rogues' gallery

Etymology
. Popularized by American detectives and.

Noun

 * 1) A set of pictures of convicted or suspected criminals used in law enforcement investigations to help witnesses identify suspects.
 * 2) * 1866, "Readings for the Young: The Rogues' Gallery," in The Christian Treasury, Johnstone, Hunter & Co. (Edinburgh), pp. 322-323:
 * When the policemen arrest a man . . . if there is good reason to suspect him, they take his picture before they let him go. . . . Then they put the picture up in the rogues' gallery among the others, where everybody who comes there can see it.
 * 1)  Any group of lawbreakers or other disreputable characters.
 * 2)  The set of supervillains associated with a particular superhero or comic book title.
 * 1)  The set of supervillains associated with a particular superhero or comic book title.
 * 1)  The set of supervillains associated with a particular superhero or comic book title.
 * 1)  The set of supervillains associated with a particular superhero or comic book title.
 * 1)  The set of supervillains associated with a particular superhero or comic book title.