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Clock King: Characters, Literary Connections & History

The Clock King is the name of primarily three supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first Clock King debuted in World's Finest Comics #111 (August 1960), and was created by France Herron and Lee Elias.

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Clock King topic overview

The analysis highlights Characters, Literary Connections and History as prominent areas in the source structure around Clock King.

Related topics
91
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
96
Extracted relationships
201
Concept neighborhoods
35
Bridge connections
96

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 34 topics
Fictional character biography · 29 topics
In other media · 22 topics
Other versions · 3 topics
Publication history · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Publisher
DC Comics
Abilities
(William Tockman) Uses clock-related gadgetry Accomplished swordsman Genius-level intellect (Fugate) Tactical Analysis Swordsmanship (Tem) Absolute time sense Genius-level intel…
Alter ego
- William Tockman - Tem - Temple Fugate - Billy Tockman
Created by
(William Tockman) France Herron (writer) Lee Elias (artist) (Fugate) David Wise (writer) (Tem) Sean McKeever (writer) Eddy Burrows (artist) (Billy Tockman) Jeff Lemire (writer)…
First appearance
(William Tockman) World's Finest Comics #111 (August 1960) (Fugate) Batman: The Animated Series "The Clock King" (September 21, 1992) (Tem) Teen Titans #56 (April 2008) (Billy T…
Notable aliases
(William Tockman) King Clock (Tem) (Fugate) (Billy Tockman)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Publication history

Fictional character biography

Other versions

In other media

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Clock King connects Entity context

The extracted context around Clock King shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Clock King → Adventures Continue, All-New Batman, An, Batman, Best Couple Villy Award, Bold, Gods Among Us, Hamilton Hill, Harley Quinn, He, Injustice, Jason Todd, Jervis, Jervis Tetch, Killing Time, L'il Gotham, Mad Hatter, Morris, Morris Tetch, Mr Another extracted example is Clock King → African-American, Billy Tockman, DC, DC Comics, DC Rebirth, Dragon, Dragon's, Emiko Queen, Fyff, He, Henry Fyff, In, Midnight Lounge, Naomi, Naomi Singh, Outsiders, Queen Industries, Richard Dragon, Robert Queen, Seattle. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Clock King

Top relations

related to Miscellaneous · 36
Clock King → Adventures Continue, All-New Batman, An, Batman, Best Couple Villy Award, Bold, Gods Among Us, Hamilton Hill, Harley Quinn, He, Injustice, Jason Todd, Jervis, Jervis Tetch, Killing Time, L'il Gotham, Mad Hatter, Morris, Morris Tetch, Mr
related to Billy Tockman · 25
Clock King → African-American, Billy Tockman, DC, DC Comics, DC Rebirth, Dragon, Dragon's, Emiko Queen, Fyff, He, Henry Fyff, In, Midnight Lounge, Naomi, Naomi Singh, Outsiders, Queen Industries, Richard Dragon, Robert Queen, Seattle
related to Tem · 24
Clock King → After, Also, Animated Series, Batman, Clock King's, Dark Side Club, Disruptor, He, His, In, Kid Devil, Los Angeles, Martyr Militia, Militia, Miss Martian, Ravager, Robin, Sean McKeever, Teen Titans, Tem
related to Video games · 16
Clock King → Batman, Bold, Dark Knight, DC Comics Adventure, Dee Bradley Baker, Doom, Legacy, Legion, Lego Batman, Lego DC Super-Villains, NPC, Scribblenauts Unmasked, The Brave, The Videogame, The William Tockman, This
related to Merchandise · 15
Clock King → Bane, DCAU, Harley Quinn, In, In April, In February, Justice League Unlimited, Lego, Mattel, Matty Collector, McFarlane Toys, Scarecrow, Target-exclusive Build-A-Figure, Temple Fugate, The Lego Batman Movie
related to Birds of Prey villain · 13
Clock King → African, Another Clock King, Birds, Buredunia, DC, DC Rebirth, Deathstroke, He, In, Matthew Bland, Prey, The New, Venom
related to External links · 13
Clock King → Batman, Clock King's, Clock KingThe DC Database's, Database, DC ComicswikiStupid Villain Showcase, DC Universe's, King, Satirical, SeanbabyClock King, The Animated Series, The Unofficial Guide, Trope Namer, TV Tropes
related to Bill · 12
Clock King → Another Clock King, Batman, Bill, DC, Harley Quinn, He, In, Power Girl, Sportsmaster, The Animated Series, The New, William Tockman
related to Film · 9
Clock King → Batman, Bold, Caped Crusaders, Return, Scooby-Doo, The Batman, The Brave, The Lego Batman Movie, The William Tockman
related to William Tockman · 9
Clock King → Born William Tockman, Despairing, During, Green Arrow, His, In, Infuriated, Tockman, While

Important terminology

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Important terminology

clock king batman tockman incarnation fugate appears william dc later league time series episode arrow animated temple version new hill

Clock King relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 201 structured relationships around Clock King. Examples in this analysis include Clock King → Abilities → (William Tockman) Uses clock-related gadgetry Accomplished swordsman Genius-level intellect (Fugate) Tactical Analysis Swordsmanship (Tem) Absolute time sense Genius-level intel… and Clock King → Alter ego → - William Tockman - Tem - Temple Fugate - Billy Tockman. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Clock KingAbilities(William Tockman) Uses clock-related gadgetry Accomplished swordsman Genius-level intellect (Fugate) Tactical Analysis Swordsmanship (Tem) Absolute time sense Genius-level intel…1.00infobox
Clock KingAlter ego- William Tockman - Tem - Temple Fugate - Billy Tockman1.00infobox
Clock KingCreated by(William Tockman) France Herron (writer) Lee Elias (artist) (Fugate) David Wise (writer) (Tem) Sean McKeever (writer) Eddy Burrows (artist) (Billy Tockman) Jeff Lemire (writer)…1.00infobox
Clock KingFirst appearance(William Tockman) World's Finest Comics #111 (August 1960) (Fugate) Batman: The Animated Series "The Clock King" (September 21, 1992) (Tem) Teen Titans #56 (April 2008) (Billy T…1.00infobox
Clock KingNotable aliases(William Tockman) King Clock (Tem) (Fugate) (Billy Tockman)1.00infobox
Clock KingPublisherDC Comics1.00infobox
Clock KingSpeciesHuman1.00infobox
Clock KingTeam affiliations(William Tockman) Injustice League Justice League Antarctica Longbow Hunters Time Foes Suicide Squad (Fugate) Task Force X (Tem) Terror Titans (Billy Tockman) His gang (formerly…1.00infobox
Clock Kingis aname of primarily three supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics0.90text
Clock Kingis amaster planner and sometimes uses clock-themed gadgetry0.90text
Clock Kingis anarrator for Batman0.90text
teleportersinstance ofcreating devices0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Clock King bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include King, Incarnation and Appears. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Clock King
    • King
    • Incarnation
    • Appears
    • Batman
    • William
    • Tockman
    • Series
    • Fugate
    • Temple
    • Titans
    • Animated
    • Dc
  • clock king
    • King
    • Incarnation
    • Appears
    • Batman
    • William
    • Tockman
    • Temple
    • Series
    • Fugate
    • Titans
    • Appearance
    • Animated
  • dc comics
    • Universe
    • Comics
    • Dc
    • First
    • New
    • Animated
    • Voiced
    • Temple
    • Series
    • Tem
    • Appears
    • Billy
  • world's finest comics
    • Dc
    • First
    • Tem
    • Billy
    • Abilities
    • Green
    • Uses
    • William
    • Appearance
    • Injustice
    • Team
    • Arrow
  • batman
    • Incarnation
    • King
    • Clock
    • William
    • Appears
    • Fugate
    • Series
    • Episode
    • Animated
    • Tockman
    • Time
    • Appearance
  • dc animated universe
    • Series
    • Universe
    • Comics
    • New
    • Animated
    • Dc
    • Version
    • Batman
    • Voiced
    • Temple
    • Fugate
    • Tem
  • arrow
    • Green
    • First
    • Billy
    • Sister
    • Time
    • Tockman
    • Series
    • Episode
    • Tem
    • William
    • Comics
    • Uses
  • green arrow
    • Green
    • First
    • Billy
    • Sister
    • Time
    • Tockman
    • Tem
    • Series
    • Episode
    • Uses
    • Injustice
    • Revenge

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Clock King, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Clock King with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Clock KingOverview · splits 62 ⟂ 35
Clock KingFictional character biography · splits 67 ⟂ 30
Clock KingIn other media · splits 74 ⟂ 23
Clock KingPublication history · splits 93 ⟂ 4
Clock KingOther versions · splits 93 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Clock King

Nodes97
Edges96
Triples201
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020619
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Clock King to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Characters, Literary Connections & History, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Clock King · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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