Pesky Polka-Dot Pests Plague Protective Pairs

Abner Krill was a genius inventor, who developed a specialized spandex suit filled with dots that each contained gadget which he used as the criminal Mister Polka Dot He robbed business venues of Gotham City that mirrored the theme of his costume, such as the Ink Spot and Domino Gaming. Each time, Krill quarrelled with Batman and Robin, using such gimmicks as a flying buzzsaw. dot and a sun dot as weaponry and a flying saucer dot allowing him to quickly escape the schene of a crime. Eventually, the Dynamic Duo of Earth-One captured Krill, and unlike other fabulous felons who faced Batman, Mister Polka Dot never returned for a rematch.

Clyde Larkin was a reporter who framed an innocent man for his crimes as the Polka Dot Bandit, and after that man was finally released from prison twenty years later, Larkin resumed his criminal career. Committing a robbery in the Golden Slipa club and then at a pawn shop, the Bandit used a rotating platform and perfectly timed train to escape, while only equipped with a modest pistol. Still, he kept outwitting Green Arrow and Speedy who had been following Gus Burns, whom everyone thought was the Bandit himself. In fact, it was soon revealed that Larkin committed crimes in his polka-dot costume in order to make people think that it was Burns, in order to boost his reputation as a crime reporter. In the end, he ended up in prison while Gus gained restitution.