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29-742: A failed game show host , the character became a criminal who leaves clues to his crimes, but unlike the Riddler 's clues, they are not in the form of riddles. He is also the father of Stephanie Brown who became the vigilante Spoiler and later the fourth Robin and third Batgirl. Cluemaster appeared in the second season of the Arrowverse series Batwoman , portrayed by Rick Miller . Ethan Embry portrayed Arthur Brown in Gotham Knights . Cluemaster first appeared in Detective Comics #351 (May 1966) and

58-586: A League of Challenger-Haters . Originally an enemy of the Challengers of the Unknown , Pramble consumes a substance known as "Liquid Light" found in an ancient temple. The effect of this substance is that whenever he dies, he resurrects with a different, random superpower, often becoming "energy beings" or monsters. The side effect of this is that his head grows disproportionately large (with pointed ears and large eyes) and his body becomes small and weak. For years, he

87-439: A bomb. This bomb, combined with the energies of the evil entity, causes the deaths of hundreds of innocent civilians and two of the Challengers themselves. Duncan later makes up for this. While the Challengers and their new reporter ally, Moffet, are confronting the entity, he sneaks onto the battlefield. He takes a neutron bomb from Moffet's hands and dives into the creature's mouths. Both are seemingly destroyed. The entire incident

116-548: A form much as it was prior to "The New 52". During "The War of Jokes and Riddles", Cluemaster is seen as a member of Joker 's team. After Batman joins the war on the side of the Riddler and begins taking out Joker’s allies one by one, Cluemaster suggests to Kite Man that they let themselves be beaten rather than flee and face the wrath of both kingpins. However, he is then gassed by the Scarecrow, one of Riddler’s allies, and taken out of

145-535: A form of bipolar disorder. The Injustice League is defeated time and again by the Justice League International , at least when they are not making laughingstocks of themselves. Trying to reform, the members later become the core of the equally laughable hero team Justice League Antarctica. This JLA includes G'nort , who ends up saving the lives of the entire team. Like his compatriots, Pramble becomes an ardent supporter of Maxwell Lord , partly because he

174-408: A gang and plans their heists in exchange for 10 percent of their winnings. He later kills the leader by suffocating him with a strong polymer over his mouth and nose, and begins to plan a master heist. During this time, it is revealed Arthur Brown has a daughter named Stephanie through a woman named Crystal Brown , but rarely spends any time with her due to long periods of incarceration. Stephanie

203-537: A hero, and begins regular patrols as Spoiler. For a brief period of time she even replaces her boyfriend, Tim Drake, as Robin. Cluemaster and his teammates in the Injustice League volunteer to join the second Suicide Squad , a group sanctioned by the US government, in return for a full pardon of his crimes. The Cluemaster also hopes to make Stephanie proud of him. During the mission, which involves dealing with terrorists and

232-453: A lovesick genetic experiment, Cluemaster sees his friends, Big Sir , Clock King and Multi-Man die (though Multi-Man has the power to be reborn). In the resulting chaotic battle, Cluemaster seemingly saves Major Disaster 's life twice, though the Major admits the situation was confusing. Cluemaster is seen shot many times through the chest. He survives this incident, with a year's recuperation in

261-509: A new world record for "hosting more episodes of a single television game show than anyone else in TV history". Bob Barker previously held this record. In 2019, Pat Sajak became the longest-running host of any game show, defeating Barker’s previous record of 35 years hosting The Price Is Right . This article about a television game show is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Multi-Man Multi-Man ( Duncan Pramble )

290-573: Is a fictional character that has been both a superhero and a supervillain in DC Comics comic books , primarily as a villain for the Challengers of the Unknown . His first appearance was in Challengers of the Unknown #14 (July 1960), and the character quickly became a recurring enemy. He appeared in at least one issue a year through 1968. In 1965, Multi-Man brought several of the CotU villains together into

319-448: Is able to escape his bonds and fight back, but he has taken such a beating over the course of the storyline that Cluemaster manages to overpower him, only for Lincoln March to show up behind Cluemaster and slit his throat, revealing that he funded Cluemaster's plans solely so that he could kill Batman at this point in secret. In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called " DC Rebirth " which restored its continuity to

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348-461: Is an individual who manages a game show , introduces contestants, and asks quiz questions to test the knowledge of said contestants. They may also have other duties pertinent to production. In 1938, Freddie Grisewood was the first game show host. He directed Spelling Bee , a fifteen-minute show that was broadcast in the United Kingdom over radio and television . Especially in

377-603: Is eventually 'volunteered' for the Suicide Squad by his former Injustice League ally, Major Disaster . On their first mission he is shot dead during a battle against a mad scientist and his biologically created servants. Some of his Injustice League friends also die in this battle. Later, he has returned to life and was a part of the Joker: Last Laugh crossover in which the Joker killed him hundreds of times until he possesses

406-402: Is furious when she discovers that he has returned to crime without his need to leave clues behind. Making a costume for herself, she calls herself The Spoiler, finds out her father's plans, and leaves clues so that the police and Batman can stop him. Robin spots Spoiler on the rooftops during a police bust of Cluemaster's apartment and unmasks her, though she incapacitates Robin by hitting him in

435-402: Is later revealed that Stephanie survived the incident that everyone believed had killed her, and spent some time recuperating overseas. Robin (vol. 2) #177 was planned by Chuck Dixon intended to feature Cluemaster, but Dixon's abrupt exodus from DC meant the issue was scrapped. Cluemaster finally reappears after Stephanie Brown has become the new Batgirl . He is revealed to be a sponsor of

464-580: Is morally wrong to disfigure a child, is taken aback when Batman simply reveals Spoiler is his daughter. Spoiler uses the shock of the revelation to gain the upper hand and uses one of the chains attached to the Gunship lifting the canister to strangle Cluemaster, but Batman prevents this. Cluemaster is taken back to Blackgate. Each time the Cluemaster escapes or start some new plan, Stephanie dons her costume again to foil him. Eventually, she realizes she enjoys being

493-759: Is one of the Challengers' most persistent foes, the founder of the League of Challenger-Haters and the creator of the giant android Multi-Woman. With the Challenger-Haters, he also battles the Doom Patrol on one occasion. With several other villains, Multi-Man becomes a member of the Injustice League , a team of out-of-luck supervillains who, when banding together, become even less successful than they have been in their individual careers. During this time, he reveals that his many deaths and resurrections have left him with

522-548: Is reported as a small article in the newspaper, written by Lois Lane , focusing on his death and little else. Later, Multi-Man appears alive in the Belle Reve Prison riot where he and others manage to defeat Green Lantern after his ring is stolen. This is his second riot in a short period of time. He is involved with the Outsiders when they had been sent to prison on a false murder charge. Multi-Man, now taller and fitter,

551-460: Is the only one willing to hire them. His group even guards Lord when he is incapacitated by a bullet wound. The villains again later reform as the Injustice League as henchmen of Sonar . He drifts away from the League and becomes a supermarket bagger. During the 1991 Challengers of the Unknown mini-series, he is prompted by the seeming 'personification of all evil' to destroy Challenger Mountain with

580-671: The Justice League International , at least when they are not making laughingstocks of themselves. Trying to reform, the members later become the core of the equally laughable hero team Justice League Antarctica. They help out the Justice League when JLI liaison Maxwell Lord lies in a coma, but again later reform as the Injustice League as henchmen of Sonar . Cluemaster reappears in Detective Comics #647 by Chuck Dixon and Tom Lyle. In this three-issue story, Cluemaster has reformed and been released from Blackgate Penitentiary . Cured of his compulsion to leave clues, Cluemaster originally joins

609-786: The Reapers, a group of young supervillains who have been battling Batgirl. In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, as part of the Forever Evil storyline, Cluemaster is among the villains that the Crime Syndicate of America recruited to join the Secret Society of Super Villains . Cluemaster appears as a villain in the Batman: Eternal series, plotting with several other minor villains when interrupted by his daughter, Stephanie Brown, who overhears part of

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638-506: The United States, game show hosts have generally been conservative or libertarian in their political beliefs. Reasons for this include many of the hosts' rural origins (early television personalities were expected to have natural General American English accents, which were most prominent in the Midwest ) and the merit-based nature of the game show format. In June 2014, Alex Trebek set

667-623: The conflict. In a three-issue story arc beginning in Batgirls #13 (February 2023) Cluemaster kidnaps Stephanie but is thwarted by Cassandra Cain . Unlike most of Batman's villains, Cluemaster is completely sane, which gives him a unique relationship with Batman. Cluemaster has no metahuman powers or abilities. He has a number of plasti-glass pellets attached to the front of his uniform. The pellets contain various offensive weaponry including: blinding incendiary flares, smoke, incapacitating gas, and explosives. Game show host A game show host

696-534: The face with a brick. Robin tracks her down and Batman, Robin and Spoiler set a plan in motion to take down Cluemaster. Spoiler was forbidden from going to the bust because she was only motivated by revenge. Catching Cluemaster at his mall heist whilst he hauls a giant glass canister of money away by air, Stephanie is then held hostage by Cluemaster atop the canister, holding a vial of acid to her face as Batman tries to stop him. Batman tells Cluemaster to stop and Cluemaster, thinking Batman will only lecture him about how it

725-402: The fall of Commissioner Gordon, and then all he had to do was slip a basic mind-control drug into Gordon's coffee to make him see a threat that wasn't there and let the other villains do what they wanted, guessing correctly that Batman would never think to look at a small-timer when so many bigger villains were playing a part in the scheme. Although Brown manages to capture and unmask Batman, Bruce

754-463: The hospital and many, many scars. He is encouraged by thoughts of his daughter. When he escapes and discovers that his daughter has been killed, he takes on the secret identity Aaron Black and creates the "Campaign for Culpability", blaming Batman for his involvement in Stephanie's death, saying that she was not the first child working with Batman to die, and that Batman should be brought to justice. It

783-499: The plotting by her father and his associates. This is Cluemaster's first full appearance in the New 52 continuity. He is later revealed to be the final mastermind behind the systematic attack on Batman by various villains; inspired by an old theory he had when talking with other lower-grade villains that they could take action while Batman was occupied with the bigger criminals, he sent out invitations to other big-league foes to take action after

812-461: The power required to break his collar and give the villains the chance to reach Doctor Polaris . The Slab's two surviving guards were subsequently forced to repeat the process after the villain Black Mass is killed after shifting the entire Slab into an alternate dimension in the hopes that Multi-Man would manifest an ability that could be used to undo Black Mass's actions, Multi-Man eventually gaining

841-588: Was created by Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino . The Cluemaster starts his criminal campaign by a daring but unsuccessful attempt to learn Batman's identity and gain a fighting edge. He returns to Gotham for a rematch with Batman, then appears in several supervillain crowd scenes over the years. With several other villains, Cluemaster becomes a member of the Injustice League , a team of out-of-luck supervillains who, when banding together, become even less successful than they have been in their individual careers. The Injustice League have been defeated time and again by

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