many criminals can be described as
dummies but this guy brings a whole new
meaning to the word welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we will explore
the comic book origins of the
ventriloquist
as with most comic book characters
they’re often reimagining and different
versions to a character’s past we have
chosen to primarily follows the
storyline which unfolded in 1994’s
showcase 94 numbers 8 and 9 which was
expanded upon in 1997 s shadow of the
bat number 59 and 2008 Detective Comics
number 844 the ventriloquist first
appeared in 1988 Detective Comics number
583 his real name was Arnold Wesker and
he was a Gotham City crime boss the
ventriloquist as he called himself
communicated through a particularly
nasty and ruthless dummy named Scarface
although readers learned that the
ventriloquist a scarface combination was
deadly and dangerous they didn’t learn
much about how they got started much it
back as is often the case with stories
involving a ventriloquist and his dummy
questions were quickly raised about
their relationship did the ventriloquist
control Scarface or vice-versa did the
dummy actually have a life and mind of
its own Arnold don’t do this it’s out of
my hands he’s the puppet not you in 1994
those questions were addressed in a
two-part origin story in the pages of
showcase 94 as the story unfolded
readers learned that Gotham’s Blackgate
prison had once housed gallows where 313
men were hung for their crimes
eventually lightning destroyed the
gallows and the use of the death penalty
was halted however some years later the
wood from the gallows was used by a
prisoner named gonnigan to create a
dummy that he called woody as Donegan
worked with woody the dummy seemed to
develop a personality of its own one day
Donegan was assigned a cellmate Arnold
Wesker had murdered a man in a bar fight
but he seemed rather meek as Donegan
slept Wesker and woody hatched a plan to
escape when Donegan awakened Wesker
killed him then escaped with woody at
the puppets urging Wesker then killed
two guards to make good on their escape
once in Gotham City they started on
their own career of crime with woody
adopting the more appropriate name of
Scarface whether or not he was alive was
still in question but evidence was
mounting
in 1997 the ventriloquist’s origin was
expanded upon slightly when he was a
child an albatross landed in Gotham and
his parents took him to view it
young Arnie was upset by the experience
and insisted that they leave as they did
so his parents were run over and killed
by a truck carrying department store
dummies
it seemed that dummies were going to be
an important influence throughout
Wesker’s life that’s very good work
thank you
the question of whether or not Scarface
had his own consciousness continued to
be toyed with
especially after Scarface fell into the
hands of a new ventriloquist
Peyton Riley a mobsters daughter took
Scarface after Wesker was killed the two
of them embarked on a new criminal
career one in which it was again unclear
who was controlling whom eventually
Batman teamed up with the magician
Zatanna to bring them to justice at that
story’s conclusion Satana affirmed that
Scarface was a conduit for other
people’s power and emotions but was not
himself alive the ventriloquist and
Scarface have made their presence felt
on several DC animated shows they
certainly bring a unique voice or voices
to any project he he doesn’t tell me
anything not his plans not where he
hides the loot
I swear I’m just a flunky I know nothing
are you a fan of the ventriloquist all
I’m saying is I got this feeling
somebody here’s out to get me for more
comic book origins be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com how long you gonna
stand there instead give me a ballpark
so I can plan my day
you
dummies but this guy brings a whole new
meaning to the word welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we will explore
the comic book origins of the
ventriloquist
as with most comic book characters
they’re often reimagining and different
versions to a character’s past we have
chosen to primarily follows the
storyline which unfolded in 1994’s
showcase 94 numbers 8 and 9 which was
expanded upon in 1997 s shadow of the
bat number 59 and 2008 Detective Comics
number 844 the ventriloquist first
appeared in 1988 Detective Comics number
583 his real name was Arnold Wesker and
he was a Gotham City crime boss the
ventriloquist as he called himself
communicated through a particularly
nasty and ruthless dummy named Scarface
although readers learned that the
ventriloquist a scarface combination was
deadly and dangerous they didn’t learn
much about how they got started much it
back as is often the case with stories
involving a ventriloquist and his dummy
questions were quickly raised about
their relationship did the ventriloquist
control Scarface or vice-versa did the
dummy actually have a life and mind of
its own Arnold don’t do this it’s out of
my hands he’s the puppet not you in 1994
those questions were addressed in a
two-part origin story in the pages of
showcase 94 as the story unfolded
readers learned that Gotham’s Blackgate
prison had once housed gallows where 313
men were hung for their crimes
eventually lightning destroyed the
gallows and the use of the death penalty
was halted however some years later the
wood from the gallows was used by a
prisoner named gonnigan to create a
dummy that he called woody as Donegan
worked with woody the dummy seemed to
develop a personality of its own one day
Donegan was assigned a cellmate Arnold
Wesker had murdered a man in a bar fight
but he seemed rather meek as Donegan
slept Wesker and woody hatched a plan to
escape when Donegan awakened Wesker
killed him then escaped with woody at
the puppets urging Wesker then killed
two guards to make good on their escape
once in Gotham City they started on
their own career of crime with woody
adopting the more appropriate name of
Scarface whether or not he was alive was
still in question but evidence was
mounting
in 1997 the ventriloquist’s origin was
expanded upon slightly when he was a
child an albatross landed in Gotham and
his parents took him to view it
young Arnie was upset by the experience
and insisted that they leave as they did
so his parents were run over and killed
by a truck carrying department store
dummies
it seemed that dummies were going to be
an important influence throughout
Wesker’s life that’s very good work
thank you
the question of whether or not Scarface
had his own consciousness continued to
be toyed with
especially after Scarface fell into the
hands of a new ventriloquist
Peyton Riley a mobsters daughter took
Scarface after Wesker was killed the two
of them embarked on a new criminal
career one in which it was again unclear
who was controlling whom eventually
Batman teamed up with the magician
Zatanna to bring them to justice at that
story’s conclusion Satana affirmed that
Scarface was a conduit for other
people’s power and emotions but was not
himself alive the ventriloquist and
Scarface have made their presence felt
on several DC animated shows they
certainly bring a unique voice or voices
to any project he he doesn’t tell me
anything not his plans not where he
hides the loot
I swear I’m just a flunky I know nothing
are you a fan of the ventriloquist all
I’m saying is I got this feeling
somebody here’s out to get me for more
comic book origins be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com how long you gonna
stand there instead give me a ballpark
so I can plan my day
you
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