The Birth: Since childhood, Eddie Nashton used puzzles to beat his opponents, habitually cheating to ensure that he would win. He began his life of crime as a simple con man. Yearning to make bigger money, "E. Nigma" created the identity of the Riddler and adopted a unique approach to crime: providing clues to his capers in the form of puzzles and riddles. He is yet another one of Bob Kane's creation appearing first in Detective Comics #140 (October,1948).

The Alter Ego: The Riddler's real name is Eddie Nashton alias Edward Nigma. He used to work at a Wayne facility as a researcher before he ended up as the Riddler.

The Legend: Edward Nigma, like his compatriots,Penguin and The Joker , uses his devious mind to come up with nefarious plots to gain more and more wealth and to rule Gotham City.
He is a cunning criminal strategist and an accomplished marksman. His weapons have varied from exploding jigsaw puzzles to pistols shaped like question marks.
After numerous defeats at the hands of the Batman (see BATMAN), the Riddler is now completely obsessed with proving that he is Batman's intellectual superior. However, his obsession with beating Batman is often his undoing.