voiced by Nolan North in the main series and Ian Redford in Batman: Arkham VR.[21][22] This version's "monocle" is a piece of glass that was supposedly shoved into his face by the friend of one of his victims, and is now lodged too deeply in his brain to remove.

  • In Batman: Arkham City, the Penguin appears as a criminal kingpin, fighting Batman and holding Mr. Freeze and a number of undercover cops captive.[23] Eventually, Mr. Freeze locks Penguin in the exhibit planned for Bruce Wayne where he remains for the rest of the game.
  • In Batman: Arkham Origins, a young Penguin appears as Gotham's number-one weapons dealer, living on his refitted cruise liner "The Final Offer" to evade the law. He abducts and tortures the heir of the Falcone mafia, and uses recon drones to spy on the Joker in disguise as Black Mask. In the DLC "Cold, Cold Heart", the Penguin betrays Mr. Freeze in his revenge mission against GothCorp CEO Ferris Boyle where Mr. Freeze traps Penguin in an icy wall. During the credits, Vicki Vale reports on GNN that Penguin is among those who were arrested by the police.
  • In Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, the young Penguin returns as one of the criminals released in the Breakout, taking over the Cell Blocks and forcing Bronze Tiger to fight in a makeshift arena.[24]
  • In Batman: Arkham Knight, Batman and Nightwing team up to infiltrate Penguin's hideout, take down his weapon caches, and eventually capture him and take him to the GCPD.[25] He also has a role in the "Harley Quinn Story Pack" DLC and the Arkham Episode "GCPD Lockdown".
  • The Penguin appears in Batman: Arkham VR. When Batman interrogates Penguin on who killed Nightwing, he states that his henchman was killed in the explosion that took down half of the Iceberg Lounge before Penguin can be told that information. At one point when hanging upside down, he will quote "Wake up idiot". The events of the video game are part of a nightmare that Bruce Wayne is having as a side-effect of having Joker's blood still in him.
  • The Penguin will appear in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.[26]

Batman: The Telltale Series

Penguin appears in Telltale Games' Batman series, voiced primarily by Jason Spisak and by Cole Sand as a child.[8] This version is a childhood friend of Bruce Wayne whose name is derived from a beak-shaped gas mask he wears during his crimes.

  • In the first season of Batman: The Telltale Series, Penguin is a member of the Children of Arkham, helping the group get revenge on the Wayne family, as his mother Esther was drugged, rendered psychotic, and forcefully committed to Arkham Asylum by Thomas Wayne after she refused to agree to a deal to sell a land she owned to him, Carmine Falcone, and Mayor Hamilton Hill. Though he initially warns Bruce about their revolution, he leads the group in various attacks and helps take control of Wayne Enterprises as its CEO, using his position to help fund the group and monitor Gotham. Depending on player choices, Penguin may disfigure Harvey Dent during an attack on a mayoral debate by the Children of Arkham. In the fourth episode, Penguin hacks into the Batcomputer, forcing Bruce to choose between protecting his tech from Penguin and his home from Dent. Regardless on what happens, Penguin will either be defeated in episode four by Batman or be taken down by Bruce Wayne in episode five.
  • In the second season, Batman: The Enemy Within, Penguin has been sentenced to forty years at Blackgate Penitentiary and does not appear in person, but his mask and one of his devices (either his monocle or his boxing gloves) are kept in a display in the Batcave.

Other video games

Merchandise

  • The Mego Corporation released an 8" Penguin as part of their "World's Greatest Super-Heroes" line in 1974, and a 3+3/4" Penguin as a part of their Comic Action Heroes line in the 1970s.
  • The Penguin appears as a minifigure in the Lego Batman set The Batcave: The Penguin and Mr. Freeze's Invasion, riding in a submarine and assisted by miniature penguin robots. In the Lego Batman promotional video, he appears as the final villain to be caught.
  • The Penguin featured alongside other DC Comics villains and heroes in the 1980s Super Powers Collection toy-line. The Penguin figure wore a blue coat and top hat; squeezing his legs together triggering his arm to move up and down, waving his umbrella. This figure sculpt was later re-used for the Batman Returns figure line, painted black instead of blue.
  • A limited edition The Batman Penguin action figure was made with a red coat, which he wore in just one episode.
  • An action figure based on the Penguin from Batman: The Animated Series came with several accessories, including a teacup and two umbrellas.
  • Funko has released a number of Penguin toys, including plushes and small 3+3/4" figures with large heads. These have been modeled off of various Penguin appearances, including Burgess Meredith, Robin Lord Taylor (with or without sunglasses), and Colin Farrell.
  • Madame Alexander's DC Fashion Squad line includes a Penguin doll modeled after Danny DeVito's portrayal.

References

  1. ↑ Detective Comics #58
  2. ↑ "Burgess Meredith interview". Dial B for Blog. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Murphy, Shaunna (September 4, 2014). "'Gotham': Meet The Show's Breakout Villain In This Exclusive Video". MTV. New York City: Viacom. Retrieved Jun 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (February 14, 2014). "Fox's Batman Prequel 'Gotham' Casts Penguin, Alfred". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles, California: Eldridge Industries.
  5. ↑ White, Peter (September 13, 2021). "'The Batman' Spinoff Series Centered On The Penguin In The Works At HBO Max". Deadline. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  6. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2022-03-09). "HBO Max Orders 'The Penguin' Limited Series As 'The Batman' Clocks $301 Million+ At Global Box Office". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  7. ↑ Nobleman, Marc Tyler (29 July 2011). "Super '70s and '80s: "Super Friends" – Darrell McNeil, animator". Noblemania. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "Penguin Voices (Batman)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 1, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  9. ↑ Schreur, Brandon (May 19, 2022). "Batman's Villains Get a Radical Makeover for Batmobile-Starring Batwheels". CBR. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  10. ↑ Couch, Aaron (November 22, 2019). "'The Batman' Casts John Turturro as Crime Boss Carmine Falcone". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Street Tree Aesthetics", Seeing Trees, Yale University Press, pp. 43–66, 2019, doi:10.2307/j.ctv8jp086.6, ISBN 978-0-300-24070-2
  12. ↑ Chris McKay [@buddboetticher] (May 29, 2017). "@ArthurDenorfia It was one of our editors John Venzon" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "サイト名". dc-taka.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  14. ↑ "'Batman Ninja' Anime: First Details & Poster Revealed". Anime.
  15. ↑ "ニンジャバットマン BATMAN NINJA公式サイト【2018年6月15日(金) 劇場公開】". warnerbros.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  16. ↑ Ressler, Karen (February 13, 2018). "Batman Ninja Anime's English Trailer Reveals Dub Cast, Home Video Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  17. ↑ Melissa, Billie (2023-11-14). "Luke Wilson Is Bruce Wayne in Merry Little Batman". Men's Journal | Streaming. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  18. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (November 19, 2023). "Trailer: 'Merry Little Batman' Brings a Lighter Dark Knight Tale to Prime Video". Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  19. ↑ Game Informer features a two-page gallery of the many heroes and villains who appear in the game with a picture for each character and a descriptive paragraph. See "LEGO Batman: Character Gallery", Game Informer 186 (October 2008): 93.
  20. ↑ GameSpot Trailers (July 19, 2018). "LEGO DC Super-Villains - Official Character Creator Trailer - SDCC 2018" – via YouTube.
  21. ↑ Logan Westbrook. "Arkham City's Penguin Shares a Voice With Nathan Drake". The Escapist. Archived from the original on 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  22. ↑ "Voice Of Penguin - Batman | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 25, 2017. Checkmark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  23. ↑ "Batman: Arkham City • Portrait of a Penguin". Arkhamcity.co.uk. 2011-05-25. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  24. ↑ Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, Armature Studio (2013)
    Penguin: "I thought it'd have been easier to run my empire from in [Blackgate] than outside, where the Bat could interfere. Ah, well, I have many bases of operation in the city. How many men do we have?"
  25. ↑ "Batman: Arkham Knight Game Guide & Walkthrough: Penguin Side Mission". Game Pressure. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  26. ↑ McNulty, Thomas (March 2, 2023). "Every DC Villain Helping Suicide Squad In Kill The Justice League". ScreenRant. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  27. ↑ Fischer, Tyler (October 13, 2018). "'Injustice 2' Concept Art Reveals Scrapped Characters Including Constantine, Penguin, and More". comicbook.com.
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