SIGNALMAN (Phil Cobb) | BIOGRAPHY |
Created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff |
PERSONAL DATA
Real Name: Phil Cobb
Aliases: Blue Bowman
Occupation: Criminal
Base of Operation: Gotham City
Group Affiliation(s): Secret Society of Super-Villains
Gender: Male
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
First Appearance: Batman Vol. 1 #112 (December 1957)
Creators: Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff
HISTORY
Phil Cobb was a small-time criminal in Gotham who was convinced that he needed a gimmick to hit it big. Inspired by the Bat-Signal, he became the Signalman, using signals, signs, and symbols in his crimes., but was inevitably defeated by Batman and Robin (I), time and again. He was also a member of the Secret Society of Super-Villains. For a brief time, Cobb changed his m.o. and, inspired by Green Arrow, committed crimes as the Blue Bowman.
CHRONOLOGY
For a definitive list of appearances of Signalman in chronological order click here
PROFILE REFERENCES
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #21 (November 1986)