Firebug

The Firebug wears an insulated costume containing hidden tanks of a concentrated napalm derivative that he is able to project from hidden openings in the fingertips of his gloves.

Name:

Firebug

Publisher:

DC Comics

Real name:

Joseph Rigger

Aliases:

Joseph Rigger
Joey Rigger
Joe Rigger

Birth date:

None

Gender:

Male

Powers:

Fire Control
Gadgets
Heat Generation

First issue:

Batman #318 My City Burns at Both Ends -- It Will Not Last the Night!

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Origin

Demolitions expert Joey Rigger returned to Gotham City when his entire family was killed in separate building related accidents in a three week period. His sanity severely affected by these tragedies, Rigger became determined those buildings could not be allowed to kill again.

Major Story Arcs

Joseph Rigger

Using skills he had learned in the army, Rigger became the Firebug, and set out to burn all three buildings to the ground. These efforts brought Firebug into conflict with the Batman, who finally confronted the Firebug atop the towering Gotham State Building. Hoping to prevent Batman from thwarting his final fire, Rigger set his own costume ablaze, but in the ensuing battle the Firebug accidentally fell from the building roof, his costume's napalm tanks exploding long before he could reach the ground. However he miraculously survived this encounter, and took on a mission from the Calculator which brought him into conflict with the Hero's Hotline while attempting to invade there base, but was once again defeated and was imprisoned in BlackGate prison, shortly afterwards he escaped. Following his escape he attempted to prove his superiority over fellow arsonist Firefly, but was believed killed once again.

Gotham Central

He would once again turn up alive when Gotham's Major Crimes unit was investigating a rash of Firebug attacks through out the city, invaded his apartment causing Joe to leap from his room and break several bones in the process. Once he recovered he revealed to the officers that because of the suit and frequent fires he now covered in scars, so he sold it on a anonymous auction online only meeting with the buyer once to show him how to operate it, and identifying the man when Gotham P.D. tricked him into coming into the station.

New 52 Batgirl

Joe Rigger is alive and continuing his arsonist campaigns.

Batman Beyond

In the future, Gotham is terrorized by the Firebug but it has not been determined if its a new Firebug or if Joseph Rigger still has a little spark of fiery determination in him.