10 Batman Villains That Have Only Appeared Once (So Far)

By Chris Quicksilver /

6. The Jackal Of The Underworld

Like another twisted madman on this list, The Jackal of the underworld was obsessed with ancient Egypt, in the Jackal€™s case specifically; he was fascinated by their mythology. Dressing himself up like the ancient Egyptian God of the underworld (and not at all unlike a Jaffa from Stargate), The Jackal of the Underworld (in reality a man identified only as €œGibson€) adopted the personality of a wrathful Anubis. As if that wasn€™t bat-shit crazy enough, the mad motherfungler took advantage of Gotham City€™s extensive underground cave network in order to commit his crimes, using the €˜underworld€™ both literally and figuratively, to his advantage. Once apprehended by Batman and Robin, he vanished from the pages of DC comics and was never seen again. Giboson€™s first (and last) appearance was published in 1958 and it hasn€™t been re-printed since (at least, not anywhere that I can find). The idea of a mythology-obsessed villain taking advantage of subterranean Gotham is simply too good not to be used again somewhere. It might work better if Gibson adapted his persona to include other €˜underworld€™ Gods and figures (gaining a three-headed dog named €˜Cerberus€™ for example and taking his costume cues from different deities, Calendar Man style). There is a potential to have some real fun with the character, so I hope somebody at DC 'digs him up' eventually.