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| Knockout gas | |
| Type: | Chemical compound |
| Availability: | Uncommon item |
Knockout gas is a chemical compound designed to render one unconscious. It is also referred to as sleeping gas. It possesses similar properties to that of anesthesia, but usually expressed to an exaggerated degree. On the 1966 live-action TV series Batman, the heroes Batman and Robin were perpetually being rendered insensate due to some form of knockout gas. Robin was duped by the Riddler in such a fashion in the second episode of the series, "Smack in the Middle". TV Amazons do not appear to be immune to knockout gas either. On the 1970s Wonder Woman TV series, the eponymous hero Wonder Woman herself was rendered unconscious by some villain ambushing her with knockout gas.
The masked hero known as the Britt Reid used knockout gas, which game out of a gun-shaped dispenser that he used to incapacitate foes (and sometimes allies). This weapon was referred to as the "Hornet gas".
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Comics[]
- Amazing Spider-Man 5
- Amazing Spider-Man 31
- Captain America 111
- Detective Comics 341
- More Fun Comics 72 - Fingers Beaumont uses gas to knock out Doctor Fate.
- Sandman Mystery Theatre 1 - Sandman gases Larry Belmont.
- Spectacular Spider-Man 211
- Tales to Astonish 72 - Krang uses knockout gas on Dorma.
- Uncanny X-Men 22 - Plantman uses chloroform gas on Marvel Girl.
- Uncanny X-Men 94 - Count Nefaria knocks out soldiers at Valhalla Base with anesthetic gas.
- Wonder Woman 160 - Cheetah uses gas on a zoo cheetah.
Television[]
- Batman: Smack in the Middle
- Gotham: Damned If You Do...
- Mysterious Island: A Death in the Family
- Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: The X-Men Adventure
- Wonder Woman: The Return of Wonder Woman
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- Sleeping gas redirects to this page.
- Chloroform gas redirects to this page. This is the stuff that Plantman uses.
- Anesthetic gas redirects to this page. This is what Count Nefaria uses to knock out the staff at Valhalla Base in Uncanny X-Men #94.
- Hornet gas redirects to this page. This is the knockout gas used by the Green Hornet.
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