King Snake

"Hey, are you with the Animal Protection Organization?" Roland said when he answered the phone. "You want Waylon to be your spokesperson?"

"I'm not doing that," Killer Croc said, shaking his head. He had once done promotional work for a circus, only for its owner to abuse him. In a rage, he had bitten the man's arm off.

After he was locked up in Belle Reve Penitentiary this time, his cellmate Captain Boomerang told him about his old job. Before becoming a supervillain, Captain Boomerang had worn a boomerang-themed costume as Wiggins Toy Company's new mascot, "Captain Boomerang."

But the people of Central City had treated Captain Boomerang as a joke. When his boss and biological father, W. W. Wiggins, ran into business trouble, he refused to pay his son. That was when Captain Boomerang turned to crime.

And when Killer Croc was little, Hollihan had told him about the superhero Captain Dollar. Created by an American banking organization, he had essentially been a spokesperson too, as well as a member of the Watchmen. Later, his cape got caught in a revolving door, and a thief shot him dead. That was why Killer Croc had always thought Batman wasn't too bright either, running around in a cape. All of it made Killer Croc feel there was something cursed about spokesperson jobs. He wanted no part of one.

"All right, I'll turn them down for you." Roland nodded and declined the offer on Killer Croc's behalf.

They drove back to Gotham City. When word spread that Killer Croc had been rescued, Gotham's underground community erupted with excitement. Many came to Roland Cathedral to thank them in person.

"No need," Roland said. Faced with the dense crowd, he felt a headache coming on.

"Go on home," Killer Croc told his people. "Don't