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Killer Croc

Killer Croc (Waylon Jones) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Gerry Conway, Don Newton and Gene Colan, the character was introduced in Detective Comics #523 (February 1983). He has become one of the most enduring enemies of the superhero Batman and belongs to the collective of adversaries that…

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Publisher
DC Comics
Abilities
Superhuman strength, stamina, durability, speed, and senses · Hardened fangs, claws, and scales · Underwater aptitude · Regeneration · Proficiency in wrestling
Alter ego
Waylon Jones
Created by
Gerry Conway (writer) · Don Newton (artist) · Gene Colan (artist)
First appearance
Cameo appearance: · Detective Comics #523 (February 1983) · Full appearance: · Detective Comics #524 (March 1983)
Notable aliases
Croc King Croc

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related to Television · 52
Killer Croc → A-team, Additionally, An, Aron Kincaid, Bat-Fam, Batman, Batman Beyond, Batwheels, Batwoman, Beware, Blackgate Penitentiary, Bold, Brooks Gardner, Cajun, Caped Crusader, Cedric Yarbrough, Croc, DC Animated Universe, Diedrich Bader, Doom
related to Film · 48
Killer Croc → Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Animal Instincts, Arkham Asylum, As, Batman, Batman Unlimited, Belle Reve, Crane, Crisis, Croc, Edwin Hodge, Enchantress, Family Matters, Following, Fred Tatasciore, Gotham, Gotham City, Gotham City's, Gotham Knight, He
related to Other versions · 32
Killer Croc → After, Ark, Assassins, Batman, Bruce, Bruce Wayne, Crimson Mist, Earth One, Enchantress, Gotham, Gotham City, Haly's Circus, Hugo Strange, In Absolute Batman, In Batman, In DC Bombshells, In Joker, Joker's, Jones, Killer Croc This
related to DC Rebirth · 27
Killer Croc → After, Amanda Waller, Coney Island, Croc, Enchantress, Enchantress's, General Zod, Harley, He, In DC Rebirth, In Harley Quinn's, June, June Moone, June Moone's, June Moone/Enchantress, Moved, New York, New York City, Penguin, Penguin's
related to The New 52 · 22
Killer Croc → Bane, Crime Syndicate, Croc, DC's, During, Earth, Forever Evil, Gotham's, He, Hell's Kitchen, In, Jason Todd, Outlaws, Red Hood, Roy, Roy Harper, Roy's, The New, Venom, Waylon
related to Miscellaneous · 18
Killer Croc → Batman, Beyond, Croc, DC Super Hero Girls, Eva, Fred Tatasciore, Ghul's Suicide Squad, Gods Among Us, Gotham's, In, Injustice, King Tut, Knightfall, Orca, Ra's, Robin, This, With
related to Appearance · 17
Killer Croc → An, Batman, Croc, DC, Four Horsemen Studios, Hush, In, In The New, Jim Lee, Kenner, Kenneth Rocafort, Outlaws, Red Hood, Such, The, This, When Mattel
related to Post-Crisis · 13
Killer Croc → After, Arkham Asylum, Bane, Batman, Croc, Evading, Harvey Bullock, He, His, Jean-Paul Valley, Living, Suffering, Valley
related to Pre-Crisis · 13
Killer Croc → After, Batman, Croc, Gotham City, He, In, Jason Todd, Jason Todd's, Pre-Crisis, Robin, This, Two-Face, Waylon Jones
related to Infinite Frontier · 12
Killer Croc → Allytown, Bane, Cheshire, Clayface, Croc, Firefly, French, However, In Infinite Frontier, Jason, Knockout, Red Hood

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croc batman killer appears voiced version character arkham dc series appearance gotham squad later reptilian member suicide new also city

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Killer CrocAbilitiesSuperhuman strength, stamina, durability, speed, and senses1.00infobox
Killer CrocAbilitiesHardened fangs, claws, and scales1.00infobox
Killer CrocAbilitiesUnderwater aptitude1.00infobox
Killer CrocAbilitiesRegeneration1.00infobox
Killer CrocAbilitiesProficiency in wrestling1.00infobox
Killer CrocAlter egoWaylon Jones1.00infobox
Killer CrocCreated byGerry Conway (writer)1.00infobox
Killer CrocCreated byDon Newton (artist)1.00infobox
Killer CrocCreated byGene Colan (artist)1.00infobox
Killer CrocFirst appearanceCameo appearance:1.00infobox
Killer CrocFirst appearanceDetective Comics #523 (February 1983)1.00infobox
Killer CrocFirst appearanceFull appearance:1.00infobox
Killer CrocFirst appearanceDetective Comics #524 (March 1983)1.00infobox
Killer CrocNotable aliasesCroc King Croc1.00infobox
Killer CrocPublisherDC Comics1.00infobox
Killer CrocSpeciesMetahuman1.00infobox
Killer CrocTeam affiliationsSecret Society of Super Villains1.00infobox
Killer CrocTeam affiliationsSuicide Squad1.00infobox
Killer CrocTeam affiliationsInjustice League1.00infobox
Killer Crocis aformer sideshow wrestler who has a rare genetic condition that gives him a reptilian appearance and superhuman strength0.90text
Killer Crocis amember of the Joker's gang and sports a more humanoid appearance0.90text
Killer Crocis aserial killer and member of Two-Face's gang0.90text
Killer Crocis amember of the Suicide Squad who was transformed into a crocodilian monster by the Enchantress' magic0.90text

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