Morris Tetch, otherwise known as, The Clock King, is a supporting antagonist in Batman (1966-1969).
He is the brother of Mad Hatter.
He was portrayed by the late Walter Slezak.
Biography[]
The Clock King appears in two consecutive episodes of the 1960s Batman series. In the episode, disguised as a pop artist, Clock King tries to rob a gallery of a time-related surrealist painting. Batman and Robin are stuffed into the bottom of an oversized hourglass, stripped of their utility belts, and left to be drowned in sand as The Clock King plots to filch Bruce Wayne's collection of antique pocket watches (only for the duo to later escape the trap). Later in the episode, he starts his master plan, to steal the atomic powered Cesium Clock, but he and his gang were thwarted by Batman and Robin, and taken into custody. He wore a black cape and a top-hat with a clock inside it.
Weapons and Equipment[]
He had many weapons such as:
- Super Slick Watch Oil -
- Knock Out Gas - Knocks out those who inhale it.
- Super Sonic Sound -
- Giant Hourglass - Used to trap its victims (such as Batman and Robin) and suffocates them under the weight and amount of sand.
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