Circus of Strange is a fictional organization appearing in

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Publication history

The Circus of Strange first appeared in '' Batman and Robin'' #1 (August 2009), and were created by

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Fictional team history

The Circus of Strange is a criminal group led by Professor Pyg which first became known to

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and Robin when they captured one of its members, Mister Toad. When the Circus of Strange members Big Top, Phosphorus Rex, Siam, and the Dollotrons storm the Gotham City Police Department, Batman and Robin help to fight them; four police officers were killed and six other police officers were injured. During a training exercise, Robin is captured by the Dollotrons. Batman discovers that Pyg is planning to make specific people into his Dollotrons. When Robin regains consciousness, he meets Pyg, who prepares to transform him into a Dollotron. When Batman arrives, Robin breaks free and helps to defeat Pyg. Following

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continuity reboot, the Circus of Strange members are shown to be a part of

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Members

* Professor Pyg - The leader of the Circus of Strange. * Big Top - A bearded fat lady who wears a tutu. * Dollotrons - The brainwashed, doll-masked minions of Professor Pyg and the Circus of Strange. * Mister Toad - A toad-like member of the Circus of Strange. * Phosphorus Rex - A pyrokinetic member of the Circus of Strange. An alternate version of Rex appeared in ''Batman in Bethlehem''.''Batman'' #666. DC Comics. * Kushti - Conjoined triplets who are members of the Circus of Strange.

In other media

Members of the Circus of Strange appear in '' Beware the Batman'', but not as a group. Professor Pyg (voiced by Brian George) and Mister Toad (voiced by

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) are depicted as eco-terrorists. Phosphorus Rex (voiced by Greg Ellis) A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. is depicted as a lawyer named Milo Match who works for Tobias Whale.

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