Johnny Witts
Johnny Witts, "the crime boss who is always one step ahead of Batman," is a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. He first appeared in Detective Comics #344 (Oct. 1965). He is also known as the Swami. Fictional character biography "Out of the dark recesses of Gotham City" came Johnny Witts, who, along with his mobsters, sought to prove he could outwit the Batman at every turn. Witts made his existence known through a cascading series of events. "Apple Alice," a kindly old woman who would routinely offer Batman and Robin apples, was acting strangely. It was later revealed that "Apple Alice" was really Flo Murcell, a woman who worked in Johnny Witts' mob, and Batman's suspicions were tailored by Witts himself in a plan that led Batman straight to the scheming mobster. As Batman dangled from a rope outside Johnny Witts' window, Witts told the Caped Crusader that he would always be one step ahead of him; indeed, one of Witts' gang was on the roof above, ready to cut Batman's rope. Batman eventually cornered Johnny Witts by tailing Flo Murcell to his hideout. Witts had anticipated this, having removed the tracer on Murcell early in the day, but