The Five Crime Families was a group of the five largest mafia families in Gotham City that existed alongside or under the umbrella of the larger Falcone and Maroni Crime Families. They later joined under Oswald Cobblepot who occasionally hosted them at his home for meetings. They were all murdered by Barbara Kean during her ascension in the criminal underworld.
Members[]
- Oswald Cobblepot (head, formerly)
- Unidentified Boss 1 †
- Unidentified Boss 2 †
- Unidentified Boss 3 †
- Unidentified Boss 4 †
- Unidentified Boss 5 †
Behind the Scenes[]
- The five families are likely a reference to the Five Crime Families of New York City during the golden age of the Sicilian Mafia (Gambino, Genovese, Bonnano, Lucchese and Columbo) that came together under the umbrella of "The Commission" founded by Lucky Luciano.
- In the DC Comics the five families are: the Beretti Family, the Bertinelli Family, the Cassamento Family, the Galante Family, the Inzerillo Family and sometimes the Panessa Family. All of which existed under the umbrella of the Falcone Crime Family.