OBEAH MAN	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle

PERSONAL DATA

Status: Inactive
Citizenship: Haitian
Gender: Male
First Appearance: Detective Comics #618 (Late July 1990)
Creators: Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle

OVERVIEW

Obeah Man was a Haitian ciminal and black magician who crossed paths with Batman when he kidnapped the parents of Tim Drake (a.k.a. Robin III).

HISTORY

The Obeah Man was a mighty Haitian criminal and alleged black magician ("obeah" is a voudou word meaning, approximately, "black magic") who kidnapped the parents of Tim Drake (a.k.a. Robin III) and demanded a ransom from their company.

Batman traveled to Haiti and intervened, but too late. Tim's mother was killed by the Obeah Man's poison, while his father Jack was left a cripple for years. In the ensuing battle between Batman and the Obeah Man, the latter was seemingly killed, burned to death in a fire he had started himself.

It was later revealed that the Obeah Man had survived and been imprisoned. He managed to bribe his way out of prison but was later captured again by Robin.

CHRONOLOGY

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