Circus of Strange

Circus of Strange is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Circus of Strange
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Batman and Robin #1 (August 2009)
Created by	Grant Morrison Frank Quitely
In-story information
Member(s)	Professor Pyg Big Top Mister Toad Phosphorus Rex Siam Dollotrons

Publication history

The Circus of Strange first appeared in Batman and Robin #1 (August 2009), and were created by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely.

Fictional team history

The Circus of Strange is a criminal group led by Professor Pyg which first became known to Batman and Robin when they captured one of its members, Mister Toad.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} When the Circus of Strange members Big Top, Phosphorus Rex, Siam, and the Dollotrons storm the Gotham City Police Department, Batman and Robin help to fight them; four police officers were killed and six other police officers were injured. During a training exercise, Robin is captured by the Dollotrons.^[6] Batman discovers that Pyg is planning to make specific people into his Dollotrons. When Robin regains consciousness, he meets Pyg, who prepares to transform him into a Dollotron. When Batman arrives, Robin breaks free and helps to defeat Pyg.^[7]

Following The New 52 continuity reboot, the Circus of Strange members are shown to be a part of Leviathan.^[8]

Members

• Professor Pyg - The leader of the Circus of Strange.
• Big Top - A bearded fat lady who wears a tutu.
• Dollotrons - The brainwashed, doll-masked minions of Professor Pyg and the Circus of Strange.^[9]
• Mister Toad - A toad-like member of the Circus of Strange.
• Phosphorus Rex - A pyrokinetic member of the Circus of Strange.^[10] An alternate version of Rex appeared in Batman in Bethlehem.^[11]
• Kushti - Conjoined triplets who are members of the Circus of Strange.

In other media

Members of the Circus of Strange appear in Beware the Batman, but not as a group. Professor Pyg (voiced by Brian George) and Mister Toad (voiced by Udo Kier) are depicted as eco-terrorists. Phosphorus Rex (voiced by Greg Ellis)^[12] is depicted as a lawyer named Milo Match who works for Tobias Whale.

See also

• List of Batman family enemies