Anders Overbeck (Batman 1966 TV Series)

Professor Overbeck
Batman '66‎
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Real Name	Anders Overbeck
Main Alias	Professor Overbeck
Other Aliases	The Red Hood
Affiliation	Gotham City Atomic Energy Laboratory, Arkham Institute
Base Of Operations	Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	German
Occupation	Scientist · Inventor
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Grey
Origin
Universe	Batman (1966 TV Series)
Creators	Charles Hoffman · Bill Finger · Lew Sayre Schwartz
First Appearance	"The Contaminated Cowl" (January 4, 1967)
Last Appearance	Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 (August, 2020)

Professor Anders Overbeck is a German scientist who worked at the Gotham City Atomic Energy Laboratory. He later invented a brain regulator for the Arkham Institute and briefly became the supervillain The Red Hood while he was under the mental influence of the Joker.

History

Gotham City Atomic Energy Laboratory

When the Mad Hatter turned Batman's cowl pink with a radioactive spray, the Caped Crusader planned to hand it over to Professor Overbeck at the Gotham City Atomic Energy Laboratory in order to have it decontaminated. The Mad Hatter later trapped Batman and Robin in a fluoroscopic cabinet at the laboratory and left them to irradiate. However, the Bat X-Ray Deflector in the Utility Belt was able to deflect the radiation and Overbeck then assisted the Dynamic Duo in faking their own deaths by providing them with two skeletons that were later found in their place inside the cabinet. Batman and Robin eventually revealed that they had managed to survive the death trap and were ultimately able to defeat the Mad Hatter.

The Red Hood

The original TV series was continued in two different forms: comics and animated movies. This section of the history covers the events of the tie-in comics (Batman '66 (Volume 1) and several crossovers). Part of this may contradict the animated movies Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, Batman vs. Two-Face and Knock Knock, Mr. Joker!.

According to one account of Batman's further adventures, Professor Overbeck later began working for the Arkham Institute for the Criminally Insane, where he invented a brain regulator machine capable of curbing the Joker's evil thoughts. He briefly presented the new system to Batman and Robin when they made a visit to Arkham and were shown around the institute by Dr. Holly Quinn. It was later revealed that Overbeck wore a special red helmet when he used the brain regulator on the patients, which allowed his own normal brain to regulate the erratic thoughts of the inmates. However, when Overbeck attempted to treat the Joker, the system overloaded due to the extraordinarily mad and unstable mind of the maniacal Clown Prince of Crime. The Joker's subconscious was then projected through Overbeck's red helmet and forced him to become the supervillain Red Hood in a scheme to break the Joker out of Arkham. Batman and Robin were later able to recapture the Joker and managed to free Overbeck from the Joker's evil influence.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Genius Level Intellect
• Science
• Psychiatry
• Multilingualism
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Batman, its tie-in comic book series, related live-action movie and animated movies, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders and Batman vs. Two-Face. As he was developed for the series, he is an original creation of the show. When the TV character appeared in the comic book continuation of the series, Batman '66 Vol 1, his background was expanded to give him the disguise/identity of the Red Hood, a persona created by Bill Finger and Lew Sayre Schwartz, first appearing in Detective Comics #168.
• Professor Overbeck was portrayed by Leonid Kinskey.

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