Batman has been around since 1939, and in that time he's built up a pretty impressive lineup of supporting players and villains. Despite that, the creators of the various Batman films and TV series have never been shy about adding their own new creations to the mix.

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In this feature, we profile the more significant Batman characters created specifically for TV and film. The lineup ranges from the campy days of the 1966 series all the way to the new faces who will debut next year in The Dark Knight Rises Batman - "Hi Diddle Riddle" (1966)Miles O'Hara was the dim-witted, Irish-born Gotham chief of police serving under Commissioner Gordon, who was ostensibly there for Gordon to have someone to talk to before picking up the Batphone. O'Hara later appeared in the comics. It may surprise some of you that another staple of the TV series, Dick Grayson's Aunt Harriet, first appeared in Detective Comics.Batman - "The Curse of Tut" (1966)In addition to utilizing most of the major Batman villains of the time, the 1960s series also introduced many new creations. One of the recurring new villains was King Tut. Tut was a renowned professor of Egyptology until a head injury awoke a new personality. He then came to believe that he was the real Tutankhamun and that Gotham was his Thebes.Batman – "An Egg Grows in Gotham" (1967)Another frequently recurring villain who debuted on the '60s show was Egghead. The self-proclaimed "world's smartest criminal," this villain preferred to work eggs into his crimes and employ terrible egg puns whenever possible. As lame as that sounds, he was played by Vincent price, so he gets bonus points for the creepy factor.Batman (1989)Photojournalist Vicki Vale was borrowed from the Batman comics, but her partner, investigative reporter Alexander Knox, was an original creation. Knox was Vale's sidekick throughout the movie , aiding in her investigation of Bruce Wayne, but never attracting her eye romantically. Originally Burton intended Knox to die in Joker's climactic terrorist attack, but he was granted a reprieve.Batman (1989)There's no shortage of mob bosses plaguing Gotham in the Batman comics. But rather than use a character like Carmine Falcone, Tim Burton's first Bat-film employed a new creation named Carl Grissom, played by classic Hollywood tough guy Jack Palance. Grissom is the kingpin of the Gotham underworld early in the film, but his betrayal of right hand man Jack Napier quickly proved to be his undoing when Jack returns as The Joker Batman (1989)It would be a few years yet before Harley Quinn was added to the Batman mythology, so onsider Alicia Hunt a sort of proto-Harley. This character (also known as Alicia the Moll) was Boss Grissom's girlfriend, but also Jack Napier's mistress. When Jack became Joker, the artistically inclined clown decided to make Alicia his own personal, bloody canvas.Batman (1989)Even Joker needs a right-hand-man, and in this movie that person was Bob the Goon. This criminal looked like a hobo, but knew how to wield a knife and how to intimidate Gotham's crookedest cops. Unfortunately, blind loyalty only gets you so far with a man as temperamental as the Joker, and Bob was downsized the old-fashioned way -- and with his own gun no less.This film also made the choice to add a second criminal to the scene where Bruce's parents were murdered. The shooter was the man who would be Joker, but fan speculation is that his partner was Bob. Batman Returns (1992)There's something about Christopher Walken that just screams "Batman villain." And if he doesn't particularly fit the mold of any pre-existing villain, why not create one for him? Shreck (named after the star of the silent vampire classic Nosferatu) was cast as a powerful Gotham businessman who intended to use Penguin in his rise to power and inadvertently created Catwoman Batman: The Animated Series - "Joker's Favor" (1992)Bat-fans these days don't necessarily think of Harley as an outside creation, but she debuted in BTAS long before she made her way into the comic book continuity. Harley debuted as Joker's costumed sidekick. Later episodes revealed her origin as Joker's former psychiatrist who was driven mad by her patient. Harley became much more of an independent character over the years, often ditching Mister J and striking out with her gal pal Poison Ivy.