Batman's Creepiest Villain Was Bruce Wayne's Boarding School Headmaster
Over the years, Batman has faced many different villains in his quest to keep Gotham City safe, but perhaps the most frightening one began tormenting young Bruce Wayne even before his parents were killed. While there are many familiar faces that have consistently challenged Batman in his mission, there are a few one-off enemies that have affected Bruce in such ways that even his biggest foes could not.
Grant Morrison is a name many Batman fans know all too well. From the legendary Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth to their critically acclaimed run on Batman in the mid-2000s, Morrison has been an important factor in the popularity of Batman and his image in a post The Dark Knight Returns world. Although Grant Morrison has enjoyed recognition for these contributions to the saga of the Dark Knight, there is one story and villain they don't receive nearly enough credit for. Batman: Gothic is a five-part 1990 story that appeared in issues #6-10 of the Legends Of The Dark Knight title. Written by Morrison with art by Klaus Janson, Gothic is set in the early years of Batman's career and finds him at odds with a brand new enemy in the form of Mister Whisper. Mister Whisper is not only an unusually creepy adversary for the Caped Crusader at that point in his career, but he also has a personal connection to Bruce Wayne that helps drive him to want to end Whisper's reign of terror for good.
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Originally a monk in Austria by the name of Brother Manfred, Whisper sold his soul to the Devil to live 300 more years after contracting the plague. He eventually left Austria and, operating under the name Mr. Winchester, became the headmaster of a
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