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The Tally Man
The Tally Man
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Detective Comics #817 (May 2006) Detective Comics #819 (July 2006) in persona
Created by	James Robinson (writer); Leonard Kirk (artist)
In-story information
Species	Human
Abilities	Skilled sharpshooter

The Tally Man
The Tally Man
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Batman: Shadow of the Bat #19 (October 1993)
Created by	Alan Grant (writer); Vincent Giarrano (artist)
In-story information
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Secret Society of Super Villains
Abilities	Skilled sharpshooter

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The Tally Man is the name of two fictional supervillains in the DC Universe.

Fictional character biographies

Original Tally Man

The original Tally Man previously lived in a poor family who lived in fear of the criminals who they owed money to. When his mother is unable to pay, he attacks and kills the money collector with a fireplace poker. Following this, he is arrested and abused by other inmates. During his sentence, his sister dies of starvation and his mother commits suicide.

As an adult, Tally Man seeks revenge and becomes a mass murderer.^[1] He allies with Two-Face in Batman: No Man's Land and joins Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains in Infinite Crisis.^[2]

Second Tally Man

The second Tally Man is an African-American enforcer and hitman working for the Great White Shark.

In other media

An original character partially based on the second Tally Man named Mr. Blank appears in the Arrow episode "Home Invasion", portrayed by J. August Richards.^{[citation needed]} This version is an assassin. He is hired by businessman Edward Rasmus to kill the Moore family before they can sue him for stealing their life savings. Though Blank kills most of the Moores, their son Taylor was placed in their attorney Laurel Lance's custody. Blank subsequently kills Rasmus before targeting her, only to be killed by the Hood.
Tally Man appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[3]
The first Tally Man makes a minor appearance in the Batman: No Man's Land novelization, in which he is killed by Two-Face.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Greenberger, Robert (2008). The Essential Batman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. pp. 343–344. ISBN 9780345501066.
^ Infinite Crisis #7
^ Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure - A look at every character in the game (over 2000!!), retrieved 2019-09-08

[1] Greenberger, Robert (2008). The Essential Batman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. pp. 343–344. ISBN 9780345501066.

[2] Infinite Crisis #7

[3] Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure - A look at every character in the game (over 2000!!), retrieved 2019-09-08

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+{{notability|date=May 2023}}
-''For the Jamaican work song, see [[Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)]]. For the Batman villain who carves tally marks into his body to mark his murders, see [[Victor Zsasz]].''
+{{for-multi|the Jamaican work song|Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)|the Batman villain who carves tally marks into his body to mark his murders|Victor Zsasz}}
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+The '''Tally Man''' is the name of two fictional [[supervillain]]s in the [[DC Universe]].
-The '''Tally Man''' is the name of two [[fictional character]]s in the [[DC Universe]]. Both characters are [[supervillain]]s.
 ==Fictional character biographies==
 ===Original Tally Man===
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-|caption='''The Tally Man''', from '''Shadow of the Bat''' #34 (1995). Art by [[MD Bright]].
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-The few glimpses provided into the Tally Man's past reveal a [[tragic]] childhood. Starving and living in rags, the boy who was to become the Tally Man lived with his mother and sister, in constant fear of the criminals who threatened the family for the money his father had borrowed from them years before. After his father died, those same criminals extorted his weekly fee from the deceased man's wife. The boy begged his mother not to pay, but she tearfully replied, "Everybody has to pay the tally man." One night, when the collector came, his mother could not afford to pay and the criminal beat her. Filled with rage, the boy attacked and brutally killed the money collector with a fireplace poker. The 12-year-old boy was arrested for [[murder]], and [[Physical abuse|abuse]]d horribly by the others in the boy's prison, who called him a "mama's boy." After his release, the boy returned home. When he discovered his sister had died of starvation and his mother had committed [[suicide]], his mind snapped.
+The original Tally Man previously lived in a poor family who lived in fear of the criminals who they owed money to. When his mother is unable to pay, he attacks and kills the money collector with a fireplace poker. Following this, he is arrested and abused by other inmates. During his sentence, his sister dies of starvation and his mother commits suicide.
+As an adult, Tally Man seeks revenge and becomes a mass murderer.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |title=The Essential Batman Encyclopedia |date=2008 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=9780345501066 |pages=343–344}}</ref> He allies with [[Two-Face]] in ''[[Batman: No Man's Land]]'' and joins [[Alexander Luthor Jr.]]'s [[Secret Society of Super Villains]] in ''[[Infinite Crisis]]''.<ref>''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' #7</ref>
-Years later, a figure dressed in the strange dark robes of an old-fashioned tax collector emerges in [[Gotham City]], calling himself the Tally Man. Hired by the underworld to "collect" on debts owed, his fee is not money, but human lives, claiming to have killed sixty-six people since his original victim and priding himself on his 'rationality'. When Tally Man attempts to collect the "debt" owed by [[Batman]], he battles [[Azrael (comics)|Azrael]], who is standing in for Batman while he recovers from a broken [[Vertebral column|back]], mistaking him for the original. Azrael brutally beats and scars Tally Man, leaving him with an even greater hatred for the Dark Knight. Tally Man returns to claim his debt again, only to capture [[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]] (who has taken Azrael's place as Batman), believing the former [[Robin (comics)|Boy Wonder]] to be the man who had bested him previously. Although he attempts to torment 'Batman' at a game of [[Russian roulette]], threatening to shoot him with a gun with a single bullet in its six chambers while his foe is bound and trapped, this game buys Grayson enough time to escape his bonds by taunting the Tally Man, subsequently defeating his enemy.
+===Second Tally Man===
-Tally Man is seen aiding [[Two-Face]] when Gotham City is declared a "[[No Man's Land (comics)|No Man's Land]]" after an earthquake as an executor.
+The second Tally Man is an African-American enforcer and hitman working for the [[Great White Shark (character)|Great White Shark]].{{Infobox comics character <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
+|image=
-He is one of the villains fighting during the [[Battle of Metropolis]] in [[Infinite Crisis]].<ref>''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' #7</ref>
+|caption=''Detective Comics'' #819 (2006). Art by [[Leonard Kirk]] and Andy Clarke.
-===Tally Man===
-{{Main|One Year Later}}
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 |debut=''Detective Comics'' #817 (May 2006)
 ''Detective Comics'' #819 (July 2006) in persona
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+|creators=[[James Robinson (comics)|James Robinson]] (writer)<br>[[Leonard Kirk]] (artist)
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-The second Tally Man appears at the end of ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #817 as a new character as part of the ''[[One Year Later]]'' storyline. He is reimagined as a man of [[Ethnic groups of Africa|African]] descent. The Tally Man shows up at the household of super-villain [[Orca (comics)|Orca]] and kills her husband, Terry Capshaw. Tally Man then shoots private investigator [[Jason Bard]] in the arm as he is reaching for his gun. While holding Bard at gunpoint, he reveals his name to be The Tally Man, then shoots Jason at point blank range. At the same time, however, Bard uses his cane to trip Tally Man, whose shot goes into Bard's arm. A struggle ensues wherein Bard, using his [[martial arts]] training, knocks Tally Man unconscious with a swift kick.
-It is later revealed that Tally Man is the gunman who had killed these villains and others, including [[Ventriloquist (comics)|The Ventriloquist]] with Harvey Dent's gun and is working as an enforcer for the [[Great White Shark (comics)|Great White Shark]]. This is in revenge for a period of time in [[Arkham Asylum]] where Two-Face had promised to protect the Great White Shark from danger and did not actively move to do so. This latest version of Tally Man commences his activities during the year Batman is absent from Gotham City. He has apparently spent time at Arkham Asylum.
-{{-}}
 ==In other media==
+* An original character partially based on the second Tally Man named '''Mr. Blank''' appears in the ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'' episode "Home Invasion", portrayed by [[J. August Richards]].{{cn|date=September 2024}} This version is an assassin. He is hired by businessman Edward Rasmus to kill the Moore family before they can sue him for stealing their life savings. Though Blank kills most of the Moores, their son Taylor was placed in their attorney [[Laurel Lance (Arrowverse)|Laurel Lance]]'s custody. Blank subsequently kills Rasmus before targeting her, only to be killed by the [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Hood]].
-===Novel===
+* Tally Man appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]].''<ref>{{Citation|title=Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure - A look at every character in the game (over 2000!!)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOQ5aPYkXLU|language=en|access-date=2019-09-08}}</ref>
-* In the [[novelization]] of ''No Man's Land'', Two-Face murders Tally Man during a [[clinical depression|depression]]-fueled fit of [[psychosis]].
+* The first Tally Man makes a minor appearance in the ''Batman: No Man's Land'' novelization, in which he is killed by Two-Face.{{cn|date=September 2024}}
-=== Television ===
-* Tallyman was briefly considered to be featured in ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]''. The producers wanted to cast ''[[Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' actor [[Richard O'Brien]] for the role.<ref>http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/sections/backstage/unused/batman/tallyman.php</ref>
-===Masque Madhouse Productions===
-* Tallyman appears as the primary antagonist of the 4th installment of the Audiobook series, "''Joker: Laughing No More''". In this incarnation, he is given the name of Simon I. Xavier, who is still a child at heart and in mind. He sets his sights on the Joker after noticing a resemblance to the man who beat his mother and tortured his family. Swearing that he killed the man long ago, he refers to Joker as "A Debt Unpaid". Tallyman witnesses Joker killing a mother and child at a gas station, and disguises himself as a police officer to be able to interrogate and kidnap Joker. After navigating a "Maze from a kiddy menu", Joker finds Tallyman cowering behind the corpse of a nun that Joker had killed in the first installment of the series, which confirms that Tallyman had been present during the assault on the orphanage. After avoiding a confrontation with Batman, Tallyman attacks Joker, and is defeated. Tallyman bears witness to the murder of 3 children, and is left for dead after being stabbed in the chest with a fireplace poker. He is voiced by Jesse Proctor, who also voices the Joker. Proctor is the first person to give voice to this character.
-* Tallyman appears once again in a one-shot audiobook, "The Odds", under the employ of a new villain created by Jesse Proctor. Tallyman works for Masque as the second in command of his gang, and is recruited alongside Masque by Clock King to attempt to capture a small team of Metahumans for the use of domination of the criminal underworld. Once again meeting the Joker, Tallyman shoots at him, but is beaten unconscious by Masque. He will appear again as a secondary antagonist in the original universe, KURIUM, with Jesse Proctor reprising the role.
 ==See also==
-*[[List of Batman Family enemies]]
+*[[List of Batman family enemies]]
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{Batman}}
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+{{Batman characters}}
+[[Category:African-American characters in comics]]
 [[Category:Characters created by James Robinson]]
 [[Category:Comics characters introduced in 1993]]
 [[Category:Comics characters introduced in 2006]]
+[[Category:DC Comics male supervillains]]
 [[Category:DC Comics supervillains]]
-[[Category:Fictional African-American people]]
+[[Category:Fictional assassins in comics]]
-[[Category:Fictional assassins]]
 [[Category:Fictional murderers]]