DC UNiverse Classics Wave Sixteen Group
Azrael Batman - Knightfall
Azrael Batman
Knightfall
Statistics:

  • First Appearance: (As Azrael) Batman: Sword of Azrael #1 (October, 1992)
    (As Batman) Batman #498 (August 1993)
  • Real Name: Jean Paul Valley
  • Occupation: Costumed Crime fighter
  • Base of Operations: Batcave
  • Special Abilities: Trained, brainwashed and genetically enhanced by "The System"; expert fighter; bulletproof and flameproof armor
Biography:

Jean Paul Valley was trained from birth to become the assassin-enforcer Azrael. While investigating his father’s murder, he crossed paths with Batman and learned a better way to fight evil. When Bruce Wayne’s spine was broken by Bane, Azrael stepped into the role of Batman; however, Az-Bat grew increasingly violent, forcing Wayne to battle back from his paralyzing injury and take down the frightening vigilante.

Collect and Connect Part: Right Leg

Accessories: None


Creeper
Creeper
Statistics:

  • First Appearance: Showcase #73 (April 1968)
  • Real Name: Jack Ryder
  • Occupation: TV Journalist
  • Base of Operations: Gotham City
  • Special Abilities: Changes at will into The Creeper and back again; Has a laugh that causes pain; Superhuman strength, agility, stamina, and healing powers.
Biography:

Journalist Jack Ryder dug relentlessly for scandals to expose. Investigating a story, Jack met Dr. Vincent Yatz, whose invented nanocells were able to heal any wound and fight off disease. Under attack by mobsters, Yatz injected his only working samples into Ryder, who transformed into a yellow-skinned, furry-cloaked madman. Since then, the criminals of Gotham City have learned to "Beware the Creeper."

Collect and Connect Part: Right Arm

Accessories: None


Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex
Statistics:

  • First Appearance: All Star Western (Vol. 2) #10 (March 1972)
  • Real Name: Jonah Hex
  • Occupation: Bounty Hunter
  • Base of Operations: The Old West
  • Special Abilities: Top physical condition with amazing tracking skills and the ability to live off the land; excellent marksman with any firearm.
Biography:

As a child, Jonah Hex was sold by his father to an Apache chieftain and trained in the Apache ways of war. When the chief’s son challenged Jonah to a ritual tomahawk duel, Jonah broke the rules and the tribe punished him by searing his face with a red-hot tomahawk. Cast out, hideously scarred, and utterly alone, Hex rode west to make a living as a bounty hunter. He became a fugitive’s worst nightmare.

Collect and Connect Part: Left Leg

Accessories: Pistol, Sawed-off Shotgun


Mercury
Mercury
Statistics:

  • First Appearance: Showcase #37 (1962)
  • Real Name: Mercury
  • Occupation: Member of the Metal Men
  • Base of Operations: Magnus Labs
  • Special Abilities: Animated by a device called a Responsometer, giving him both his form and personality; can liquefy at will.
Biography:

When robotics genius Will Magnus created his miraculous Metal Men, he not only brought different metals and alloys to life, but he also gave them distinct personalities. Quick-tempered with a nasty attitude, Mercury, can go from solid to liquid allowing him to pass through or fit inside small spaces with ease. He is generally angry and sarcastic, but it masks an inner nobility and true devotion to his team.

Collect and Connect Part: Upper Torso

Accessories: Scissor-hand, Extra hand


Riddler
Riddler
Statistics:

  • First Appearance: Detective Comics #140 (October, 1948)
  • Real Name: Eddie Nashton (aka Edward Nigma)
  • Occupation: Professional Criminal
  • Base of Operations: Gotham City
  • Special Abilities: Genius intellect; driven by need to test his wits against law enforcement by leaving clues to his planned crimes.
Biography:

Edward Nigma had been a cheat all of his life, especially when it came to the solving of puzzles. He turned this into a career by running a crooked carnival puzzle game. But E. Nigma, yearning for greater glory, decided to use his love of riddles to match wits with the Gotham City police and Batman, sending them fiendishly complex clues to his forthcoming crimes as… The Riddler!

Collect and Connect Part: Left Arm

Accessories: Cane


Robin - Classic
Robin
Classic
Statistics:

  • First Appearance: Detective Comics #38 (April 1940)
  • Real Name: Dick Grayson
  • Occupation: Crime Fighter, Police Officer
  • Base of Operations: Gotham City
  • Special Abilities: Skilled in martial arts; superb detective skills; utility belt stocked with weaponry and gear; accomplished driver and pilot.
Biography:

Dick Grayson grew up performing with his famous family of aerialists, The Flying Graysons. One night, after their equipment was sabotaged, Dick’s parents fell to their deaths, leaving their son orphaned with thoughts only of vengeance. Recognizing something of himself in the boy, Batman offered to train Grayson. Taking the name of Robin, he soon patrolled Gotham City alongside his mentor, helping Batman against a score of his most dangerous foes.

Collect and Connect Part: Head and Lower Torso

Accessories: Batarang, Grappling Hook Gun


Robin - Vintage
Robin
Vintage
Statistics:

  • First Appearance: Detective Comics #38 (April 1940)
  • Real Name: Dick Grayson
  • Occupation: Crime Fighter, Police Officer
  • Base of Operations: Gotham City
  • Special Abilities: Skilled in martial arts; superb detective skills; utility belt stocked with weaponry and gear; accomplished driver and pilot.
Biography:

Dick Grayson grew up performing with his famous family of aerialists, The Flying Graysons. One night, after their equipment was sabotaged, Dick’s parents fell to their deaths, leaving their son orphaned with thoughts only of vengeance. Recognizing something of himself in the boy, Batman offered to train Grayson. Taking the name of Robin, he soon patrolled Gotham City alongside his mentor, helping Batman against a score of his most dangerous foes.

Collect and Connect Part: Head and Lower Torso

Accessories: Batarang, Grappling Hook Gun


Bane Collect and Connect
Bane
Collect and Connect
Statistics:

  • First Appearance: Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 (January 1993)
  • Real Name: Unknown
  • Occupation: Villain
  • Base of Operations: Mobile
  • Special Abilities: Peak human physical condition; Venom enhances his physical abilities to superhuman levels, Genius-level intellect, Expert strategist, martial artist and escapologist.
Biography:

An escaped prisoner from an island prison in South America, Bane has abnormal strength as a result of having had experiments with a derivative of the drug Venom performed on him. He became known as “The Man Who Broke the Bat” when he broke Batman’s spinal cord, forcing Bruce Wayne to give up the Batman persona while he recuperated. It is later revealed that Bane is the biological son of King Snake. (1993)

Accessories:

*Information from the Wikipedia.

Release Date: January 2011