Polka Dot Man (DC)

Evil-doer

Full Name

Abner Krill

Alias

Polka Dot Man

Mister Polka-Dot

Origin

DC Comics

Occupation

Supervillain

Criminal

Powers / Skills

Uses a device called a Controller Belt that controls all of the dots on his suit and holds a universal controller.
Has getaway vehicles that include a flying polka dot and a large floating sphere. These are concealed in the dots on his costume.
Is able to keep his dots inert and are connected by wiring in his costume.
Can remove his dots and once removed they activate and enlarge in size and become various devices (buzz-saws dots, flare dots, and teleportation devices as examples).

Goals

Capture Robin (succeeded).

Defeat Batman and Robin.
Defeat Nightwing and Batgirl (both failed).

Crimes

Bank robbery

Destruction
Assault
Attempted murder

Type of Villain

Incompetent Supervillain

“	But look at me--I went toe-to-toe with the Batman. That's who I am.	„
	~ Polka-Dot Man

Abner Krill, better known as Polka-Dot Man or Mister Polka-Dot is a minor antagonist in the DC Comics universe and is an enemy of Batman, Robin, Nightwing, and Batgirl.

Biography[]

Modern Age[]

Abner Krill decided, for reasons unknown, to launch a crime wave based on spots and dots in Gotham City, where he inevitably came into conflict with Batman and Robin, the city's masked protectors. Orginally as Mr Polka-Dot,^[1] he wore a bizarre costume covered in spots, the point of which soon became apparent. Once removed from the costume, the spots could be used for a variety of purposes, creating deadly weapons and a bizarre escape vehicle. Perhaps surprisingly, he succeeded in capturing Robin, but Batman was nonetheless able to save his crime fighting partner and bring Krill's crime spree to an end.

As Batman's rogues continued to get more deadly Krill fell into obscurity as he was unwilling to transfer to capital offences as those around him did.^[2] He would instead spend most of his time in the My Alibi bar. He later battled Nightwing and Batgirl when they visited said bar but was defeated.^[3] He retired the Mr Polka-Dot identity at so me point after this.^[2]

Polka-Dot Man returned some years later, undaunted, yet also lacking his gimmicks, with the spots on his costume merely decorative. Using a baseball bat, he assaulted Officer Foley of the Gotham City Police Department, causing him very minor injuries. He was then beaten badly by Harvey Bullock, who was sick of costumed villains in the city. The assault put the Polka-Dot Man (as he now styled himself) in traction, and he filed a brutality suit against the police department which resulted in Bullock being forced to see a psychiatrist for some time.

Final Crisis[]

Polka-Dot Man later became a member of a group of second-rate villains that worked for General Immortus. Immortus, with the help of Professor Milo, upgraded the villains powers and gadgets. The group was undone when they were betrayed by Human Flame. Most were killed in the brutal battle, including Mister Polka-Dot. His head was squished after a manhole cover landed on him during the battle against Human Flame and Seductress.

DC Rebirth[]

Krill was eventually resurrected following the New 52 and Rebirth relaunches.^[4] After his resurrection he seemed to slightly improve his reputation among fellow villains as he was invited to both the villain of the year awards and Maxie Zeus's wedding cruise.^[5]^[6] He was arrested again at some point after and is shown in a new outfit on a screen of former Suicide Squad members currently imprisoned in Belle Reve.^[7]

Other Media[]

The LEGO Batman Movie[]

Polka-Dot Man appears as a villain in the LEGO Batman Movie working for the Joker. When the Joker threatens to blow up Gotham City Krill heleped the Bat Family save the city alongside the rest of Batman's rogues.

DC Extended Universe[]

Main article: Polka Dot Man (DC Extended Universe)

In the DC Extended Universe film The Suicide Squad, Polka-Dot Man appeared as a protagonist. He was portrayed by David Dastmalchian, who also played Thomas Schiff in The Dark Knight, Murdoc in MacGyver, Dwight Pollard in Gotham and Abra Kadabra in The Flash.

Batman: The Brave and the Bold[]

Polka-Dot Man appears in the Batman the Brave and the Bold TV series. He first appears in the episode "Legend of the Dark Mite" as an illusion that Bat-Mite fights when he becomes Batman. Polka-Dot Man is defeated when the real Batman jumps in three dots in this uniform, causing him to "TILT" like a pinball machine and shut down.

He later reappears in "A Bat Divided!" playing billiards against the Zodiac Master and Zebra-Man at a shady Gotham City "8 Bar", a known haunt for third-rate costumed villains, which is soon crashed by three atomic counterparts of Batman and Firestorm. He also makes cameo appearances in "Mayhem of the Music Meister!", "Joker: The Vile and the Villainous" and in "Mitefall".

Kite-Man: Hell Yeah![]

Polka Dot Man also appeared in the Harley Quinn spin-off series; Kite Man: Hell Yeah!.

LEGO video games[]

Polka-Dot Man appears as a playable character in both LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham and LEGO DC Super-Villains.

Gallery[]

Comics[]

Other Media[]

References[]

↑ Detective comics #300
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Batman: The Widening Gyre #4 (February 2010)
↑ Nightwing (vol. 2) #104 (April 2005)
↑ New Year's Evil (vol. 2) #1 (February 2020)
↑ DC Love is a Battlefield #1 (April 2021)
↑ Harley Quinn: Villain of the Year #1 (February 2020)
↑ Suicide Squad: King Shark #12 (January 2022)

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