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The Penguin

supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media
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The Penguin
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Summary

The Penguin is a fictional human[1]. He has worked as a criminal[2], stock trader[3], fixer[4], and crime boss[5]. He ranks in the top 3% of fictional human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,445 views/month).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Native language: American English[8]
  • Creator: Bob Kane[9], utyhgfre[10]
  • Member of: Injustice League[11], Iceberg Lounge[12], Suicide Squad[13], Secret Society of Super Villains[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Instance of: comics character[16], animated character[17], television character[18], film character[19], video game character[20], mutant[21]
  • Named after: penguin[22]
  • Performer: Burgess Meredith[23], Danny DeVito[24], Robin Lord Taylor[25], Nolan North[26], Colin Farrell[27]
  • Commons category: Penguin (comics)[28]
  • Residence: Gotham City[29]
  • Sport: karate[30]
  • Given name: Oswald[31], Chesterfield[32]
  • Official website: https://www.dc.com/characters/penguin[33]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Penguin (comics)[34]
  • Described at URL: https://seriewikin.serieframjandet.se/index.php/Penguin_(DC)[35]
  • From narrative universe: DC Universe[36]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: American English[37]
  • Present in work: Batman: Arkham City[38], Batman Returns[39], Batman: Arkham Knight[40], Batman: Arkham Origins[41], Batman: Arkham VR[42], Gotham[43], Batman: The Animated Series[44], The New Batman Adventures[45], The Batman[46], Batman[47], Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman[48], Batman: The Caped Crusader[49], Merry Little Batman[50], The New Scooby-Doo Movies[51]
  • Birth name: Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot[52]
  • Name in native language: The Penguin[53]
  • First appearance: Detective Comics[54]
  • Derivative work: Oswald Cobblepot[55]
  • Enemy: Batman[56]
  • Character type: supervillain[57]
  • P14470: Characters/The_Penguin[58]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for The Penguin include he[59], a miniseries[60], directed by Craig Zobel[61].

Why It Matters

The Penguin has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

Entities named for him include he[59], a miniseries[60], directed by Craig Zobel[61].

FAQs

What did The Penguin do for work?

The Penguin worked as a criminal[2], stock trader[3], fixer[4], and crime boss[5].

Related Entities

Batman Batman Batman Returns Bob Kane Colin Farrell Danny DeVito Gotham Nolan North Space Jam: A New Legacy The Batman United States utyhgfre

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image of cosplay → Cosplay- Penguin.jpg
    P14750 → 0068-087B-EBF8-26E1-6523
    Described at url → https://seriewikin.serieframjandet.se/index.php/Penguin_(DC)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image of cosplay: Cosplay- Penguin.jpg"
  2. 17w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Characters/The_Penguin
    Languages spoken, written or signed → American English
    Topic's main category → Category:Penguin (comics)
    Present in work → Batman: Arkham City, Batman Returns, Batman: Arkham Knight +14
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Characters/The_Penguin, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293430290|The Penguin (#293430290)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8006|‎Gia"
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