Gillian B. Loeb

Gillian B. Loeb's History

Gillian Loeb was a commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department when James Gordon and the Batman first arrived in Gotham City. He was thoroughly corrupt and found Gordon's honesty troubling for his operations. Initially, Loeb did not have any real problems with Batman, believing him to be a simple street vigilante. However, he attempted to launch a full-scale police war against Batman after Batman attacked his residence during a dinner party with his criminal and political contacts, and publicly announced that he fully intended to bring them all down as well. However, the vigilante proved frustratingly elusive until an impromptu rescue on the street led to him being cornered in an abandoned building. Although the situation already seemed hopeless for the Batman when the police surrounded the building, Loeb also ordered it be firebombed before he sent in his SWAT strike teams. Batman still escaped, much to Loeb's aggravation.

Eventually, Batman's investigations and devastating information unearthed by District Attorney Harvey Dent's prosecution of one of his lackeys, Officer Arnold Flass, would force Loeb to resign. Commissioner Grogan, who Gordon thought was even worse than Loeb, would replace him. Gordon would eventually replace Grogan as Commissioner.

A short time later, Loeb was killed by "The Hangman" for being a known associate of Harvey Dent.