Electrocutioner

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Electrocutioner
The first incarnation of the Electrocutioner as depicted in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #7 (September 1985). Art by Dave Ross (penciller) and Klaus Janson (inker).
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearance(Buchinsky)
Batman #331
(January 1981)
(Unknown)
Detective Comics #626
(February 1991)
(Lester Buchinsky)
Detective Comics #644
(May 1992)
Created by(Buchinsky)
Marv Wolfman (writer)
Michael Fleisher (writer)
Irv Novick (artist)
(Unknown)
Marv Wolfman (writer)
Jim Aparo (artist)
(Lester Buchinsky)
Chuck Dixon (writer)
Tom Lyle (artist)
Scott Hanna (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoBuchinsky (Electrocutioner I)
Unknown (Electrocutioner II)
Lester Buchinsky (Electrocutioner III)
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliations(Lester Buchinsky)
Suicide Squad
Secret Society of Super Villains
Abilities
  • Electric shocks
    via suit
  • Weapon proficiency

The Electrocutioner is an alias used by three fictional characters in the DC Universe, all minor enemies of the superhero Batman.

Publication history

The first Electrocutioner (known only as Buchinsky) appeared in Batman #331 (January 1981) and was created by writers Marv Wolfman and Michael Fleisher and artist Irv Novick.[1]

The Electrocutioner II first appeared in Detective Comics #626 (February 1991) and was created by Wolfman and artist Jim Aparo.

Lester Buchinsky, the Electrocutioner III, first appeared in Detective Comics #644 (May 1992) and was created by writer Chuck Dixon and artists Tom Lyle and Scott Hanna.

Fictional character biography

Buchinsky

Buchinsky (first name unknown) is a self-appointed executioner of criminals in Gotham City who uses an electrically charged suit and goes by the name "Electrocutioner".[2] Batman has three encounters with him. In the first, the Electrocutioner murders killer Mike Caine;[3] in the second, Batman rescues Dane Whitney;[volume & issue needed] in the third, the Electrocutioner falls through a window, grips a metal railing, and shocks himself so that he lets go and plunges off a cliff into the river below.[volume & issue needed]

The Electrocutioner later goes to

Vigilante, meanwhile, continues to cut a bloody swathe of bodies in the name of justice. He breaks into Charles McDade's limousine and shoots McDade and his lady friend Mona Simpson to death. That evening, the Vigilante learns that the Electrocutioner is back in town and is, in fact, targeting the same criminal element that the Vigilante himself is.[4][5] The Electrocutioner is eventually killed by the Vigilante.[6]

When

Titans West. The battle was fierce, but the tide turned when J.E.B. Stuart came down from Heaven and gave the Hawk his Haunted Tank. The false Etrigan offered them a way out through another portal, but he was merely toying with the dead villains: when he sent them through the portal, it turned out to be an entrance to Hell.[7]

Electrocutioner II

The second Electrocutioner used a red costume rigged to generate a lethal electrical shock against criminals (including Cannon and Saber), and ran afoul of Batman, who disapproved of his extreme justice.[8] His real name was never revealed.

Lester Buchinsky

Lester Buchinsky is the brother of the original Electrocutioner. Originally fighting for justice just like his brother, he later became a criminal and a mercenary. Overly reliant on his ability to generate

Blockbuster II.[10] In Infinite Crisis, Lester became a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains.[11] During the 34th week of the series 52, the Electrocutioner III appeared as part of a Suicide Squad operation against Black Adam.[12]

In the Rise and Fall storyline, the

Roy Harper vowed revenge. He broke into the jail and killed the Electrocutioner III, despite the Green Arrow's protests.[16]

Skills and equipment

All of the Electrocutioners wore a special costume lined with built-in circuitry that allows them to project bolts of electricity for either stunning or killing their targets. They even have expertise in weaponry.

In other media

Television

Film

An unidentified Electrocutioner appears in

Heretic
.

Video games

  • An unidentified Electrocutioner appears as a boss in Batman: The Video Game. This version wields an electric sword-arm capable of firing arcing high-voltage projectiles and works for the Joker.
  • The Lester Buchinsky incarnation of the Electrocutioner appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[21]
  • The Lester Buchinsky incarnation of the Electrocutioner appears in
    Black Mask to kill Batman, who easily defeats the Electrocutioner and tracks him to the Joker and the other assassins' location. In retaliation, the Joker kills the Electrocutioner before Batman takes the latter's shock gloves to assist him in his crime-fighting, though he eventually turns them over to the Gotham City Police Department (GCPD) off-screen. His gloves make a cameo in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
    .

Miscellaneous

An unidentified Electrocutioner makes a cameo appearance in the

Wayne Industries technology. Following the events of Batman: Arkham City, this Electrocutioner attacks Batman, who defeats him quickly as well before leaving him for the GCPD. However, the Arkham Knight finds Electrocutioner first and kills him.[23]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 9780345501066
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  2. ISBN 0-8160-1899-5
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  3. ^ Batman #331 (January 1981)
  4. ^ Vigilante #23 (November 1985)
  5. ^ Martin, Brian (February 2018). "Who Were Those Masked Men?". Back Issue (#102). TwoMorrows Publishing: 27.
  6. ^ Vigilante #27 (March 1986)
  7. ^ Hawk and Dove Annual (vol. 3) #1 (1993)
  8. ^ Detective Comics #626
  9. ^ Robin (vol. 4) #1-5 (November 1993 - April 1994)
  10. ^ Nightwing (vol. 2) #33-34 (July - August 1999) and #54-55 (April - May 2001)
  11. ^ Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006)
  12. ^ 52 #34 (December 2006)
  13. ^ Justice League: The Rise and Fall Special (March 2010)
  14. ^ Green Arrow and Black Canary #31 (May 2010)
  15. ^ Green Arrow and Black Canary #32 (June 2010)
  16. ^ Justice League: The Rise of Arsenal #4 (April 2010)
  17. ^ "Photos from posts". 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  18. ^ Edlund, Ben (writer) & Egilsson, Eagle (director) (January 19, 2015). "What The Little Bird Told Him". Gotham. Season 1. Episode 12. FOX.
  19. ^ Shaun Manning (9 October 2015). "NYCC: Cast of "Batman: Bad Blood" Reveal First Footage". Comicbookresources.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  20. ^ "Electrocutioner Voices (Batman) - Behind The Voice Actors". Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  21. ^ DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Wiki Guide - IGN, 2 October 2013, retrieved 2019-07-29
  22. ^ Perry, Spencer (October 12, 2013). "NYCC: Another Assassin Revealed for Batman: Arkham Origins". SuperHeroHype. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  23. ^ Batman: Arkham Knight #1
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