- "Ballpoint should enjoy a life on the straight and narrow."
- ―Bruce Wayne[src]
Barney F. Baxter, aka Ballpoint Baxter, was a master forger who was in custody at Gotham State Penitentiary. He joined up with Penguin in a plan to steal the signatures of Gotham’s millionaires.
Penguin makes a plan while in prison with Ballpoint Baxter. After his release Penguin opens a restaurant for rich people. He has his guests write out their food orders to collect handwriting samples from each. Penguin then plans to get arrested so he can give the samples to Baxter, who will forge their signatures. Penguin will the use the signatures to withdraw money in their names. However the plan goes awry when Penguin eventually gets arrested Batman has Baxter released on parole so he is unable to collect the names from Penguin. Baxter is assigned to teach penmanship at one of the Wayne Camps For Underprivileged Children.
Trivia[]
- Ballpoint Baxter was portrayed by Stanley Ralph Ross, a writer for the series.