Killer Moth (Dozierverse)

Killer Moth
General Information
Real name:	Unrevealed
First Appearance:	Batman (1960s series) (Unaired Batgirl demo reel)
Portrayed by:	Tim Herbert

"You want Caterpillars? Try cocoons Boy Wonder!"

―Killer Moth as he paralyses the Dynamic Duo

Killer Moth was an antagonist in the Batman 1960s series, only appearing in the unaired Season 3 pilot Batgirl (1967), portrayed by Tim Herbert.

He later also made an appearance in issue #29 of the Batman '66 comic continuation, in which he teamed up with Killer Croc and Solomon Grundy after their all broken out of prison by Ma Parker.

Biography

Killer Moth and his Moth Band are in Gotham City Library, where Barbara Gordon, aka Batgirl, works. Bruce Wayne and his millionaire friend Roger Muntrose, along with Dick Grayson, are there as well. After noticing Killer Moth and his henchmen Wayne and Grayson walk out to change into their costumes, suspecting rightly that they are up to no good. Killer Moth plans to rob Muntrose, dismissing Bruce due to him being a friend of Batman. After his gang knocks out millionaire Roger Muntrose when the library shuts, Killer Moth grabs Barbara and shuts her in a room, which happens to contain the closet where her Batgirl costume is. Killer Moth begins to rob Muntrose, but Batman and Robin arrive on the scene, where Killer Moth paralyses them with his Moth Spray Gun. However Batgirl arrives and traps Killer Moth under a bookcase, allowing her to free the Dynamic Duo with her laser. By that time Killer Moth and his three goons are ready for another fight, during which Walker and his henchman are knocked over numerous times while Batman and Batgirl deliberate about each other’s identities. Killer Moth and his gang are eventually bested by the Caped Crusaders.

Equipment

Moth Spray Gun- Killer Moth uses this to paralyse the Caped Crusaders by encasing them in a cocoon, but the cocoon is able to be destroyed by Batgirl’s compact laser.

Known Associates

• Mothman #1 (portrayed by Joe E. Tata) - Killer Moth's henchman
• Mothman #2 (portrayed by Al Wyatt Sr.) - Killer Moth's henchman
• Mothman #3 (portrayed by Guy Way) - Killer Moth's henchman

Cancelled comic appearance

Even though Killer Moth never made an appearance in the Batman '66 comic continuation, artist Scott Kowalchuk created concept art for a redesigned version of the character and developed plans for a potential storyline in which Killer Moth was going to be revealed as a member of the League of Shadows, which would have been reimagined as "Batman's equivalent to SPECTRE" from the James Bond franchise. However, these plans ultimately never came to fruition when the comic series was cancelled and ended with issue 30 in February 2016.

Trivia

• In the comics, his real name is Drury Walker. This isn't mentioned in the 1967 Batgirl pilot, because Killer Moth's true identity was not revealed in the comics until the 1990s.
• The Batgirl short featuring Killer Moth was produced in 1967 as a demo reel for Season 3 of the Batman 1960s series. It never officially aired, but was later given an official release on the Batman: The Complete Television Series box-set (December 16, 2014).
• Despite the other Bat-Villains who appeared in the TV show appearing in the animated movies, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders and Batman vs. Two-Face, Killer Moth is one of the villains who don't appear in both movies.