Ventriloquist (character)

Ventriloquist
The Arnold Wesker incarnation of the Ventriloquist, as depicted in Who's Who in the DC Universe #8 (April 1991). Art by Norm Breyfogle.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Wesker: Detective Comics #583 (February 1988) Riley: Detective Comics #827 (March 2007) Belzer: Batgirl #20 (July 2013)
Created by	Wesker: John Wagner (writer) Alan Grant (writer) Norm Breyfogle (artist) Riley: Paul Dini (writer) Don Kramer (artist) Belzer: Gail Simone (writer) Fernando Pasarin (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Arnold Wesker Peyton Riley Shauna Belzer
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Wesker: Secret Society of Super Villains Black Lantern Corps Justice League of Arkham
Abilities	Criminal mastermind Skilled marksman

The Ventriloquist is the name of multiple supervillains appearing in American comic books and other media published by DC Comics. All of the Ventriloquist's versions are enemies of Batman, belonging to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery.

The character has been featured in various media adaptations, such as feature films, television series and video games. Andrew Sellon portrays a new version of the character in the television series Gotham. In the fifth season, he finds the dummy Scarface and becomes the Ventriloquist.