Firebug (comics)
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Firebug is the name of 2 DC Comics supervillains.
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[edit] History
[edit] Joe Rigger
Firebug first appeared in Batman #318 (December 1979). Joe Rigger was a soldier and demolitions expert who returned to Gotham City when his family had been killed in three separate building-related accidents. His sanity slipping, Rigger vowed that those buildings would not kill again. Using his military training and a costume containing tanks of napalm, he became the Firebug and set out to burn all three buildings to the ground. He was defeated by the Batman atop the towering Gotham State Building, and believed dead after his tank exploded. Firebug reappeared some time later, taking on a mission from the Calculator to invade Hero Hotline's HQ, but was disarmed and defeated by the Hotline members. Still later, Firebug escaped Blackgate Prison and applied for membership in Black Mask's gang, but was beaten by his rival arsonist, Firefly. He subsequently attempted to prove he was a better arsonist, and again appeared to be killed by his own inferno.
[edit] Unnamed
An unnamed character using the name Firebug debuted in Deadshot - Urban Renewel #1 (February 2005). He had won the name and costume from an Internet auction. After taking on the Firebug name, he enters the costume business. He later appeared in a flashback revealing that he teamed up with Mr. Freeze but was defeated by the team of Batman and Harvey Dent prior to Batman leaving Gotham City for a year.
[edit] Other media
[edit] Batman (movie game for NES)
Firebug was the second-to-last boss, preceding The Joker, in the loosely movie-based NES game. He could run at high speeds, punch rapidly, and throw giant fireballs from his hands.
