Batman: Every Live-Action Riddler Ranked Worst To Best

First impressions count, and while the original Batman series (and the subsequent movie) might not hold up well by today's dark Batman standard, it still shined a massive spotlight on good old Edward Nygma.

As the first person to take on this role, Gorshin deserves plenty of credit. He played into the part with the theatrical campiness that you would expect from the Adam West series. Still, he had a creepiness to his facial expressions, manic mannerisms and unblinking eyes, which gave this Riddler a more sinister edge.

Overall, Gorshin's Riddler is a two-pronged attack. He's got the typical goofy fun of the early Batman series but an uncanniness that makes him believable as a terrifying villain. This helped to bring The Riddler's popularity right up and even saw him painted as one of Batman's arc-villains.

Gorshin even managed to score an Emmy nomination for the episode "Hi Diddle Riddle", proving that while this version played into campiness, it still got the job done. This performance truly set the benchmark for all future Riddlers.