Captain Stingaree
Captain Stingaree is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, and a minor foe of Batman. He first appeared in Detective Comics #460, and was created by Bob Rozakis, Michael Uslan, and Ernie Chan.
Publication history
In his memoir The Boy Who Loved Batman, Uslan says that he and Rozakis were excited to create a pirate-themed villain for Batman, but disappointed by the name that editor Julius Schwartz gave the character: "Bob said it was the name of some old movie about a notorious highwayman played by Richard Dix or Fort Dix or some old actor. I hated the name Stingaree. Bob hated the name Stingaree. But Julie liked it, and so it came to pass".Fictional character biography
Born one of a set of quadruplets, Karl Courtney was always the black sheep of the family. Donning a cutlass and pirate outfit, Karl becomes Captain Stingaree. In his first outing, Stingaree attempts to uncover Batman's secret identity and becomes convinced that his brothers are collectively acting as Batman. Batman approaches the Courtney brothers, asking them to pose as Batman and act as bait for Stingaree. This allows the real Batman and the Flash to capture Stingaree.In Secret Society of Super-Villains #6, Captain Stingaree joins the eponymous Society. He, Captain Cold, and Captain Boomerang embark on a crime spree kidnapping other captains to show supremacy over air, land and sea, before they are defeated by Captain Comet and Black Canary II.
In Detective Comics #526, Captain Stingaree meets at an old theater with other Batman villains. Talia al Ghul is branded a traitor. While Talia escapes, Stingaree is accidentally frozen by Mr. Freeze. This is his last pre-Crisis appearance.