Bookworm

{{Infobox comics character | character_name = Bookworm | image = Bookworm (character).jpg | converted = yes | caption = Bookworm as depicted in Batman '66 #30 (February 2016). Art by Michael Allred. | first_series = Batman"The Bookworm Turns" (April 20, 1966)' | first_comic = Gotham Academy #2 (January 2015) | creators = William Dozier Larry Peerce | alter_ego = | full_name = | species = | homeworld = | alliances = | partners = | aliases = | supports = | powers = Genius-level intelligence }} The Bookworm is a fictional criminal in the DC Universe, and an adversary of the superhero Batman. He was created for the Batman 1966 television series and was played by Roddy McDowall, but has since made his way into the comics. Fictional character biography Batman 1966 Bookworm was created for the Batman (1966) series and first appeared in the two-parter episodes "The Bookworm Turns" and "While Gotham City Burns". In these episodes, he steals many high-value books and leaves clues for Batman to solve, similar to the Riddler, which eventually leads to his defeat.