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| “ | Batman: Give it up Fugate, Hill committed no crime against you. Clock King: He did worse! HE-MADE-ME-LATE!! |
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| ~ Temple Fugate. |
| “ | Seattle is our town. And the only way we're gonna keep it that way is if we put all our differences aside and work together. Ya feel me? | „ |
| ~ William Tockman. |
| “ | Tick Tock, Teeny Titans! Your time is up! Once the world's greatest clocks have been set to Clock King mean time, i will reign supreme! | „ |
| ~ Billy Tockman. |
The Clock King is a supervillain who has fought Green Arrow and Batman regularly. There are three Clock Kings; one named William Tockman, another nicknamed Temple Fugate, and an alternate version named Billy.
Biography[]
William Tockman[]
William Tockman was a man who took care of his crippled sister most of his life. However, when he discovered that he only had 6 months to live, he became concerned about what would happen to her. He became the criminal Clock King to make a fortune to provide for his sister after he died. However, he was caught in his first bank robbery by Green Arrow. While in jail his sister died alone, meanwhile he also learned that his doctor made a mistake and he was not terminally ill. He attempted revenge on Green Arrow, but failed miserably.
He then joined the Injustice League, a team of down and out supervillains who were actually worse working together then individually. He and several other members tried to reform by becoming the superhero team Justice League Antarctica, but they remained laughing stocks even as heroes. He would later form his own team of supervillains to fight the Teen Titans, but ultimately failed their as well. He would eventually join the Suicide Squad and apparently died during the Infinite Crisis saga.
"Tem"[]
Clock King
The second Clock King was a far more dangerous villain than Tockman. His name was never revealed but he was once referred to as "Tem", and his costume resembles Temple Fugate. He had the ability to see four seconds into the future. He was also a technological genius who lead a villain team called the Terror Titans. His group first kidnapped Teen Titan member Kid Devil and brainwashed him to fight in an illegal club called, "The Dark Side." The Titans manage to save Kid Devil. Later Clock King took over The Dark Side Club and used the metahuman fighters to attack Los Angeles solely for his own amusement. Miss Martian managed to infiltrate the club and stop him.
Clock King (Earth-0)[]
The Clock King from the Post-Flashpoint continuity (also known as Prime Earth or Earth-0) was split into three different characters, with each one clearly different but coexisting in the same Earth/Timeline. Although both of them are named William, they have never appeared together.
Clock King in Deathstroke #1 (2016)
The first Clock King to appear in The New 52 continuity was a costumed criminal who was affected by Bane's super venom and fought the Birds of Prey. His first appearance was in Batman: The Dark Knight #2 (2011). However, his real identity wasn't revealed in that issue. This version also wears his classic blue-green costume.
Clock King in Batman: The Dark Knight #2 (2011)
In the DC Rebirth, Clock King was reintroduced in Deathstroke #1 (2016) as a temporal anomaly who wears his classic costume, but with a different colour scheme, trunks, and his face showing since he does not wear a mask more. This version is an old man which requires an oxygen tank to survive. He also has chronokinetic powers and can drain the life-force of other human beings, temporarily recuperating his youth. His illness led to him preying on the citizens of the African nation of Buredunia, which was under dictator Matthew Bland. Preventing american intervention into his genocide of rebel tribe, Bland hired Deathstroke to kill Clock King by secretly financing a group of Clock's "victims."
Bland required Deathstroke to first grant him a "favor" in exchange for him breaking his "oath of protection" to Clock. Deathstroke helps re-elect a congressman opposed to military intervention, and Bland grants Deathstroke permission to kill Clock. Later, Bland planned to kill Deathstroke. However, Clock King managed to capture Bland and told Deathstroke the truth. While torturing Bland, W.R Wintergreen breaks in and interrupts Clock until Deathstroke arrives, so Wintergreen blows up his oxygen tank, revealing Clock King's old form. Even though Clock King seems to have died in this issue, he later reappeared alive in Harley Quinn #36 (2018) wearing his mask.
Since he is a temporal anomaly, Clock King apparently cannot die. In the Infinite Frontier era, he first appeared in Stargirl Spring Break Special #1 (2021), where he's called William and wears his clock mask again. He fought a time displaced Green Arrow, Speedy, and the Seven Soldiers of Victory in 1940 and later joined Per Degaton in his scheme against the Justice Society.
Billy Tockman in Green Arrow #6 (2016)
The second Clock King to appear in The New 52 continuity was Billy Tockman; an African-American crimelord from Seattle which doesn't wear a costume. This version was introduced during the Green Arrow storyline The Kill Machine in 2013, by the writters Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino.
Tockman owns a nightclub called the Midnight Lounge and a vintage clock repair shop, which he uses as a front for his criminal operations. When Green Arrow began complicating business for Seattle's gangs, Tockman proposed a truce for them to unite against their common enemy. His criminal counterparts were not keen, and two of them; Jin Fang and Jimmy MacGowan, were soon killed, but not by Green Arrow. Their real enemy was Ricardo Diaz. So.Tockman cut a deal with his former ally John Diggle to take down Diaz. In return Green Arrow would ignore Tockman's operations. However, Dragon outfoxed them, forcing Tockman to try to kill Q-Core employees Naomi Singh and Henry Fyff. In the event, Green Arrow's sister, Emiko, took Tockman down.
Billy Tockman in Green Arrow #22 (2013)
In DC Rebirth, Tockman first appeared in Green Arrow #6-7. He now wears sporting glasses inherited from his grandfather and has a tattoo of a clock and arrow on the side of his head. It was revealed that he once worked as an engineer at Queen Industries, but Robert Queen fired him and stole his research. Tockman then wanted revenge, and years after Robert's death, he kidnapped his son Oliver and began torturing him, but Emiko reappeared and threatened to blow everything up with C4, causing Clock to surrender and be arrested.
In Batman #14, Billy was one of the villains who faced Batman. He bragged that he would be able to predict every one of the hero's movements, but was soon defeated by Catwoman.
In Nightwing #24-25, Billy occasionally faced Nightwing during a weapons deal organized by Blockbuster and Tiger Shark, and Batwoman and Renee Montoya when he attacked Gotham with his clock robots in Batwoman #17-18.
Tockman's first appearance in the Infinite Frontier era was in Teen Titans Academy #1, where he tried to rob the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, but was eventually defeated by the Teen Titans. He later reappeared during the Dawn of DC in Green Arrow #4, attending The Brick House along with other Green Arrow villains.
Bill Tockman in Batman: Killing Time #5 (2022)
The third Clock King to appear in The New 52 continuity was a criminal called Bill, who have the ability to teleport and rewind time. This one had a bowler hat, and wore a black suit with clock glasses similar to Temple Fugate.
He first appeared in Harley Quinn #11-13 (2011), where he tried to steal a store along with his partner Sportsmaster. However, they were stopped by Harley Quinn and Power Girl, but Clock King managed to teleport them to another world using his watch.
Bill Tockman in Green Arrow #36 (2015)
Other Media[]
Batman '66[]
A version of the Clock King named Morris Tetch appeared in the Batman 1966 TV series, portrayed by Walter Slezak. This version wears a black cape and a top-hat with a clock inside it. In Batman '66 #4, it is revealed that he is the Mad Hatter's brother. This version Aaso appeared in the 2016 animated film Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders.
DC Animated Universe[]
Temple Fugate
Temple Fugate was once a businessman who love to keep everything on the dot, presumably because he may suffer from Obsession Compulsive Disorder, or OCD. When he met the Mayor Hill of Gotham City-Fugate explains he is on his last appeal of a court judgement against his company;if he loses he is bankrupt.Hill told him to relax for a while and take an early coffee break at 3:15. Fugate did what he said, but Fugate's papers flew into a fountain and made him late to a court hearing. Being late, and losing his last appeal, Fugate mind snaps and he swore vengeance to the Mayor.
Years later, Fugate has been studying Batman's fighting style and how fast he is. He said that it takes Batman 1/20th of a second to perform a punch and 1/30th of a second to perform a kick. He sabotaged the traffic lights, causing chaos throughout the city, and even caused a subway train to crash into the subway. He manage to capture The Mayor and told him that he's going to die at 3:15, which is when the Mayor suggested that Fugate take his coffee break. Batman manage to rescue the Mayor, but Fugate managed to escape (just as Batman predicted that he would).
However, Fugate was not done with his revenge. Fugate tricked a doctor that studies time, and became his butler. Fugate used a device that allowed him to create a time bubble around him and slow time outside the bubble. Afraid the doctor would find out, he placed the device near him and made him move extremely slow. He was planning to place a bomb underneath the mayor and it'd go off by vibration. Batman managed to grab the bomb and tossed it into the river before it exploded. Both Batman and Robin took out Fugate and placed him in prison.
He later appeared in Justice League Unlimited as a member of the Suicide Squad.
Arrowverse[]
- Main article: William Tockman (Arrowverse)
William Tockman, the Clock King, appears as a villain in the Arrowverse shows Arrow and The Flash. After initially having been stopped by the Green Arrow after attempting to perform various lucrative robberies in Starling City, Tockman took an entire police station hostage during his transfer to Central City. This time, he was taken down by Iris West and was presumably incarcarated at Iron Heights.
He was portrayed by Robert Knepper.
The LEGO Batman Movie[]
Clock King appears as a villain in The LEGO Batman Movie.
Harley Quinn[]
The classic Clock King appears in the Harley Quinn animated series, voiced by James Adomian. He was introduced in the episode "The 83rd Annual Villy Awards" as the Riddler's boyfriend. In "Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special", it is revealed that he and Riddler get engaged.
Trivia[]
- The second Clock King is named Temple Fugate, which is being played by the Latin phrase 'tempus fugit,' which literally means "time flies".
- In the 1960s Batman television series, the Clock King is the Mad Hatter's brother.
External Links[]
- Clock King on the DC Database Wiki
- William Tockman on the DC Database Wiki
- Tem on the DC Database Wiki
- Clock King on the Batman Wiki
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