Hugo Strange is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character is one of Batman's first recurring villains, and was also one of the first to discover his secret identity. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #36.
Cover to Batman: Gotham Knights #9 (November 2000); art by Brian Bolland
BD Wong as Hugo Strange in Gotham
Hugo Strange in Batman: The Animated Series
Hugo Strange in Justice League Unlimited
Detective Comics is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011, is best known for introducing the superhero Batman in Detective Comics #27.
Detective Comics #1 (March 1937). Art by Vin Sullivan.
Cover of Detective Comics #140 (October 1948), the first appearance of the Riddler. Art by Win Mortimer.
Writer Peter Tomasi at a 2019 signing for the series' 1,000th issue at Midtown Comics in Manhattan