I’ve read his second appearance online, and it’s actually a two parter, and I do like the way Michael Fleisher wrote Sterling, it’s a fun romp, and I highly recommend it especially if you’re a fan of the crime doctor.
Here is an idea for Silversmith: how about he was a person who was always pushed to be the best by his parents, and while he was very skilled at a variety of fields, he was always second in all of them to someone or another. Since silver is given to second place winners that could be where the silver obsession comes from. I would also play him as a rival to The Penguin because he wants to the best crime boss in Gotham but old Oswald beats him at that.
There is an Anthony Horowitz novel with a similar villain who is embittered by always being second. He only appeared once though, so the potential of the concept isn't realised quite as well as it could be in comics.
i actually think this character has a lot of potential. the fact that he follows a theme at all at least makes him more interesting to me than seeing sal maroni or carmine falcone again, who are just generic mob bosses with nothing in particular noteworthy about them
Sterling Silversmith sounds like an okay villain. I didn’t even know about this guy before I saw this video years ago. I like this guy fine, but I can’t say I’m surprised that he fell into obscurity. He was sort of generic. His silver gimmick is unique and stands out in the rogues gallery. If is brought back, I’d make him more of a secondary villain. Maybe he works for someone like the Great White Shark. Batman would meet him while investigating the Shark’s smuggling ring. And then we see his origin: His father invested all his money in silver, but he died, and Sterling promised him that he would make the silver valuable on his deathbed. He worked for the Shark, smuggling silver statues to add to his silver empire. Then he plans Goldfinger-type schemes, like maybe radiating gold by blowing up Doctor Phosphorus. This would make him sort of sympathetic but also a credible threat to Batman. You could also use him in more small roles and cameos if he works for the other Gotham mobsters.
Here's an idea for a reimagining of the character: make him a relative of Silver St. Cloud; probably her brother or cousin or her husband, something like that.
I have never heard of silversmith until today. And now I know why. The dee twins and Magpie may be obscure, but they have more recognition than Mr. Silver here. Before a go, I have something to ask. Rogues, I know you are a huge batman fan, but have you considered doing more videos on villains from across the DC universe? You are already doing videos on Underrated rogues, why not do videos on other big dc villains, like SInestro, the Royal Flush gang and Killer Frost? If you don't want to, that's fine. I am just asking since you like to mix things up every now and then.
I do have plans to start doing 'best stories lists' for non bat-rogues, like Toyman which I mentioned. As for character videos spotlighting big DC rogues, we'll see in the future.
The thing I liked about Silversmith was, that instead of putting Batman in a deathtrap, he had his henchmen tie Batman to a chair and Silversmith was just going to Batman in the head! No fuss! ,No muss, just a simple shot to the head!! Batman distracted him and escaped from chair, in front of enraged Silversmith!!
I forgot this one; I think the skeleton on the statue is pretty macabre. That angle could be exploited to give more substance to this character. Good video. Any Chance of Gentleman Ghost Video?
I think the reason he's so forgotten is because he's so generic. A lot of forgotten Batman villains have SOME things to remember them by. Silver has...nothing. But I think there's something someone creative can do with him.
@@mr.rogues4145 i have an idea for a reimagining of sterling, make him the childhood best friend of Anthony lupus, it could be a trilogy og sorts, wherein sterling is more of a anti hero decending from a long line of werewolf hunters or monster hunters in general, Who gets the news of a series of bestial killings in gotham and investigates only to discover that the werewolf is in fact his childhood friend Anthony, then the second part could be about his dilemma of having to choose to kill his friend, confronting him once or twice but can not bring himself to do it and the third could be him deciding to finally put poor lupus out of his misery and going after Milo as well for damning his friend to this horrible fate
I don't have much to say this time (for once :P ) except good video. I have the Crime Doctor two-parter he appears in, and yeah, I enjoyed the parts that dealt with him, and would love to see him again, but I'm so much more heart-broken about the Spook not mattering anymore, or Signalman, or... Well, basically every villain, more than I am about Silversmith. He's not bad at all, but just not nearly as memorable as most (probably due to a lack of a costume, lol).
Thanks! Yeah there's something that's just.. I dunno.. Dull, about him. I like the suit, but maybe he coulda worn a silver mask or something too. Just something to make him stand out more.
Best channel to stumble upon. Do you think you will do more newish obscure villains? Like professor pyg, or the branders? Just curious as to what you think of them?
A guy who is obsessed with silver just because the word "silver" is in his last name? That's like having a villain named Joe Coyne whose gimmick is committing penny oriented crimes. Oh wait...
Chase Osborn It's like having a guy called Julian day who has an obsession with calenders..oops, bad example. It's like having a girl called Harleen quinzell become a villian named Harley Quinn.. oops, that also happened...
Could Sterling be like a rich evil business men that helps Falcon and the Wayne when Thomas and Martha was alive but backstabbing them in the back and he disappeared for 20 years up for no good and become Bruce rival and foe ?
Two crazy idles him me with Silversmith. One is he more of a ally to Catwoman, sort of a fince for stolen silver goods. The other is that he thinks himself like a Paul Revere as he tracks Batman, warning the other bad guys that "The BAT is coming!"
I think the kinda obvious thing would be to have his silver obsession/gimmick be directly related to the superstitious belief that silver can be used to combat malevolent supernatural creatures most notably vampires (of which Batman resembles). Maybe I’d have it that silversmith comes from a long line of hunters who specialize in ridding the world of vampires and werewolves and other such creatures, hence the silver gimmick. And that could not only explain his combat with the Batman but you could also loop in other characters such as Anthony lupus, the mad monk, and even maybe Dracula. Just a fun thought I had. I’d love to hear other people’s ideas
I certainly think Sterling makes for an interesting rogue. He's basically like Orrick Goldfinger from James Bond, except of course his obsession is silver rather than gold. I definitely agree they could do a better job at telling better stories about him though. Goldfinger for example wanted to blow up Fort Knox in order to increase the value of his own stash of gold. Perhaps, like you said, he could come up with a similar scheme to decrease the value of gold thus increasing the value of silver, especially HIS silver.
Silversmith could be interesting, but not in his current state. Keep the arsenal of weapons, but ditch everything else. Maybe he could be an old-fashioned inventor under the payroll of the Penguin who specializes in weaponry made out of silver?
That's a possibility. Or perhaps you could go the Goldfinger route? In the book, he tried to rob Fort Knox; in the movie, he instead tries to radiate all the gold in Fort Knox, so that his own gold stores will become much more valuable. Maybe Sterling could do something like that; he's already somewhat Bond-Villain-esque, in my opinion, so why not just go ahead and do something inspired by Bond?
Hey I was wondering if you know anything about a creature called the Scare beat. I know it has something to do with the scarecrow but...don't know much
Sterling Silversmith is an intriguing rogue. I still don't know why Silver should have a high advancement to topple Gold. Like, I know silver has a big experience in some metal things, like some rocks, or parts of tools like hammers, axes, or wreches, plus on high mountains. Plus It's a little value than Gold has on its big impact for the world. I wished BTAS could've put this character in, and give him a compelling reason for his purpose to let Silver stand out the most.
Sterling Silversmith could have worked on Batman: Beyond ; A greedy black marketer similar to Penguin on snobbery, Sterling could have been an industrialist & fortune hunter who wears body armor facsimile to Iron Man or profile the Spiderman villain Silvermane. Silversmith could have replaced Penguin easily on Batman: Beyond.
And in case someone doesn't either believe or doesn't want to look, here's a link to a picture of a panel or two that feature him. I didn't know about this before, so this is kind of col, though I have no idea what Gotham Academy is. comicsalliance.com/files/2016/06/AC292b.jpg
He's just like Goldfinger from James Bond novels. Both are villains obsessed with a particular precious metal (gold and silver, respectively) and commit crimes based on that metal.
Gotham Rogues wow, very intelligent. Not only are you a great source of knowledge so i can impress my friends with my knowledge of this, but you're an incredibly talented individual with an amazing voice. You'll really big one day, I can see (or hear) you hosting a horror anthology show or a batman narrator on television.
Thank you very much Scotia! You flatter me so! Haha well we'll see about that.. Maybe if they remake Tales From the Crypt I can voice the new Crypt Keeper ;) Remember boys and ghouls, the crypt awaits you, in the next episode!
Well if he invested in silver a decade back, he would be rich now, because you have been able to get more money back on your investment, rather than on gold, but.... yeah... I like this guy though, and wish he would be there with the other mob bosses.
I’ve read his second appearance online, and it’s actually a two parter, and I do like the way Michael Fleisher wrote Sterling, it’s a fun romp, and I highly recommend it especially if you’re a fan of the crime doctor.
Here is an idea for Silversmith: how about he was a person who was always pushed to be the best by his parents, and while he was very skilled at a variety of fields, he was always second in all of them to someone or another. Since silver is given to second place winners that could be where the silver obsession comes from. I would also play him as a rival to The Penguin because he wants to the best crime boss in Gotham but old Oswald beats him at that.
DC really outta hire you.
Thank you
There is an Anthony Horowitz novel with a similar villain who is embittered by always being second. He only appeared once though, so the potential of the concept isn't realised quite as well as it could be in comics.
Not a bad idea, man.
Holy shit not bad
i actually think this character has a lot of potential. the fact that he follows a theme at all at least makes him more interesting to me than seeing sal maroni or carmine falcone again, who are just generic mob bosses with nothing in particular noteworthy about them
I think it would be awesome to see Sterling Silversmith become one of the Metal Men's villains.
he looks like bill nye as a supervillain and tying to play as a god
Sterling Silversmith sounds like an okay villain. I didn’t even know about this guy before I saw this video years ago. I like this guy fine, but I can’t say I’m surprised that he fell into obscurity. He was sort of generic. His silver gimmick is unique and stands out in the rogues gallery. If is brought back, I’d make him more of a secondary villain. Maybe he works for someone like the Great White Shark. Batman would meet him while investigating the Shark’s smuggling ring. And then we see his origin: His father invested all his money in silver, but he died, and Sterling promised him that he would make the silver valuable on his deathbed. He worked for the Shark, smuggling silver statues to add to his silver empire. Then he plans Goldfinger-type schemes, like maybe radiating gold by blowing up Doctor Phosphorus. This would make him sort of sympathetic but also a credible threat to Batman. You could also use him in more small roles and cameos if he works for the other Gotham mobsters.
0:40 - Sterling silversmith's stories
2:55 - Rogue's opinion
Catwoman steals from a retired, reclusive criminal, who turns out to be Sterling Silversmith
Here's an idea for a reimagining of the character: make him a relative of Silver St. Cloud; probably her brother or cousin or her husband, something like that.
I have never heard of silversmith until today. And now I know why. The dee twins and Magpie may be obscure, but they have more recognition than Mr. Silver here.
Before a go, I have something to ask. Rogues, I know you are a huge batman fan, but have you considered doing more videos on villains from across the DC universe? You are already doing videos on Underrated rogues, why not do videos on other big dc villains, like SInestro, the Royal Flush gang and Killer Frost?
If you don't want to, that's fine. I am just asking since you like to mix things up every now and then.
I do have plans to start doing 'best stories lists' for non bat-rogues, like Toyman which I mentioned. As for character videos spotlighting big DC rogues, we'll see in the future.
Great Review! I think the real highlight of Silversmith's first appearance was that beautiful cover drawn by Jim Aparo for Detective Comics # 446.
The thing I liked about Silversmith was, that instead of putting Batman in a deathtrap, he had his henchmen tie Batman to a chair and Silversmith was just going to Batman in the head! No fuss! ,No muss, just a simple shot to the head!! Batman distracted him and escaped from chair, in front of enraged Silversmith!!
I forgot this one; I think the skeleton on the statue is pretty macabre. That angle could be exploited to give more substance to this character. Good video. Any Chance of Gentleman Ghost Video?
Thanks! Possibly as an underrated rogue yeah.
I think the reason he's so forgotten is because he's so generic. A lot of forgotten Batman villains have SOME things to remember them by. Silver has...nothing.
But I think there's something someone creative can do with him.
I'd love you to do a video on the Gargoyle (Morris Eagleton). I love the issue featuring him. Great artwork and story.
Sounds like this villain would've fitted in the 1960's Batman series
For sure.
@@mr.rogues4145 i have an idea for a reimagining of sterling, make him the childhood best friend of Anthony lupus, it could be a trilogy og sorts, wherein sterling is more of a anti hero decending from a long line of werewolf hunters or monster hunters in general, Who gets the news of a series of bestial killings in gotham and investigates only to discover that the werewolf is in fact his childhood friend Anthony, then the second part could be about his dilemma of having to choose to kill his friend, confronting him once or twice but can not bring himself to do it and the third could be him deciding to finally put poor lupus out of his misery and going after Milo as well for damning his friend to this horrible fate
I don't have much to say this time (for once :P ) except good video. I have the Crime Doctor two-parter he appears in, and yeah, I enjoyed the parts that dealt with him, and would love to see him again, but I'm so much more heart-broken about the Spook not mattering anymore, or Signalman, or... Well, basically every villain, more than I am about Silversmith. He's not bad at all, but just not nearly as memorable as most (probably due to a lack of a costume, lol).
Thanks! Yeah there's something that's just.. I dunno.. Dull, about him. I like the suit, but maybe he coulda worn a silver mask or something too. Just something to make him stand out more.
I always click on these videos so fast. lol Informative yet again.
Best channel to stumble upon. Do you think you will do more newish obscure villains? Like professor pyg, or the branders? Just curious as to what you think of them?
A guy who is obsessed with silver just because the word "silver" is in his last name? That's like having a villain named Joe Coyne whose gimmick is committing penny oriented crimes. Oh wait...
Chase Osborn
Or a guy named Edward Nygma obsessed with Puzzle- oh wait.
Atleast he worked.
The American Meme
The same can be said about Victor Fries, who also worked.
Well, until BTAS came.
Chase Osborn
It's like having a guy called Julian day who has an obsession with calenders..oops, bad example.
It's like having a girl called Harleen quinzell become a villian named Harley Quinn.. oops, that also happened...
Think that's weird? Look up Iron-Hat Ferris.
@@biznubizzness4783 Or a bad guy called Sinestro, assassins have the name Death- x lol.
Could Sterling be like a rich evil business men that helps Falcon and the Wayne when Thomas and Martha was alive but backstabbing them in the back and he disappeared for 20 years up for no good and become Bruce rival and foe ?
Please do the Crime Doctor. He actually sounds really cool.
Guess if they brought him back be kool to see him vs Metal Men or Red Robin can show case his detective skills if they reimagine him .
Two crazy idles him me with Silversmith. One is he more of a ally to Catwoman, sort of a fince for stolen silver goods. The other is that he thinks himself like a Paul Revere as he tracks Batman, warning the other bad guys that "The BAT is coming!"
silver is becoming worth more then gold now
Sterling Silversmith, The Gold Killer, and The Penny Plunderer should team up. (Silver Gold and Copper)
I think the kinda obvious thing would be to have his silver obsession/gimmick be directly related to the superstitious belief that silver can be used to combat malevolent supernatural creatures most notably vampires (of which Batman resembles). Maybe I’d have it that silversmith comes from a long line of hunters who specialize in ridding the world of vampires and werewolves and other such creatures, hence the silver gimmick. And that could not only explain his combat with the Batman but you could also loop in other characters such as Anthony lupus, the mad monk, and even maybe Dracula. Just a fun thought I had. I’d love to hear other people’s ideas
Would deacon blackfire be qualified as a forgotten batman villain?
Attacking Bulldog he is
Attacking Bulldog He appeared in Batman: Arkham Knight with his own side mission, i feel like he qualifies more as an underrated one.
Yes
More like an underrated rogue
He looks like Corneal Sanders.
Mr sand how
you should do sewer king
I suppose so
I certainly think Sterling makes for an interesting rogue. He's basically like Orrick Goldfinger from James Bond, except of course his obsession is silver rather than gold.
I definitely agree they could do a better job at telling better stories about him though. Goldfinger for example wanted to blow up Fort Knox in order to increase the value of his own stash of gold. Perhaps, like you said, he could come up with a similar scheme to decrease the value of gold thus increasing the value of silver, especially HIS silver.
I thought this was spierman villain silver mane
Can you do a video on the long forgotten Batman villain The Left Shoe?
He actually appeared in the Batman spinoff series Gotham Academy if I'm not mistaken, he was the shop teacher
is that Colonel Sanders
I think they're related at the very least.
Silversmith could be interesting, but not in his current state. Keep the arsenal of weapons, but ditch everything else. Maybe he could be an old-fashioned inventor under the payroll of the Penguin who specializes in weaponry made out of silver?
That's a possibility. Or perhaps you could go the Goldfinger route? In the book, he tried to rob Fort Knox; in the movie, he instead tries to radiate all the gold in Fort Knox, so that his own gold stores will become much more valuable. Maybe Sterling could do something like that; he's already somewhat Bond-Villain-esque, in my opinion, so why not just go ahead and do something inspired by Bond?
Hey I was wondering if you know anything about a creature called the Scare beat. I know it has something to do with the scarecrow but...don't know much
You could do a Great White Shark one plzzzzzz
Chris Redfield but Warren white isn't forgotten
But few people know him. I have a friend that is a big Batman fan, I asked him about this guy and he said: " Who? I dunno this guy"
@@dango7789 he's more underrated than forgotten
Sterling Silversmith is an intriguing rogue. I still don't know why Silver should have a high advancement to topple Gold. Like, I know silver has a big experience in some metal things, like some rocks, or parts of tools like hammers, axes, or wreches, plus on high mountains. Plus It's a little value than Gold has on its big impact for the world. I wished BTAS could've put this character in, and give him a compelling reason for his purpose to let Silver stand out the most.
this one is new to me. Anarky would be nice I have his first appearance at home.
Sterling Silversmith could have worked on Batman: Beyond ; A greedy black marketer similar to Penguin on snobbery, Sterling could have been an industrialist & fortune hunter who wears body armor facsimile to Iron Man or profile the Spiderman villain Silvermane. Silversmith could have replaced Penguin easily on Batman: Beyond.
yessssssssss another video
He was in secret six
I found out that he did return in Gotham academy issue 18 don't believe go on comic vine I swear
And in case someone doesn't either believe or doesn't want to look, here's a link to a picture of a panel or two that feature him. I didn't know about this before, so this is kind of col, though I have no idea what Gotham Academy is.
comicsalliance.com/files/2016/06/AC292b.jpg
reminds me of Silvermane from Spider-man. The one from the 70s, not the robot one.
You forgot to mention that he appeared in Gotham Academy in 2016.
He actually appeared in the gotham academy books, along with bookworm from batman '66.
Maybe they should have called the magpie because he obsess with silver 🤗
Jacob Benton I think he's saying called her to help take silversmith down
He's just like Goldfinger from James Bond novels. Both are villains obsessed with a particular precious metal (gold and silver, respectively) and commit crimes based on that metal.
do forgotten batman villains professor uranium
Can you do cluemaster please
hey rogues, did you have to learn to speak English? or did you speak English as a second language other than Swedish?
I learned it on my own watching movies and tv shows growing up haha.
Gotham Rogues wow, very intelligent. Not only are you a great source of knowledge so i can impress my friends with my knowledge of this, but you're an incredibly talented individual with an amazing voice. You'll really big one day, I can see (or hear) you hosting a horror anthology show or a batman narrator on television.
Thank you very much Scotia! You flatter me so!
Haha well we'll see about that.. Maybe if they remake Tales From the Crypt I can voice the new Crypt Keeper ;) Remember boys and ghouls, the crypt awaits you, in the next episode!
Your accent makes your vids even better! You sound like a psychologist that is reading files on real people.
I Ike your soothing voice.
Is there a Villain who is forgotten you do lose sleep over?
Too many.
My verdict: make him into a James Bond styled super villian
A poor-man's Penguin. He could have done well on 'Batman Beyond' for animation.
he'd be good in a were wolf story.
Just going by the title I imagine this guys gimick is silver
Well if he invested in silver a decade back, he would be rich now, because you have been able to get more money back on your investment, rather than on gold, but.... yeah... I like this guy though, and wish he would be there with the other mob bosses.
I know a little this villain
He kind of looks like Max Shrek
I think he showed up in gotham academy
Wow. Even I forgot about this guy.
Kinda looks like Justin Hammer from Iron Man.
Sterling Silversmith was right!
Sterling should come back and be obsessed with crypto currency