Wonderland Gang (DC)

The Wonderland Gang in Detective Comics v1 #841.

The Wonderland Gang is a team that features in DC Comics.

History

Origin

The Wonderland Gang were a team of costumed super-criminals formed in Gotham City by the Mad Hatter whose members were all themed after the characters from Alice in Wonderland. Among their members included Tweedledum and Tweedledee where they quickly amass high-class muscle from all over Gotham dressed as different Lewis Carroll characters. These included the likes of the Lion, the Unicorn, the Walrus, and the Carpenter. After Batman investigated their recent crime spree, he tracked the gang to a hideout in the House of Mirrors at the Gotham Amusement Park. Once there, he discovered that Jervis Tetch had been incapacitated by his own mind-control technology and was spinning aimlessly on a teacup ride while the true leaders, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, orchestrated the gang's actions behind the scenes. While Batman battled the various costumed henchmen, the Tweedle cousins attempted to flee, only to be intercepted and beaten unconscious by a vengeful Mad Hatter. The gang was eventually apprehended by the GCPD, and the story concluded with the Hatter using his mind-control chips to force the Tweedles to fight one another while they were incarcerated in Arkham Asylum. (Detective Comics v1 #841)

Members of the Wonderland Gang appeared primarily as background participants within the confines of Arkham Asylum, following their humiliating defeat at the Gotham Amusement Park. Having been processed into the psychiatric hospital, the gang—specifically the Tweedle cousins—were shown dealing with the psychological fallout of their botched coup against the Mad Hatter. There were lingering tension between Jervis Tetch and his former associates, as the Hatter continued to exert his mental dominance over the twins despite their shared incarceration. The gang's presence reinforced the cyclical nature of Gotham's criminal underworld, portraying them as broken pawns who had been transitioned from a coordinated unit back into standard Arkham inmates. (Detective Comics v1 #847) The Wonderland Gang’s presence was felt through the solo actions of March Harriet, who had branched out from the core group to pursue her own criminal interests while her former teammates remained sidelined. Known as Harriet Pratt, she participated in a scheme that brought her into direct conflict with Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn. Acting as a high-end escort and thief, Harriet attempted to navigate the volatile hierarchy of Gotham's female villains, but her efforts were overshadowed by the larger chaos involving the Sirens and the arrival of the villain Boneblaster. Throughout the story, Harriet's behavior reflected the whimsical but dangerous aesthetic of the original gang, though she operated without the direct oversight of the Mad Hatter or the Tweedles. Her encounter concluded with her being caught in the crossfire of the Sirens' struggle to maintain their hideout, ultimately showcasing that while the team was fractured, the individual members remained active and troublesome figures within the city. (Gotham City Sirens v1 #9)

Post-Flashpoint

Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.

Members

• Mad Hatter
• Tweedledum :
• Tweedledee :
• March Hare :
• Lion :
• Unicorn :
• Walrus :
• Carpenter :
• Dormouse :

Notes

• The Wonderland Gang were created by Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen where they made their first appearance in Detective Comics v1 #841 (April, 2008).

In other media

Television

• In Batwoman, the Wonderland Gang did not appear in the setting of the live-action television series set in the Arrowverse though several Lewis Carroll inspired characters were shown. Among them was an original character named August Cartwright who came to be known as the Caterpillar. He was the son of Mabel Cartwright who was referred to as the Queen of Hearts. His father died in his youth and growing up, August had a difficult relationship with his mother despite loving her and always wanting to please her. In adulthood, he started working as a doctor and became a colleague of Dr. Jonathan Crane. Later in his life, August had a son, Jonathan, with an unknown woman. His family moved into a rural area just outside the city. After Jonathan's face was permanently disfigured in an accident, causing him to be ostracized by his peers, August vowed to fix his son. He then started to perform experiments with skin grafts obtained from corpses to create fake faces. Despite this, August was very controlling and emotionally abusive to Jonathan. On January 26, 2003 while August and his son were out fishing, likely with Mabel too, they came upon Beth Kane, who washed up on shore after a car accident that killed her mother, Gabi Kane. August also fished out Gabi's severed head, prompting Mabel to ask him to use his abilities to transplant the woman's face onto hers. However, August knew his mother wearing a dead woman's face would bring unwanted attention, so he appeased Mabel by storing Gabi's face in a locked freezer at his home until supposedly the right time.

Appearances

• Detective Comics v1: (2008)

External Links

• DC Database Entry

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