ange , ▁who ▁is ▁revealed ▁to ▁have ▁f aked ▁his ▁death ▁and ▁tor ment ed ▁Thor ne ▁with ▁devices ▁designed ▁to ▁simulate ▁g host ly ▁experiences . ▁Thor ne ▁becomes ▁convinced ▁that ▁Hill ▁and ▁Paul ing ▁are ▁plot ting ▁against ▁him ▁and ▁trying ▁to ▁drive ▁him ▁ins ane . ▁Thor ne ▁k ills ▁Paul ing ▁but ▁is ▁eventually ▁app reh ended ▁by ▁Bat man . ▁ ▁Thor ne ▁makes ▁a ▁return ▁appearance ▁in ▁Det ect ive ▁Comics ▁# 8 2 5 ▁( cover - dated ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁released ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 ). ▁This ▁was ▁his ▁first ▁major ▁com ics ▁appearance ▁in ▁dec ades , ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁Post - C ris is ▁DC ▁Un iverse . ▁He ▁is ▁shown ▁in car cer ated ▁in ▁Black gate ▁Pen it enti ary ▁when ▁Doctor ▁Ph osph orus ▁makes ▁an ▁attempt ▁on ▁his ▁life , ▁one ▁that ▁Bat man ▁prevents . ▁ ▁Other ▁versions ▁ ▁Goth am ▁by ▁Gas light ▁In ▁the ▁alternate ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁of ▁Goth am ▁by ▁Gas light , ▁Goth am ▁City ▁Council ▁member ▁Thor ne ▁becomes ▁the ▁new ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Goth am ▁City ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Mayor ▁Tol liver . ▁ ▁Justice ▁League : ▁God s ▁and ▁Mon sters ▁In ▁the ▁com ic ▁pre quel ▁Justice ▁League : ▁God s ▁and ▁Mon sters , ▁Ru pert ▁Thor ne ▁appears ▁when ▁Lew ▁M ox on ▁att ends ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁crime ▁l ords ▁in ▁Goth am