Toyman

The Toyman is a legacy name used by several characters, primarily enemies of Superman in the DC Comics universe. The character was created by Don C. Cameron and Ed Dobrotka, first appearing in Action Comics #64 (1943).

The first Toyman was Winslow Schott, a sociopathic mechanical genius who designs numerous deadly toys as weaponry. His heroic counterpart is a Japanese teenager named Hiro Okamura and his brief successor was a criminal named Jack Nimball. In some continuities, his son Winslow Jr. became the next Toyman. There have been several other versions, although it has been implied that some of them were life-like robots created by the original Toyman and were even good enough to fool Superman. There have also been several similar or related characters such as Dollmaker, Toyboy, Toymaker, and Toymaster. Toyman has been involved with the Injustice League, the Legion of Doom, the Secret Society of Super-Villains and the Superman Revenge Squad.

In other media

Schott, Nimball, and Okamura have made several appearances in DC-related media, with Schott appearing in television series set in the DC Animated Universe, in which he is voiced by Bud Cort, and the live-action television series Smallville, portrayed by Chris Gauthier. Additionally, Schott along with his son and series original character Winslow "Winn" Schott Jr. appear in the live-action Arrowverse television series Supergirl, portrayed by Henry Czerny and Jeremy Jordan respectively.