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s published by

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. He is the former

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and an adversary of

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Publication history

Hamilton Hill first appeared in ''

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'' #503 (June 1981) and was created by

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Fictional character biography

Hamilton Hill is originally presented as a corrupt politician running against city councilman Arthur Reeves in

's mayoral election. Hill defeats Reeves and becomes mayor of Gotham City after the councilman's photos purporting to reveal Batman's identity turn out to be faked. Unbeknownst to the citizens, Hill is in league with crime lord

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, who helped him become mayor in exchange for Hill granting him favors. During his time in office, he assists Thorne's attempts to identify and defeat

. He also hires an assassin to take out police detective Harvey Bullock, who confronts Hill and is shot. Bullock survives, with Hill covering up the events to preserve his public image. Hill later fires Police Commissioner James Gordon and replaces him with Thorne's minion Peter Pauling. After Thorne is brought down and Pauling killed, Hill re-instates Gordon, but spends the rest of his tenure as Mayor blaming him for Gotham's problems. Hill attempts to get rid of Batman by accusing him of the

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's crimes. Batman defeats Nightslayer and exposes Hill's plot, leading to him being removed from office. In 2016, DC Comics implemented a relaunch called ''

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'', restoring its continuity to a form much as it was before ''

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''. Hill is revealed to have a son named Hamilton Hill Jr., who is Gotham's

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In other media

Television

* Hamilton Hill appears in series set in the

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(DCAU), voiced by

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. 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. This version is determined to make Gotham a safer city, to the point where he initially considers Batman equally as dangerous as the criminals he faces until Batman rescues his son Jordan from the Joker. Additionally, Hill unintentionally contributed to Temple Fugate's transformation into the

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years prior. * Hamilton Hill appears in '' The Batman'' two-part episode "The Batman/Superman Story", voiced by

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. This version is African-American and became mayor after Marion Grange's resignation. * Hamilton Hill appears in the ''

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'' episode "Alpha Male", voiced by

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. * Hamilton Hill appears in ''

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'', voiced by

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. He runs for re-election until

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kills him, leading to the Joker becoming the mayor of Gotham. * Hamilton Hill appears in '' Gotham Knights'', portrayed by Randall Newsome. This version is an ally of the

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, who kill him following an attack by the

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gang.

Film

Hamilton Hill makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in '' Batman: Mask of the Phantasm''.

Video games

* Hamilton Hill appears in '' Batman: Vengeance'', voiced again by Lloyd Bochner. * Hamilton Hill appears in '' Batman: The Telltale Series'', voiced by Robert Pescovitz. This version is an ally of the Penguin and the Children of Arkham terrorist group. The Penguin later kills Hill after learning that he was partially responsible for his mother being committed to

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, leading to

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succeeding him as mayor.

Miscellaneous

* Hamilton Hill appears in the DCAU tie-in comic ''

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'', where the Penguin temporarily replaces him as mayor. * Hamilton Hill appears in ''

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'' #47. * Hamilton Hill appears in '' Batman: The Adventures Continue''. The Court of Owls kill and resurrect Hill, leading him to join them.

References

External links

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