Obeah Man

The Obeah Man was a criminal who murdered Janet Drake and crippled Jack Drake.

Character History
The Obeah Man was a mighty Haitian criminal and alleged black magician ("obeah" is a voudou word meaning, approximately, "black magic") who kidnapped the parents of Tim Drake (a.k.a. Robin III) and demanded a ransom from their company,posing as the front man for the ‘Caribbean Economic Front’.The Obeah Man demands a ransom from Drake Industries for the couple’s safe return. He then brutally murders one of the Drake’s friends with a knife on tape to prove he means business.Batman soon got a call from Commissioner James Gordon. Together, they reviewed the execution tape mailed in by the Obeah Man. Gordon allowed Batman to take the original tape to the Batcave for further study.Batman enhances the tape and spots a jar with a giant centipede inside.He researches the insect to establish its natural habitat (and, therefore, the location of the Drakes).Gordon called, telling Batman that the ransom call has come in. Batman traveled quickly to Haiti and intervened in a horrifying fire-walking voodoo ritual to sacrifice the Drakes, but arrived too late. Tim's mother was killed by the Obeah Man's poison, while his father Jack was left a cripple for years. In the ensuing battle between an enraged Batman and the Obeah Man, the latter was savagely beaten by Batman,overcome with grief and failure. the Obeah Man's followers were beaten in a similar fashion,while others burned to death,falling on the fire-walking coals while fighting Batman. Batman later told Tim Drake that the Obeah Man would spend the rest of his life in a prison hospital.

Powers and Abilities
Voodoo expert and black magician. Expert manipulator.