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Professor Pyg is a fictional supervillain who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Pyg was created by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert.[1] Professor Pyg was re-introduced following DC's The New 52 comics relaunch in 2011.

The character's in-world real name is Lazlo Valentin, a scientist who suffered a schizophrenic breakdown that led him to become a supervillain who wears a pig mask.

Michael Cerveris portrayed the character in the fourth season of Gotham in the DC Extended Universe.

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  1. Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.