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The Penguin (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot), a DC Comics supervillain, was introduced by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, making his debut in Detective Comics #58 (December 1941).The Penguin is depicted as a short, obese man and is one of Batman's greatest enemies. He is known for his love of birds and his specialized high-tech umbrellas. A mobster-type criminal, he fancies himself a "gentleman of crime"; his nightclub business provides a cover for more low-key criminal activity, which Batman tolerates as a source of criminal underworld information.
Actor Burgess Meredith popularized the Penguin in the 1960s Batman television series, partially because of his signature squawking laughter. Danny DeVito played a much darker version of the character in the 1992 film Batman Returns; this version is a physically deformed, psychopathic mass murderer. Subsequent Batman animated series have alternately featured the deformed Penguin and a more traditional version. Despite his popularity he has repeatedly been named among the worst of Batman's enemies,[1][2] though the DeVito Penguin was named the fourth greatest Batman villain by Premiere.[3] The deformed version of the character has also appeared in comics, most notably in the miniseries Batman: The Long Halloween and its sequel Dark Victory. He only appears for a minor cameo at the end of the Long Halloween, and has no lines. He plays a slightly more notable role in Dark Victory, when Batman goes to him for information. This incarnation also added elements of the 1966 TV series character, as he shouts the well-known "waugh waugh" while talking
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