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'''The Penguin''' is an enemy of [[Batman]] in [[DC Comics]]. He was played by [[Burgess Meredith]] in the 1960s television series ''Batman'' and in ''[[Batman: The Movie]]''. He was played by [[Danny DeVito]] in ''[[Batman Returns]]''.
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'''The Penguin''' ('''Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot''') is a fictional character and an enemy of [[Batman]] appearing in American comic books published by [[DC Comics]]. The character made his first appearance in ''Detective Comics'' #58 (December 1941) and was created by [[Bob Kane]] and [[Bill Finger]]. He is one of Batman's most enduring enemies and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery.
The Penguin is a [[Gotham City]] mobster who calls himself the "Gentleman of Crime". He is most often seen wearing a [[monocle]], top hat, and tuxedo while carrying his umbrella as a weapon. The character appears most times as a short, [[obese]] man with a long nose. Penguin uses high-tech umbrellas as different tools. His umbrellas have been used as guns, gas guns, swords/knives, a mini-helicopter and many other unconventional tools. The Penguin owns and runs a nightclub called the Iceberg Lounge which provides a cover for his criminal activity.
The character has subsequently been adapted to different forms of media, including movies, tv shows and video games as well. He was played by [[Burgess Meredith]] in the 1960s television series ''Batman'' and in ''[[Batman: The Movie]]''. He was played by [[Danny DeVito]] in ''[[Batman Returns]]''[[Batman Returns|,]] [[Robin Lord Taylor]] in the 2014 TV series ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]''. He will be played by [[Colin Farrell]] in the 2021 movie ''[[The Batman (2021 movie)|The Batman]]''.
The Penguin has repeatedly been named one of the best Batman villains and one of the greatest villains in comics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watchmojo.com/video/id/11686/|title=Top 10 Greatest Batman Villains|website=WatchMojo}}</ref> Penguin was ranked #51 in IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 100 Comic Book Villains, IGN|url=http://www.ign.com/top/comic-book-villains/|website=IGN|accessdate=July 28, 2015}}</ref>
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