Rogues gallery
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Rogues gallery is a police collection of pictures of criminals and suspects kept for identification purposes. For example, "The detective went through the entire rogues' gallery but couldn't find a match with the suspect." [Mid-1800s]
Rogues gallery is also a term in comics referring to a specific hero or superhero's recurring and most notable enemies, as opposed to nameless thugs and mooks. It is also the name of a motorcycle gang and several different publications for the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons
Contenders for being in a comic hero's Rogues Gallery usually require some degree of obsession or at least a general overarching method and theme to their villiany, particularly mirroring the hero (a colorful costume, quirky personality, unusual weaponry, superpowers, etc.). Rogues do not necessarily have to have superpowers, and are usually at a rough 'power level' equal or near the title hero.
Heroes who have particularly well known rogues galleries include:
- Batman, see Enemies of Batman.
- Captain Marvel (DC Comics), see Enemies of Captain Marvel (DC Comics),
- The Flash, see Enemies of the Flash
- Spider-Man, see .
- Superman, see Enemies of Superman
- Dick Tracy, ''see List of recurring characters in Dick Tracy
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