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. The first is an enemy of the Boy Commandos, while the second, Paul Dekker, is an enemy of

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. Both are blind and use special helmets that enable them to regain their vision and generate rainbow energy beams. Dekker was blinded in battle with Robin (

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) and thus has a personal vendetta against him. The second Crazy Quilt appears in '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', voiced by

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, and the ''

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Publication history

The Earth-Two Crazy Quilt first appeared in '' Boy Commandos'' #15 (March 1946) and was created by

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. The Paul Dekker incarnation of Crazy Quilt first appeared in '' Blackhawks'' #180 and was created by artist

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and an uncredited writer. The unidentified female version of Crazy Quilt first appeared in ''

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'' #2 and was created by

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and

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Fictional character biography

Earth-Two Crazy Quilt

Crazy Quilt is an unnamed noted painter who leads a double-life as a master criminal. He gives the plans for his crimes to various henchmen through clues left in his paintings. However, he is blinded by a gunshot wound after one of his henchmen betrays him. Subsequently, he volunteers for an experimental procedure to restore his vision, but is left unable to see anything but bright colors. In his second published appearance, he regains his vision using a special light-emitting helmet.

Paul Dekker

In a 1963 issue of ''Blackhawk'' taking place on Earth-One, a fence named Paul Dekker uses the name Crazy Quilt, but the title heroes capture him. As a result of this appearance, some resources claim Dekker to be the original Crazy Quilt. In the post-Crisis, Paul Dekker's history is similar to the Earth-Two Crazy Quilt. Crazy Quilt's sight is restored briefly after he kidnaps a surgeon to assist him. Batman and Robin intervene, during which Crazy Quilt is blinded again after Robin reflects his light beams at him. Obsessing over his young adversary, he becomes one of the few bat-villains to hate Robin more than his mentor. Later, attempting to enact revenge upon Robin, Crazy Quilt mistakenly takes out his aggression on

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, nearly killing him. He later fought Jason Todd again after knocking Batman unconscious. When

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caused a mass prison break at Arkham Asylum and Blackgate Penitentiary, Crazy Quilt was among the freed inmates that worked for Ra's al Ghul by abducting

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, Commissioner James Gordon,

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, Harvey Bullock, and Julia Pennyworth. Crazy Quilt was later seen in Arkham Asylum when Batman was Arkham Asylum's latest patient. He joins the other inmates in attacking Batman who ends up defeating them. In ''

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'', Crazy Quilt was among those who were offered a carved black candle of Neron. Crazy Quilt appears in the Belle Reve riot in ''Justice League'' #34, lugging around the eviscerated body of the prison warden. The prisoners, along with much of humanity, were being affected by Mageddon and Hector Hammond. Crazy Quilt also has a role in one of the many incarnations of the

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. He and dozens of villains gather in response to the JLA's new moon base and extended team efforts. The meeting turns out to be a JLA trap and all the villains are captured. In ''

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geneticist and ally of Doctor Death and

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. He is later killed after injecting himself with an experimental formula, causing his body to decay.

Female Crazy Quilt

An unnamed, female version of Crazy Quilt appears as a member of

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's version of the

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. She works with many other supervillains to take down the Secret Six. In '' Outsiders'' #50, she is captured by the

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. In the ''Secret Six'' series, she is one of the villains who accepts the offer of a bounty on the Secret Six from mysterious crime boss Junior, only to be gravely wounded. She later appears in James Robinson's '' Justice League: Cry For Justice'' miniseries as one of the many villains who attacks the team.

Skills and equipment

Crazy Quilt has a helmet that allows him to hypnotize his victims using colorful flashing lights. It can project lethal laser beams and function as artificial eyes. All versions possess an expertise in

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ry.

In other media

Television

The Paul Dekker incarnation of Crazy Quilt appears in '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', voiced by

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Film

Crazy Quilt makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in ''

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''.

Video games

The Paul Dekker incarnation of Crazy Quilt appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.

Miscellaneous

* The Paul Dekker incarnation of Crazy Quilt appears in ''

'' and its tie-in films, voiced by

. This version is a teacher at Super Hero High. * Crazy Quilt appears in '' Justice League Adventures'' #6.

References

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