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{{Infobox comics character <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
| character_name = Riddler
| image      = NYCC 2011 - The Riddler (6310757623).jpg
| image_size =
| converted  = y
| caption    = Cosplayer as the Riddler.
| real_name  = Edward Nigma (later Nygma or Nashton)
| publisher  = [[DC Comics]]
| debut      = ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #140 (October 1948)<ref name="DC Encyclopedia 1987">{{cite book |last =Rovin |first =Jeff |title =The Encyclopedia of Supervillains |publisher =Facts on File |date =1987 |location =New York |isbn = 0-8160-1356-X |page=299}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Fleisher |first1=Michael L. |title=The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume 1: Batman |date=1976 |publisher=Macmillan Publishing Co |isbn=0-02-538700-6 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco01flei/page/314/mode/2up |access-date=29 March 2020 |pages=315–317}}</ref>
| creators  = [[Bill Finger]] (writer)<br>[[Dick Sprang]] (artist)
| alliances = {{Plainlist|
* [[Legion of Doom]]
* [[Secret Society of Super Villains]]
* [[Secret Six (comics)|Secret Six]]
* [[Injustice League]]}}
| species = [[Human]]
| aliases = {{Plainlist|
* Enigma
* Eddie Nash
* Puzzle-Pirate
* Punctuation Prick
* Prince of Puzzles}}
| cat     = super
| subcat  = DC Comics
| hero    =
| villain = y
| sortkey = The Riddler
| powers  =
* Genius-level intellect
* Criminal mastermind
* Skilled inventor, engineer, and escape artist
* Utilizes complex riddles, puzzles, and lethal contraptions
| partners = [[Penguin (character)|Oswald Cobblepot (Penguin)]]
}}

The '''Riddler''' ('''Edward Nigma,''' later '''Edward Nygma''' or '''Edward Nashton''') is a [[fictional character|fictional]] [[Batman]] character and [[villain|supervillain]] who appears in American [[comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]]. He leaves [[Batman]] all of his best [[riddle]]s and [[Puzzle|puzzles]] to help Batman know where he will strike next or what he will do. He wears a green suit with a big purple question mark on it and also a cane with a question mark on it. He sometimes wear a hat also with a question mark.
== Early comic book history ==
Riddler first appeared in "Detective Comics" #140 in October 1948 which ended with him appearing to [[drown]].  The Riddler’s second appearance was in “Detective Comics” # 142 in December 1948 in which he wanted [[revenge]] against [[Batman]] and Batman’s [[sidekick]] Robin.  Then in May 1965, [[Julius Schwartz]] published a [[comic book]] called “Batman” Volume 1 # 171, the third ever appearance of The Riddler in which his [[evil]] plan involves tricking Batman and Robin into thinking he had stopped being [[evil]] and become [[good]]. The Riddler became used as an [[antagonist]] in the [[Batman]] comic books much more often are the 1966 Batman [[television show]] starring [[Adam West]] came out and had The Riddler as a major [[villain]].
== In other media ==
The Riddler has been used in a lot of things based on the comics, including TV shows, movies, toys and video games. He was played by [[Frank Gorshin]] and [[John Astin]] in the 1960s Batman show and by [[John Glover]] in ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''. He was also voiced by [[Robert Englund]] in ''[[The Batman (series)|The Batman]]''. He was played by [[Jim Carrey]] in ''[[Batman Forever]]''. [[Conan O'Brien]] voices him in the 2017 movie ''[[The Lego Batman Movie]]''. [[Corey Michael Smith]] played [[Riddler (Gotham)|The Riddler]] in the [[prequel]] television show [[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]] giving him an [[origin story]]. [[Paul Dano]] plays the character for the 2022 movie ''[[The Batman (2022 movie)|The Batman]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-casts-paul-dano-as-riddler-1248494|title=' The Batman' Casts Paul Dano as the Riddler|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 17, 2019}}</ref>
== Notes ==
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== Other websites ==
* {{official website}}
* [http://riddler.batbad.com Edward Nygma's Puzzle Web Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707213653/http://riddler.batbad.com/ |date=2011-07-07 }} : puzzles, games and stories featuring the animated series Riddler.

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