The Grasshopper Gang was a group of criminals who dressed up as Grasshoppers and fought Batman. They first appeared in Detective Comics #334 in the December of 1964.
History[]
Earth-One (Silver-Bronze Age)[]
The Grasshopper gang was founded by a pair of identical-twins who decided to pretend to be one single criminal known as, "The Grasshopper" while wearing a grasshopper costume. Eventually, they came under the leadership of the villainous Outsider who unknown to them was a resurrected and mutated Alfred Pennyworth.
In their initial esplanades, the two robbed the Wayne Enterprise supported charity known as the Alfred Foundation which was made in Pennyworth's legacy. These robberies lead to, "The Grasshopper" becoming an enemy of Batman and Robin. With assistance from the Outsider however, they were able to hijack the Batboat with Robin in it, taking the Boy Wonder hostage.
Batman managed to ambush the Gang at the docks where he used a recording of Dick Grayson calling out for help to scatter the grasshopper gang and take them out individually before saving Robin.
Paraphenelia[]
- Grasshopper Costumes: