Zira quickly identified and answered the first question, prompting Dixon to say: "She seems to be pretty smart."" When he accidentally tampered with the mechanism, some of the spiders fell free to the ground and on top of him.The story was inspired by a Celtic myth about a monumental battle between two sacred kings (gods) who annually fought for the affections of a queen (or goddess).He would play on public sympathy and the Penguin""s own delusions of grandeur.Meanwhile, Batman battled against the Penguin""s Red Triangle Gang as they terrorized he city - it was all part of the Penguin""s scheme to look good as a prospective Mayor by promising to clean up Gotham ("Cobblepot Can Clean It Up").The next morning, still recovering from a hangover and half-conscious, he is led to the Upton Fairgrounds for a campaign barbecue and speech.