His name is an homage to Peanuts protagonist Charlie Brown, due to the latter character commonly being shown flying kites into trees.

The character has been generally regarded as a joke in comparison with other supervillains due to his dimwitted personality and laughable gimmick.

However, with his appearance in the DC Rebirth arc "The War of Jokes and Riddles", Kite Man gained a reputation as a cult favorite character among fans, due to his tragic backstory, persistence and motivation to become a better villain, and his catchphrase "Kite Man, hell yeah!".

[1][2] In recent years, Kite Man has been adapted into several forms of media outside of comics, such as the adult animated series Harley Quinn, in which he is voiced by Matt Oberg.

Kite Man first appeared in Batman #133 (August 1960), and was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Dick Sprang.

[7][8] In Infinite Crisis, Joker reports that Brown was thrown off Wayne Tower without his kite by Deathstroke after refusing to join the Secret Society of Super Villains.

[12] At some point, he escapes, as he is later one of the many villains taken down by Batman and Catwoman after he takes her along with him on an average night of his job in Gotham City.

He was a divorced father, became an alcoholic and began a life of criminal activities, eventually being recruited by the Joker to design the Jokermobile.

Wanting to get revenge on the Riddler, Charles Brown creates the persona of Kite Man to join the Joker's side.