GAGGY

Real Name: Gagsworth A. Gagsworthy

Class: Human

Occupation: Criminal, jester, former circus performer

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Gotham City

First Appearance: Batman I #186 (November, 1966)

Powers: Gaggy was a skilled jester and a nimble combatant.

History: (Batman I #186) - Joker recruited Gaggy, a former circus performer and dwarf as his jester and protégé. Gaggy was one of the few people who could make Joker laugh with his buffoonery, and his latest act inspired Joker to rob the Salon of Spectacle's collection of original models of famous inventions. Joker and his gang drove a gimmicked buggy into the salon, and when Batman and Robin responded they fought back, with Gaggy almost prying off Robin's mask. Joker finished the theft, and left under a smokescreen. Batman knew he was fanatic about the completeness of his crimes, and tracked down Hamilton Tyne, the inventor of Gotham's first electric typewriter. Joker and company had already been there, and left a note taunting the Dynamic Duo. At Joker's hideout Gaggy set up a punching bag dressed as Robin, and battled it fiercely. Joker broke out into peals of laughter, and came up with a new crime. He mailed a taunting letter to the news about Batman and Robin getting the point of his next crime. Batman correctly figured out that "the point" was on the steeple of Gotham's original city hall, which was about to become a historic monument. Joker and Gaggy made off with the building using a helicopter equipped with grappling hooks, and the heroes hitched a ride. Joker was caught unaware, and in the ensuing brawl he accidentally knocked out Gaggy with a punch. Joker and Gaggy were taken to prison, and when Joker asked Gaggy to cheer him up, he said his face was funny because of how Joker messed it up.

Comments: Created by John Broome & Sheldon Moldoff.

Gaggy had a cameo in Batman I #682.