In the lore, the "real history" of Killer Croc typically deviates from the standard supervillain tropes to fit a more grounded, gritty 19th-century aesthetic:
is a fan-conceived reimagining of the Batman mythos, often associated with a "fictional documentary" style of storytelling. While it draws heavy inspiration from the official DC Elseworlds comic Gotham by Gaslight , which features a Victorian-era Batman hunting Jack the Ripper in 1889, the specific "Real History" write-ups for villains like Killer Croc are usually original expansions created for this fan universe . The Legend of Waylon Jones