Clancy O'Hara
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| Clancy O'Hara | |
| Real name: | Clancy O'Hara |
| First Appearance: | World's Finest #159 |
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Created by: | Edmond Hamilton |
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Affiliations: | Gotham City Police Department |
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Abilities: | None |
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Portrayed by: | Stafford Repp - Batman (TV Series) |
Chief Clancy O'Hara is the longtime police chief of Gotham City. He is distinguished by his big Levitz-era bushy mustache, a feature that has not changed in all his comic book appearances.
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[edit] History
Clancy O'Hara was the chief of the GCPD, one of the few uncorruptable. He was originally introduced as a career police officer, rising to the rank of police chief after serving so many years in the force.
Created for the 1966 "Batman" TV series, longtime Gotham City police chief O'Hara was also soon adopted in the comic books. O'Hara was first mentioned in World's Finest # 159 (1966) and a behind the scenes presence in SWAMP THING # 7 (1973), even O'Hara's first on-panel appearances in DETECTIVE COMICS # 461 (1976) and as part of 1977's DETECTIVE COMICS # 470 and 476 found his features partially concealed by devices like hand gestures and window panes.
Also in 1977, Chief O'Hara made numerous cameo appearances in the chronicles of DC's Golden Age heroes in ALL-STAR COMICS # 67 and 70. O'Hara later briefly became Gotham City's new police commissioner in the 'Huntress' series in WONDER WOMAN (beginning with # 281 in 1981) and he remained a recurring presence for the next few years.
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Chief O'Hara has appeared in THE SILVER AGE # 1 (2000). Later, In Batman: Dark Victory # 1, Police Chief O'Hara was killed as the first victim in the series' sequence of murders by the Hangman.
[edit] Comic Book Appearances
What follows is a list of all appearances Chief Clancy O'Hara has made in the comic books:
- Batman # 301
- Detective Comics # 461, 470, 476
- Swamp Thing # 7
- World's Finest Comics # 159 , 309
- Adventure Comics # 461, 465
- All-Star Comics # 67, 70
- Wonder Woman # 281, 296-297, 308, 314
- Superman # 363
- Batman: Dark Victory # 1
- Silver Age # 1
- Batman: Masque
