Johnny Gobs was a Gotham City criminal who perished shortly before Harvey Dent took office. According to Nick, Johnny committed suicide by jumped out of a building. However Eddie's explanation for his untimely death was much darker, insisting that "the Bat" had gotten him. Eddie claimed his body thrown from a rooftop and no blood was found in Gobs' body.
Appearances[]
- Batman (Mentioned only)
- Batman (comic adaptation) (Mentioned only)
- Batman (novelization) (Mentioned only)
- Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (Mentioned only)
Background Information and Notes[]
Screenwriter Sam Hamm also had Rorschach identify the criminal in the bar as Johnny Gobs in his unproduced Watchmen script.