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Gillian B. Loeb | |
Aliases: | Gill Loeb Gillian Loeb Commissioner Loeb |
Continuity: | DC Universe |
Notability: | Antagonist |
Type: | Law enforcement |
Occupation: | Police commissioner |
Gender: | Male |
Race: | Human |
Location: | Gotham City |
Associations: | Gotham City Police Department |
Status: | Deceased |
First: | Batman #404 |
Final: | Batman: Dark Victory #2 |
Actor: | Colin McFarlane Peter Scolari Jon Polito |
Gillian B. Loeb is a fictional police commissioner and a recurring antagonist featured in comic books published by DC Comics. He is associated with the Batman line of titles and first appeared in Batman #404 in February, 1987.
Biography[]
Gillian B. Loeb was a corrupt public official who served as the police commissioner of Gotham City in the years prior to Bruce Wayne assuming the costumed identity of the Batman.
Commissioner Loeb was known for allowing the officers under his command tremendous latitude to pursue their personal illicit activities. Loeb's must trusted lieutenant was Arnold Flass, who was just as wicked and corrupt as Loeb himself. Flass and Loeb conspired to make sure that the new do-gooder lieutenant James Gordon played ball in accordance with how things were done in Gotham. [1]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Gillian B. Loeb was created by writer Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli.
- A version of Gillian B. Loeb appeared in five episodes of the FOX Network television series Gotham. He was played by actor Peter Scolari and was introduced in the season one episode, "What the Little Bird Told Him".
- A version of Gillian B. Loeb appeared in two installments of the Dark Knight Trilogy of films, where he was played by actor Colin McFarlane. He appeared in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.
- Actor Jon Polito provided the voice for Commissioner Loeb in the 2011 animated film adaptation of Batman: Year One.
Related categories[]
See also[]
Batman Media
The World of Batman
Batman miscellaneous
External Links[]
- Gillian B. Loeb at DCDP
- Gillian B. Loeb at Comic Vine
- Gillian B. Loeb at the Batman Wiki
- Gillian B. Loeb at the Batman Wiki
Gallery[]
Appearances[]
- Batman 404
- Batman 405
- Batman 406
- Batman 407
- Batman: Dark Victory 2
- Batman: The Man Who Laughs
- Two-Face: Year One 1
DC Animated Movies
Dark Knight Trilogy
Gotham
- Gotham: What the Little Bird Told Him
- Gotham: Everyone Has a Cobblepot
- Gotham: Beasts of Prey
- Gotham: All Happy Families Are Alike
- Gotham: Damned If You Do...