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Since his first appearance in 1939,
Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
has been adapted into various media such as film, radio, television, and video games, as well as numerous merchandising items. The Batman franchise has become one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.


Film


Early films and serials


Live-action

A number of Batman theatrical
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s have been made. There have also been several attempted projects during the hiatus between '' Batman & Robin'' and ''
Batman Begins ''Batman Begins'' is a 2005 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and David S. Goyer. The film is based on the DC Comics character Batman, it stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman, with Michael Caine, Liam ...
''.


Serials

*1943: ''
Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
''; 15 chapters starring
Lewis Wilson Lewis Gilbert Wilson (January 28, 1920 – August 9, 2000) was an American actor, who was most famous for being the first actor to play DC Comics character Batman on screen in the 1943 serial film, film serial ''Batman (serial), Batman''. Life ...
as Batman and
Douglas Croft Douglas Croft (born Douglas Malcolm Wheatcroft, August 12, 1926 – October 24, 1963) was an American child actor and a soldier who is best remembered for being the first person to portray the DC Comics character Robin, the Boy Wonder, as we ...
as
Robin Robin may refer to: Animals * Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae * Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including: **European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'') **Bush-robin **Forest rob ...
*1949: '' Batman and Robin''; 15 chapters starring Robert Lowery as Batman and Johnny Duncan as Robin


''Batman Dracula''

In 1964, a ''
Batman Dracula ''Batman Dracula'' is a 1964 black and white American superhero fan film produced and directed by Andy Warhol without the permission of DC Comics, who owns the character Batman. Production background The film was screened only at Warhol's art ...
'' black and white American superhero
fan film A fan film is a film or video inspired by a film, television program, comic book, book, or video game created by fans rather than by the source's copyright holders or creators. Fan filmmakers have traditionally been amateurs, but some of the more ...
, was produced and directed by
Andy Warhol Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationsh ...
. Few scenes survive to this day, as it was an unauthorized production, simply known because of Warhol's fame.


''Batman''

In 1966, a ''
Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
'' feature film based on the contemporaneous ''
Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
'' television series was released. It starred Adam West as Batman,
Burt Ward Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. , July 6, 1945) is an American actor, animal welfare activist and businessman. He played Dick Grayson's Robin, the sidekick of Batman (played by Adam West), in the television series ''Batman'' (1966–1968), ...
as Robin,
Cesar Romero Cesar Julio Romero Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was an American actor and activist. He was active in film, radio, and television for almost sixty years. His wide range of screen roles included Latin lovers, historical figures in c ...
as the Joker,
Burgess Meredith Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) was an American actor and filmmaker whose career encompassed theater, film, and television. Active for more than six decades, Meredith has been called "a virtuosic actor" and "on ...
as the
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,
Frank Gorshin Frank John Gorshin Jr. (April 5, 1933 – May 17, 2005) was an American actor, comedian and impressionist. He made many guest appearances on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' and ''Tonight Starring Steve Allen''. As an actor, he played the Riddler on the ...
as the
Riddler The Riddler (Edward Nigma, later Edward Nygma or Edward Nashton) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, and debuted in ''Detective Comics'' #140 in Oc ...
, and
Lee Meriwether Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935) is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the Miss America 1955 pageant. She has appeared in many films and television shows, notably as Betty Jones, the title character's secretary and daughte ...
as
Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she ...
.


Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher series


The Dark Knight Trilogy


DC Extended Universe


DC Black


Animated


Featuring Batman

*1993: '' Batman: Mask of the Phantasm'', an animated theatrical feature tie-in for '' Batman: The Animated Series''; starring
Kevin Conroy Kevin Conroy (November 30, 1955 – November 10, 2022) was an American actor. He appeared in a variety of stage performances, television series, and television films, but earned worldwide fame for his voice portrayal of the DC Comics superhero ...
as Batman,
Mark Hamill Mark Richard Hamill (; born September 25, 1951) is an American actor and writer. He is known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the ''Star Wars'' film series, beginning with the original 1977 film and subsequently winning three Saturn Awards f ...
as the Joker, and
Dana Delany Dana Welles Delany (born March 13, 1956) is an American actress. After appearing in small roles early in her career, Delany received her breakthrough role as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television drama ''China Beach'' (1988–1991), for which s ...
as Andrea Beaumont/The Phantasm *1998: '' Subzero'', set in the continuity of ''Batman: The Animated Series'', with Kevin Conroy voicing Batman *2000: '' Return of the Joker'', set in the continuity of ''
Batman Beyond ''Batman Beyond'' (known as ''Batman of the Future'' outside the United States) is an American superhero animated television series developed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation in collaboration ...
'', with
Will Friedle Will Friedle () (born August 11, 1976) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for his role as Eric Matthews on the ABC sitcom ''Boy Meets World'' (1993–2000). In animation, he voices Terry McGinnis / Batman on ''Batman Beyond'' (19 ...
and Kevin Conroy voicing Batman *2003: '' Mystery of the Batwoman'', set in the continuity of ''
The New Batman Adventures ''The New Batman Adventures'' (often shortened as ''TNBA'') is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, which aired on Kids' WB from September 13, 1997 to January 16, 1999. Produced by Warner Bro ...
'', with Kevin Conroy voicing Batman *2005: ''
The Batman vs. Dracula ''The Batman vs. Dracula'' is a 2005 American direct-to-video animated superhero- horror film based on ''The Batman'' television series. The film is a crossover with the 1897 horror novel '' Dracula''. The film was released to DVD on October 18, ...
'', set in the continuity of ''
The Batman Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman or The Batman may also refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Characters * Batman (Terry McGinnis) * Batman (Thomas Wayne) * Batman (Earth-Two) * Batma ...
'', with
Rino Romano Rino Romano is a Canadian actor. Career He is known for his work as Batman in the animated series ''The Batman'' (2004–2008), Spider-Man in '' Spider-Man Unlimited'' (1999–2001), and the video games ''Spider-Man'', '' Spider-Man 2: Enter El ...
voicing Batman *2008: '' Batman: Gotham Knight'', a collection of 6 original shorts with different animation styles, with Kevin Conroy voicing Batman. *2010: '' Under the Red Hood'', an adaptation of '' Batman: Under the Hood'', with
Bruce Greenwood Stuart Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor and producer. He is known for his role as the American president John F. Kennedy in '' Thirteen Days,'' for which he won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion ...
voicing Batman *2011: ''
Year One The term "Year One" in political history usually refers to the institution of radical, revolutionary change. This usage dates from the time of the French Revolution. After the official abolition of the French monarchy on 21 September 1792, the N ...
'', an adaptation of '' Batman: Year One'', with
Benjamin McKenzie Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan (born September 12, 1978) is an American actor and commentator. He is best known for his starring television roles as Ryan Atwood on the teen drama ''The O.C.'' (2003–2007), Ben Sherman on the crime drama ''Southlan ...
voicing Batman *2012: '' Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1'', an adaptation of the first half of ''
The Dark Knight Returns ''The Dark Knight Returns'' (alternatively titled ''Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'') is a 1986 four-issue comic book miniseries starring Batman, written by Frank Miller, illustrated by Miller and Klaus Janson, with color by Lynn Varley, and pub ...
'', with
Peter Weller Peter Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American film and stage actor, television director, and art historian. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including ''RoboCop'' (1987) and its sequel ''RoboCop 2'' (1990), in whic ...
voicing Batman *2013: '' The Dark Knight Returns - Part 2'', an adaptation of the second half of ''The Dark Knight Returns'', with Peter Weller voicing Batman *2013: '' DC Super Heroes Unite'' with
Troy Baker Troy Baker (born April 1, 1976) is an American voice actor and musician. Baker is known for his video game roles, including Joel Miller in ''The Last of Us'' (2013) and its sequel (2020), Booker DeWitt in ''BioShock Infinite'' (2013), Samuel ...
voicing Batman *2014: ''
Son of Batman ''Son of Batman'' is a 2014 American animated superhero film which is the 19th film of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and the third film in the DC Animated Movie Universe. It is an adaptation of Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert's 2006 "B ...
'', a loose adaptation of ''
Batman and Son "Batman and Son" is a 2006 comic book story arc featuring the DC Comics character Batman. Written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Andy Kubert, the story was published in four parts in the comic book '' Batman'' starting in #655 and ending in #658. ...
'', with
Jason O'Mara Jason O'Mara (born 6 August 1972) is an Irish actor. He has starred in the American television network dramas ''In Justice ''In Justice'' is an American police procedural television series created by Michelle King and Robert King. The series ...
voicing Batman *2014: '' Assault on Arkham'', set in the continuity of '' Batman: Arkham'', with Kevin Conroy voicing Batman *2015: '' Batman vs. Robin'', a loose adaptation of ''
Court of Owls The Court of Owls is a criminal organization and secret society appearing in DC Comics continuity as adversaries of the superhero Batman. The Court is described as an organization of the wealthiest and most influential citizens of the city of Got ...
'', with
Jason O'Mara Jason O'Mara (born 6 August 1972) is an Irish actor. He has starred in the American television network dramas ''In Justice ''In Justice'' is an American police procedural television series created by Michelle King and Robert King. The series ...
voicing Batman *2015: '' Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts'', with
Roger Craig Smith Roger Craig Smith (born 11 August 1975) is an American voice actor. He is well known for his video game voice roles as Chris Redfield in the ''Resident Evil'' series (2009–2017), Ezio Auditore da Firenze in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series ( ...
voicing Batman *2015: '' Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem'', with Roger Craig Smith voicing Batman *2016: '' Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants'', with Roger Craig Smith voicing Batman *2016: '' Batman: Bad Blood'', an animated film also featuring
Batwoman Batwoman is a name used by several characters of DC Comics, both in mainstream continuity and Elseworlds. The best known Batwomen are Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Kathy Kane and Kate Kane. History * The first Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Batwoman, Kathy Ka ...
and Batwing with
Jason O'Mara Jason O'Mara (born 6 August 1972) is an Irish actor. He has starred in the American television network dramas ''In Justice ''In Justice'' is an American police procedural television series created by Michelle King and Robert King. The series ...
voicing Batman and
Sean Maher Sean Maher (born April 16, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Simon Tam in the science fiction television series ''Firefly'' and follow-up movie '' Serenity''. Early life Maher was born in Pleasantville, New York to ...
voicing Dick Grayson/Nightwing as Batman *2016: '' Batman: The Killing Joke'', an adaptation of '' Batman: The Killing Joke'', with Kevin Conroy voicing Batman *2016: '' Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders'', an animated film based on the contemporaneous ''
Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
'' television series; starring Adam West as Batman,
Burt Ward Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. , July 6, 1945) is an American actor, animal welfare activist and businessman. He played Dick Grayson's Robin, the sidekick of Batman (played by Adam West), in the television series ''Batman'' (1966–1968), ...
as Robin, and
Julie Newmar Julie Newmar (born Julia Chalene Newmeyer, August 16, 1933) is an American actress, dancer, and singer, known for a variety of stage, screen, and television roles. She is also a writer, lingerie designer, and real-estate mogul. She won the Tony ...
as
Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she ...
*2017: ''
Batman and Harley Quinn ''Batman and Harley Quinn'' is a 2017 American animated superhero film produced by Warner Bros. Animation and distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. It is the 29th film of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies, and is directed by Sam ...
'', an original animated film set in the continuity of ''Batman: The Animated Series'' and ''The New Batman Adventures'', with Kevin Conroy reprising his role as Batman. *2017: ''
Batman vs. Two-Face ''Batman vs. Two-Face'' is a 2017 American Animation, animated direct-to-video superhero film produced by Warner Bros. Animation and distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and a direct sequel to ''Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders''. I ...
'', an animated film based on the 1960s ''
Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
'' television series; starring Adam West as Batman,
Burt Ward Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. , July 6, 1945) is an American actor, animal welfare activist and businessman. He played Dick Grayson's Robin, the sidekick of Batman (played by Adam West), in the television series ''Batman'' (1966–1968), ...
as Robin, and
Julie Newmar Julie Newmar (born Julia Chalene Newmeyer, August 16, 1933) is an American actress, dancer, and singer, known for a variety of stage, screen, and television roles. She is also a writer, lingerie designer, and real-estate mogul. She won the Tony ...
as
Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she ...
. *2018: '' Batman: Gotham by Gaslight'', an animated film based on the
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, with Bruce Greenwood voicing Batman. *2018: ''
Batman Ninja is a 2018 animated superhero film directed by Junpei Mizusaki, produced by Warner Bros., and animated by Kamikaze Douga and YamatoWorks, which features the DC Comics character Batman. Takashi Okazaki, the creator of '' Afro Samurai'', is the c ...
'', a Japanese CG-animated film by Kamikaze Douga, with
Kōichi Yamadera is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and singer from Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture. He graduated from Tohoku Gakuin University's economics school and is currently affiliated with Across Entertainment. Before that, he was affiliated with th ...
and Roger Craig Smith voicing Batman in Japanese and English respectively. *2019: '' Batman: Hush'', an animated film based on the '' Batman: Hush'' comic book story arc, with Jason O'Mara voicing Batman *2019: '' Lego DC Batman: Family Matters'', with Troy Baker reprising his role. *2020: '' Batman: Death in the Family'', with
Bruce Greenwood Stuart Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor and producer. He is known for his role as the American president John F. Kennedy in '' Thirteen Days,'' for which he won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion ...
reprising his role. *2021: '' Batman: Soul of the Dragon'', an original story with
David Giuntoli David Giuntoli (born June 18, 1980) is an American actor. He portrayed Det. Nick Burkhardt in the NBC supernatural drama ''Grimm'', and has appeared in films such as '' 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi'' (2016) and '' Buddymoon'' (2016). ...
voicing Batman *2021: '' Batman: The Long Halloween, Parts One and Two'', with
Jensen Ackles Jensen Ross Ackles (born March 1, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Dean Winchester in The WB/The CW, CW dark fantasy drama series ''Supernatural (American TV series), Supernatural'' (2005–2020) and appearing in ...
voicing Batman *2022: ''Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires'' (Spanish: ''Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios'')


Team-ups

*1997: '' The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest'' *2008: '' Justice League: The New Frontier'', based on the comic of the same name, with
Jeremy Sisto Jeremy Merton Sisto (born October 6, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Billy Chenowith in HBO's '' Six Feet Under'', NYPD Detective Cyrus Lupo in NBC's '' Law & Order'', George Altman in the ABC sitcom ''Suburgatory'', fo ...
voicing Batman *2009: '' Superman/Batman: Public Enemies'', based on the comic of the same name, with Kevin Conroy voicing Batman *2010: '' Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths'', a loose adaptation of various DC comics, with
William Baldwin William Joseph Baldwin (born February 21, 1963), Note: While birthplace is routinely listed as Massapequa, that town has no hospital, and brother Alec Baldwin was born in nearby Amityville, which does. known also as Billy Baldwin,is an America ...
voicing Batman *2010: '' Superman/Batman: Apocalypse'', based on ''Superman/Batman: The Supergirl from Krypton'', with Kevin Conroy voicing Batman *2010: ''
DC Super Friends The Imaginext System is a brand of role-playing, adventure toys designed for kids 3 or older made by Mattel, as part of their Fisher-Price brand. History At the time of its introduction at the 2002 Toy Fair,
'', based on the
Fisher-Price Fisher-Price is an American company that produces educational toys for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, headquartered in East Aurora, New York, East Aurora, New York (state), New York. The company was founded in 1930 during the Great Depressio ...
toyline, with
Daran Norris Daran Morrison Nordland (born ), known professionally as Daran Norris, is an American actor. He has appeared or voiced characters in more than 400 films, video games, and television programs, including: Gordy in ''Ned's Declassified School Surviv ...
voicing Batman *2012: '' Justice League: Doom'', based on '' JLA: Tower of Babel'', with Kevin Conroy voicing Batman *2013: '' Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox'', based on '' Flashpoint'', with
Kevin McKidd Kevin McKidd (born 9 August 1973) is a Scottish actor and television director. Before playing the role of Dr. Owen Hunt in ''Grey's Anatomy'', for which he is widely known, McKidd appeared as Tommy Mackenzie in Danny Boyle's '' Trainspotting'' ...
and Kevin Conroy voicing Batman *2014: '' JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time'', an original story with
Diedrich Bader Karl Diedrich Bader (born December 24, 1966) is an American actor and comedian who is best known for his comedy roles. He has appeared as a series regular in television sitcoms ''The Drew Carey Show'', ''American Housewife'', and '' Outsourced'' ...
voicing Batman *2014: '' Justice League: War'', based on '' Justice League: Origin'', with Jason O'Mara voicing Batman *2014: '' Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered'' animated television special, with
Troy Baker Troy Baker (born April 1, 1976) is an American voice actor and musician. Baker is known for his video game roles, including Joel Miller in ''The Last of Us'' (2013) and its sequel (2020), Booker DeWitt in ''BioShock Infinite'' (2013), Samuel ...
reprising his role as Batman from the Lego video games *2015: '' Justice League: Throne of Atlantis'', based on ''
Throne of Atlantis "Throne of Atlantis" is a 2012–2013 comic book storyline created and published by DC Comics. The story arc consists of six issues from DC's ''Justice League'' and ''Aquaman'' publications, functioning in part as a larger buildup towards the "T ...
'', with Jason O'Mara reprising his role *2015: '' Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League'', with Troy Baker reprising his role *2015: '' Justice League: Gods and Monsters'', with
Michael C. Hall Michael Carlyle Hall (born February 1, 1971) is an American actor and singer best known for his roles as Dexter Morgan, the titular character in the Showtime series ''Dexter,'' and David Fisher in the HBO drama series '' Six Feet Under.'' Thes ...
voicing Batman *2015: '' Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Attack of the Legion of Doom'', with Troy Baker reprising his role *2016: '' Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash'', with Troy Baker reprising his role *2016: ''
Justice League vs. Teen Titans ''Justice League vs. Teen Titans'' is a 2016 American animated film, animated superhero film directed by Sam Liu from a screenplay by Alan Burnett and Bryan Q. Miller. It is the 25th film of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and the seventh ...
'', with Jason O'Mara reprising his role *2016: '' Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Gotham City Breakout'', with Troy Baker reprising his role *2017: ''
Justice League Dark The Justice League Dark, or JLD, is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team would make their debut appearance in ''Justice League Dark'' #1 (September 2011). The Justice League Dark team features some ...
'', with Jason O'Mara reprising his role * 2017: ''DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon'', with
Takayuki Yamada is a Japanese actor, singer, and producer. He is best known for his role as Sakutaro Matsumoto in TV drama ''Socrates in Love'' and as Densha Otoko in the 2005 film of the same name. Yamada gained international popularity through his portrayal ...
voicing Batman. *2018: '' Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash'', with Troy Baker reprising his role *2018: '' Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman: Rage of Atlantis'', with Troy Baker reprising his role *2018: '' Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', with Diedrich Bader reprising his role *2018: ''
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies ''Teen Titans Go! To the Movies'' is a 2018 American animated superhero comedy film based on the television series ''Teen Titans Go!'', which is based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name. This film is directed by Peter Rida Mi ...
'', based on ''
Teen Titans Go! ''Teen Titans Go!'' is an American animated television series developed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic for Cartoon Network. It premiered on April 23, 2013 and is based on the DC Comics Teen Titans, fictional superhero team. The series was ...
'', with
Jimmy Kimmel James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and executive producer of ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', a late-night talk show that premiered on ABC on January 26, 2003, ...
voicing Batman *2018: ''
The Death of Superman "The Death of Superman" is a Crossover (fiction), crossover story event featured in DC Comics' Superman-related publications. The crossover, which originated from editor Mike Carlin and writers Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson, Jerry O ...
'', with Jason O'Mara reprising his role *2019: ''
Reign of the Supermen "The Death of Superman" is a crossover story event featured in DC Comics' Superman-related publications. The crossover, which originated from editor Mike Carlin and writers Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson, Jerry Ordway, and Karl Kesel ...
'', with Jason O'Mara reprising his role *2019: ''
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five ''Justice League vs. the Fatal Five'' is a 2019 American animated superhero film produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment. Featuring the DC Comics team Justice League created by Gardner Fox, the film is the 34th of the DC Univers ...
'', set in the ''
DCAU The DC Animated Universe (DCAU; also referred to as the Timmverse or Diniverse by fans referring to the creators and producers Bruce Timm and Paul Dini respectively) is a shared universe consisting primarily of superhero-based animated televisi ...
'', with Kevin Conroy reprising his role *2019: ''
Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is a 2019 American animated superhero film directed by Jake Castorena and written by Marly Halpern-Graser, based on the comic book miniseries ''Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' by James Tynion IV an ...
'', with Troy Baker reprising his role *2020: '' Lego DC: Shazam!: Magic and Monsters'', with Troy Baker reprising his role *2020: '' Superman: Red Son'', with Roger Craig Smith voicing Batman *2020: '' Justice League Dark: Apokolips War'', with Jason O'Mara reprising his role *2021: ''
Injustice Injustice is a quality relating to unfairness or undeserved outcomes. The term may be applied in reference to a particular event or situation, or to a larger status quo. In Western philosophy and jurisprudence, injustice is very commonly—but n ...
'', with
Anson Mount Anson Adams Mount IV (born February 25, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Cullen Bohannon in the AMC western drama series ''Hell on Wheels'', as Jim Steele on the NBC series ''Conviction'' (2006), as the Marvel Co ...
voicing Batman *2022: ''
DC League of Super-Pets ''DC League of Super-Pets'' is a 2022 American 3D computer-animated superhero comedy film based on the DC Comics superhero team Legion of Super-Pets. Produced by Warner Animation Group and DC Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. ...
'', with
Keanu Reeves Keanu Charles Reeves ( ; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. Born in Beirut and raised in Toronto, Reeves began acting in theatre productions and in television films before making his feature film debut in '' Youngblood'' (1986). ...
voicing Batman *2022: '' Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons'', with Troy Baker reprising his role


Web series

*2015: '' Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles'', with
Michael C. Hall Michael Carlyle Hall (born February 1, 1971) is an American actor and singer best known for his roles as Dexter Morgan, the titular character in the Showtime series ''Dexter,'' and David Fisher in the HBO drama series '' Six Feet Under.'' Thes ...
voicing Batman *2015: ''
Batman Unlimited ''Batman Unlimited'' is an action figure line produced by Mattel based on Batman. It inspired a series of direct-to-video animated films and online shorts. Toys The toy series debuted in 2015, taking the name from a discontinued 2013 line of toys ...
'', with
Roger Craig Smith Roger Craig Smith (born 11 August 1975) is an American voice actor. He is well known for his video game voice roles as Chris Redfield in the ''Resident Evil'' series (2009–2017), Ezio Auditore da Firenze in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series ( ...
voicing Batman


Other

*2014: A
Lego Lego ( , ; stylized as LEGO) is a line of plastic construction toys that are manufactured by The Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of variously colored interlocking ...
-themed version of Batman appears in ''
The Lego Movie ''The Lego Movie'' is a 2014 computer-animated adventure comedy film written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from a story by Lord, Miller, and Dan and Kevin Hageman. Based on the Lego line of construction toys, its story focu ...
'', voiced by
Will Arnett William Emerson Arnett (; born May 4, 1970) is a Canadian actor, comedian and producer. He is best known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix series ''Arrested Development'' (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and as the titular charact ...
*2017: ''
The Lego Batman Movie ''The Lego Batman Movie'' is a 2017 computer-animated superhero comedy film produced by Warner Animation Group, DC Entertainment, RatPac Entertainment, Lego System A/S, Dan Lin's Lin Pictures, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's Lord Miller Pro ...
'', with Arnett reprising his role *2018: ''
Ready Player One ''Ready Player One'' is a 2011 science fiction novel, and the debut novel of American author Ernest Cline. The story, set in a dystopia in 2045, follows protagonist Wade Watts on his search for an Easter egg in a worldwide virtual reality ga ...
'' includes a scene set in the OASIS virtual world which has an animated Batman climbing Mount Everest. In another scene, the 1966 TV series' Batmobile participates in a car race inside the OASIS. *2018: ''
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies ''Teen Titans Go! To the Movies'' is a 2018 American animated superhero comedy film based on the television series ''Teen Titans Go!'', which is based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name. This film is directed by Peter Rida Mi ...
'', voiced by
Jimmy Kimmel James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and executive producer of ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', a late-night talk show that premiered on ABC on January 26, 2003, ...
*2019: '' The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'', with Will Arnett reprising his role. *2021: '' Space Jam: A New Legacy'' features a live action scene where Batman appears as a spectator for a basketball match. *2022: '' Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' features a fictional ''Batman vs.
E.T. ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (or simply ''E.T.'') is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, dub ...
'' film in the style of the DCEU.


Television


Live-action


''Batman'' (TV series)

The series premiered January 12, 1966, on ABC and ended March 14, 1968, starring Adam West as Bruce Wayne / Batman and
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as Dick Grayson / Robin. West and Ward later reprise their roles in ''
Legends of the Superheroes ''Legends of the Superheroes'' is an umbrella title for two 60-minute live-action television specials produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that aired on NBC on January 18 and 25, 1979. The series was loosely based on Hanna-Barbera's ''Super Frie ...
''.


''Birds of Prey''

The series premiered on October 29, 2002, and used footage of
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as
Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
and
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as
Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she ...
, from
Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993), ...
's ''
Batman Returns ''Batman Returns'' is a 1992 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton and written by Daniel Waters. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is the sequel to '' Batman'' (1989) and the second installment in the 1989–1997 ''Batm ...
'' in the initial trailers for the series and its opening montage. The series focuses on the couple's daughter, Helena Kyle / Huntress.


''Gotham''

The series premiered September 22, 2014, on
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and ended April 25, 2019, starring
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as a young
Bruce Wayne Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
. The series depicts young Bruce Wayne following the death of his parents. Also Bruce is 12 years old when his parents die, unlike his traditional age being 7 or 8 years old. When the series reached its finale, stunt performer Mikhail Mudrik served as the physical actor for Wayne as Mazouz still wasn't 6 foot 4, the showrunners height preference for their Batman Mazouz was able wear the Batsuit in the final shot with the help of forced perspective. He also lent his voice to all Batman speaking scenes in the last episode.


''Titans''

Batman is mentioned several times in the series. He was shown from behind in the episode "Origins" and was voiced by an uncredited actor. Batman appearing in the first season finale in a dream sequence created by Trigon where he started killing his enemies causing Dick Grayson to end Batman's life. Stunt doubles
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and Maxim Savarias portray Batman in that appearance. Batman's alter ego Bruce makes his full appearance in the second season, portrayed by
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. Bruce is visited by Dick after the defeat of Trigon, allowing Dick to restart the Titans on the condition that Jason Todd be a member. In his self-titled episode, Bruce appears in Dick's hallucinations about the guilt he felt following a disastrous fight with Deathstroke. In the episode "E.L._.O.," Koriand'r / Starfire, Rachel Roth / Raven, Donna Troy, and Dawn Granger / Dove are lured to the Elko Diner by Bruce in an effort to reunite the team after Dick was incarcerated at Kane County Correctional Facility. In the episode "Nightwing," Bruce attends Donna's funeral at Titans Tower. When Kory thanks Bruce for bringing them together, Bruce had no knowledge of going to Elko and claimed that they confused him with someone else. In the third season, Bruce becomes distraught after Jason is killed by the Joker, prompting him to murder the latter in Arkham Asylum. He then tasks Dick with the duty of protecting Gotham, while he retreats elsewhere. At a secluded mansion, Bruce writes his will, then attempts to commit suicide by having the mansion burn down with him inside. He is however saved by a resurrected Donna. At the end of the season, Bruce returns to Gotham and reconciles with Jason, who has since been resurrected and gone on rampage as Red Hood, but converted by the Titans to stop Jonathan Crane. While he does not appear in the fourth season, Bruce is mentioned by S.T.A.R. Labs director Bernard Fitzmartin as having provided the team with new equipment to help them continue their crime fighting activities.


''Batwoman''

Bruce Wayne appears briefly on a magazine cover in
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's
Batwoman Batwoman is a name used by several characters of DC Comics, both in mainstream continuity and Elseworlds. The best known Batwomen are Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Kathy Kane and Kate Kane. History * The first Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Batwoman, Kathy Ka ...
season one finale, portrayed by
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. The character Thomas Elliot masquerades as Wayne in the opening episode of season two before being discovered and forcibly unmasked by Ryan Wilder. In the episode "Armed and Dangerous", a subconscious manifestation of Bruce Wayne appeared before Luke Fox after he was shot by Russell Tavaroff in the previous episode which landed Luke in a coma. Bruce gave Luke the choice of living or dying. After being purged of "Circe" in the season two finale, Kate leaves Gotham City with plans to find Bruce. An alternate universe version of Batman is portrayed by
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in the special Crisis on Infinite Earths.


''Peacemaker''

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was intended to make a
cameo appearance A cameo role, also called a cameo appearance and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief appearance of a well-known person in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly eit ...
alongside the
Justice League The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived ...
in the season finale "It's Cow or Never" of the
DC Extended Universe The DC Extended Universe (DCEU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films and television series produced by DC Studios and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on characters that ...
television series ''
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.'' He was to be portrayed by stand-in Matt Turner, although he, alongside a planned appearance from
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, was later cut.


''Gotham Knights''

''Batwoman'''s writers and producers Natalie Abrams, Chad Fiveash and James Stoteraux are in development of a live action ''Gotham Knights'' TV series for the CW and Berlanti Productions. A pilot order was confirmed in February 2022.


Abandoned projects


Animation


''Super Friends''

*1973–86: Various ''
Super Friends ''Super Friends'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1985 on ABC as part of its Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of ...
'' series produced by Hanna-Barbera; Olan Soule again reprises his role as Batman in all but the last two ''Super Friends'' series, where he is replaced by Adam West. **1973–74: ''
Super Friends ''Super Friends'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1985 on ABC as part of its Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of ...
'' **1977–78: ''
The All-New Super Friends Hour ''The All-New Super Friends Hour'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 10, 1977, to September 2, 1978, on ABC. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and is based on the Justice Leag ...
'' **1978–79: ''
Challenge of the Super Friends ''Challenge of the Superfriends'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 9, 1978, to December 23, 1978, on ABC. The complete series (16 episodes) was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and ...
'' **1979–80: ''
The World's Greatest Super Friends ''The World's Greatest SuperFriends'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 22, 1979, to September 27, 1980, on ABC. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and is based on the Justice ...
'' **1980–83: ''
Super Friends ''Super Friends'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1985 on ABC as part of its Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of ...
'' **1984–85: '' Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show'' **1985–86: '' The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians'' *1977–78: ''
The New Adventures of Batman ''The New Adventures of Batman'' is an animated series that aired on CBS from February 12 to May 28, 1977, featuring the DC Comics superheroes Batman and Robin, and Batgirl. The series was a Filmation and DC Comics production in association with ...
'', produced by Filmation; while the H-B-produced ''Super Friends'' ran on ABC, Adam West and
Burt Ward Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. , July 6, 1945) is an American actor, animal welfare activist and businessman. He played Dick Grayson's Robin, the sidekick of Batman (played by Adam West), in the television series ''Batman'' (1966–1968), ...
(Robin) voiced their previously live-action roles for this CBS cartoon series; later rerun as part of ''The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour'' (the Tarzan segments had also been previously seen as their own series)


''DC Animated Universe''

*1992–2006: In The
DC animated universe The DC Animated Universe (DCAU; also referred to as the Timmverse or Diniverse by fans referring to the creators and producers Bruce Timm and Paul Dini respectively) is a shared universe consisting primarily of superhero-based animated televi ...
produced by
Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Animation Inc. is an American animation studio which is part of the Warner Bros. Television Studios division of Warner Bros., a flagship of Warner Bros. Discovery. As the successor to Warner Bros. Cartoons, which was active from 1 ...
; Batman is a major character and is voiced by
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in all appearances. He is also the only character to appear in each show produced at least once. For '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–95) Conroy, taking inspiration from the main protagonist Sir Percy Blakeney from the film ''
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'' used two different voice tones to differentiate both Bruce Wayne and Batman, an upbeat tone for the former and a more gruff one with the latter. Although in later series he uses only one voice tone for both characters, this is in line with his characterization as in the first series he is depicted with a much warmer and sunnier personality and in the later ones shows a noticeably more stern, blunt, and cold personality: **1992–95: ''Batman: The Animated Series''; the first series of the DCAU. Batman is approximately in the ninth year of his crime-fighting career; he spends much of his time fighting crime solo, as Dick Grayson/Robin by then is in college and therefore works with him semi-regularly, but unlike other iterations of the character who portray themselves as a not-too bright playboy in public, he portrays himself as intelligent and actively involved in managing
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, to such an extent where in "Eternal Youth" he threatens an employee with termination unless he cancels an unauthorised deal made behind his back and in the final episode produced "Batgirl Returns" he is away on a business trip and thus takes time away from crime-fighting. He is also shown to be close friends with
Harvey Dent Two-Face is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character was created by Bob Kane and first appeared in '' Detective Comics'' #66 (August 1942). As one of Batma ...
prior to his transformation into "Two-Face" as well as regularly dating
Selina Kyle Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she is ...
as Bruce Wayne in addition to them dealing with each other in their costumed identities when it comes to crime being involved. He is shown to also have a very close relationship with
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, viewing him like a father figure, and as seen in "I Am the Night" becomes extremely worried for him after he is badly injured and nearly dies after being shot by a criminal during a shoot out he was late to stop with his guilt causing him to quit as Batman for a while, though he comes to his senses later on. **1996–99: '' Superman: The Animated Series''; Batman first guest stars in "World's Finest", he comes to Metropolis to stop Joker, who being bankrupt allies with
Lex Luthor Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Lex Luthor originally appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (cover dated: Apr ...
, to kill Superman for a million dollars, while also forming a brief business partnership with Lex as Bruce Wayne. He also dates
Lois Lane Lois Lane is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #1 (June 1938). Lois is an award-winning journalist for ...
as Wayne briefly much to the chagrin and jealousy of Clark Kent/Superman, though they put aside their differences and work to stop both Luthor and Joker. He next appears in "Knight Time", where he is revealed to have gone missing leading to Superman and
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working together to stop crime in Gotham (with Superman disguised as him for a while) and find him, and when they do find him, they learn he is under
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's control, who managed to infiltrate Wayne Enterprises computer systems, the latter wanting a secret weapon to help control the planet though he is eventually stopped. He then appears in the penultimate episode "The Demon Reborn" where he rescues Superman from
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who wanted the former's strength for immortality after the Lazarus Pits began failing due to his continuous usage. The duo then team up to stop him and the Society of Shadows and at the end both acknowledge how well they work together, hinting at the eventual formation of the
Justice League The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived ...
. **1997–99: ''
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''; a continuation of ''Batman: The Animated Series'', Bruce now works with Barbara Gordon/Batgirl and Tim Drake/Robin, the former of whose secret identity he figured out in the interim between the two shows. Dick Grayson abandoned his Robin identity and left Gotham after an argument with Batman over knowing but not telling him Barbara's secret and his increased ruthlessness and manipulative behaviour as revealed in "Old Wounds", though he eventually returns and occasionally works with him as
Nightwing Nightwing is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character has appeared in various incarnations; the identity was adopted by Dick Grayson when he left his role as Batman's vigilante partner Robin. Although ...
and despite forgiving him, does not fully reconcile with his former mentor. **1999–2001: ''
Batman Beyond ''Batman Beyond'' (known as ''Batman of the Future'' outside the United States) is an American superhero animated television series developed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation in collaboration ...
''; a middle-aged Batman retired from crime-fighting, after he suffered a mild heart attack during a rescue mission that forced him to use a gun in self defense, something he highly detests, though he didn't kill his attacker. Twenty years later, though initially reluctant, Bruce passes the mantle of Batman onto teenager
Terry McGinnis Batman (Terrence "Terry" McGinnis Wayne) is a fictional superhero appearing in media published by DC Entertainment. The character was created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini and first appeared in the pilot episode of the animated television series ...
(voiced by
Will Friedle Will Friedle () (born August 11, 1976) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for his role as Eric Matthews on the ABC sitcom ''Boy Meets World'' (1993–2000). In animation, he voices Terry McGinnis / Batman on ''Batman Beyond'' (19 ...
) after the latter experiences a similar tragedy to his own, the loss of a parent, thus becoming his mentor from that point onwards and guiding Terry from the Batcave. **2001: ''
The Zeta Project ''The Zeta Project'' is an American science fiction animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It first aired on Kids' WB in January 2001. It is a spin-off series based on the character Zeta from the ''Batman Beyond'' episode ...
''; Both Bruce Wayne and the future Batman (
Terry McGinnis Batman (Terrence "Terry" McGinnis Wayne) is a fictional superhero appearing in media published by DC Entertainment. The character was created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini and first appeared in the pilot episode of the animated television series ...
) guest star in the episode "Shadows". **2001–04: ''
Justice League The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived ...
''; the original Batman becomes one of the founding members of the League, even financing the construction and improvement of both
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though does not officially join them, claiming not to be a "people" person and continuing as a part-timer (a fact established in the ''Batman Beyond'' two-parter episode "The Call"). He plays a pivotal role in stopping the Imperium Invasion in the premiere three parter episode, alongside
J'onn J'onzz The Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Joseph Samachson and designed by artist Joe Certa, the character first appeared in the story "The Manhunter from Mars" ...
outwits and defeats
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after the latter manages to trap the rest of his teammates in their nightmares, meets an alternate version of himself who has become a dictator on his earth alongside his fellow lords and succeeds in convincing the latter that he is wrong and sets him on the right path, and in the three part season finale, risks his life in stopping the Thanagarian invasion. He is also shown having a mutual attraction to
Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...
as they flirt frequently evidenced in the episodes, "The Brave and the Bold", "Maid of Honor" and the finale where they share a kiss, while hiding from Thanagarian troops. **2002–04: ''
Static Shock ''Static Shock'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero List of animated television series, animated television series based on the Milestone Media/DC Comics superhero Static (DC Comics), Static. It premiered on September 23, 2000, on the W ...
''; Batman guest stars in "The Big Leagues" where he and Robin help Static stop Joker and his new gang of bang-baby metahumans from going on a crime spree, "Hard as Nails" where he helps Static thwart Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn's plans to use new bang baby Nails and rescue her while also learning Static's secret identity with the latter in turn learning of his as well, the two-parter "A League of Their Own" where he, the Justice League, Static and Gear fight Brainiac and "Future Shock" where both he and his older self from ''Batman Beyond'' appear with the former playing a minor role alongside Robin in stopping a villain Timecode and the latter a bigger one as he helps Static and his successor Terry rescue Static's future self from KOBRA; he appears in his "New Batman Adventures" attire for three episodes and in his "Justice League" outfit for one episode. **2004–06: ''
Justice League Unlimited ''Justice League Unlimited'' (''JLU'') is a 2004–2006 American superhero animated television series that was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on Cartoon Network. Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Comics universe, and ...
''; a continuation of ''Justice League,'' he again plays instrumental roles in helping his allies, such as recruiting
Green Arrow Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 in November 1941. His secret identity, real name is Olive ...
to the Justice League in "Initiation", saves
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from Black Mercy's thrall in "For the Man Who Has Everything" and
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with help from
Zatanna Zatanna Zatara () is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson, and first appeared in '' Hawkman'' #4 (November 1964). Zatanna is a stage magician with a ...
after she is transformed into a pig by
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in "This Little Piggy", in that episode he reveals that though he may have feelings for Diana, does not want to enter a relationship with her as he fears that it could cause problems in the team, (possibly due to seeing the status-quo damage caused by the relationship between
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and
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) and that she could become a target for his enemies, despite her capabilities of perfectly fending for herself. He demonstrates to
Amanda Waller Amanda Blake Waller (née White), also known as "the Wall", is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''Legends'' #1 in 1986 and was created by John Ostrander, Len Wein, and ...
, that she and
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are only tools in Lex Luthor's plot to discredit the League, eventually succeeding. He also meets an alternate version of his older self and his successor Terry, in the episode "The Once and Future Thing Part Two: Time Warped" and along with
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are the only two leaguers to remember the events of the mission and here his feelings for Diana are briefly stressed here again. The episode "Epilogue", which is intended to serve as a true finale and conclusion to ''Batman Beyond'' and the DCAU as a whole, reveals that he is Terry's biological father, due to Waller's machinations, which he figured out sometime prior to the episode but chose not to tell Terry out of respect for his legal father, Warren. She came to admire and respect Batman over time after becoming a government liaison to the Justice League and seeing him save the day with his intelligence, tact and grit, despite their initial mutual hostility and realising the possibility of his eventual retirement or death as he aged thought a world without him and his skillset was unacceptable. She then created Project Batman Beyond to ensure he would have a successor, first by rewriting Warren McGinnis' DNA with a copy of Bruce's in the guise of a flu shot and then hired Bruce's former fiancée
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a.k.a. Phantasm, to kill Terry's parents when he was 8 years old and under the same circumstances to trigger a trauma in the boy much like his biological father, though Beaumont out of respect (and love) for Bruce and his code did not go through with it leading to Waller shutting down the project, this allowed Mary McGinnis to give birth to another son and Terry's brother Matt, who is also Wayne's biological son. Though partially complete she would eventually succeed by fate's hands after Terry's father's murder compels him to become the new Dark Knight. While the revelation causes a brief strain in Bruce and Terry's relationship (though Terry's argument with Bruce, breaking up with his girlfriend Dana and his breaking off of the Justice League were all imagination), they reconcile.


Other

* 1968–69: ''
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'', produced by
Filmation Filmation Associates was an American production company that produced animation and live-action programming for television from 1963 until 1989. Located in Reseda, California, the animation studio was founded in 1962. Filmation's founders and pr ...
; featured Batman in '' Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder'' segments; Batman segments were later repackaged as '' The Adventures of Superman'' and ''Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder'' (voiced by
Olan Soule Olan Evart Soule (February 28, 1909 – February 1, 1994) was an American actor, who had professional credits in nearly 7,000 radio shows and commercials, appearances in 200 television series and television films, and in over 60 films. Soul ...
) * 1970: Batman appears in three animated educational shorts as part of ''
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s first season. Olan Soule reprises his role of Batman * 1972: ''
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'', produced by
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; Batman and Robin appeared in episodes "The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair" (9/16/72) and "The Caped Crusader Caper" (12/16/72), where Olan Soule again portrays the Caped Crusader * 1990: Appeared in the ''
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'' episode "Gang Busters", voiced by
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* 1995: Batman made a brief non-speaking cameo in the ''
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'' episode "Dance of Doom". * 1997: Appeared in the ''
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'' episode "Boo Wonder"; Adam West reprises his role as the Caped Crusader * 2004: ''
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''; appears in silhouette in the episode "Haunted", in a flashback sequence * 2004–08: ''
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''; in this series, Bruce Wayne is a young crime fighter just three years into his career as Batman. He is voiced by
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. * 2005–06: In ''
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'', Batman himself makes no appearances, but his pet dog
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does, although Ace prefers to refer to himself as "Batman's partner", rather than his pet. * 2006: In ''
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'' second season, Superman mentions a "friend" who is much like Superman X. This friend is implied to be Batman * 2008–11: '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold''; based in part on the comic book series of the same name, the series has Batman (voiced by
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) team-up with several other
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heroes * 2010–13: ''
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''; the animated series of Young Justice features Justice League members as well as Batman voiced by
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, who played the role in the animated film '' Batman: Under the Red Hood'' * 2012: '' Mad''; when their fellow heroes feel under-appreciated, they appeal to Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman about being called "Super Friends" * 2012–2015: ''
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'' DC Comics Specials, featuring
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as Batman ** 2012: ''
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'' ** 2014: '' Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise'' ** 2015: '' Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship'' * 2012: ''New Teen Titans'' short, "Red X Unmasked"; a cameo appearance as one of the people under the mask of Red X and says his famous line from '' Batman: The Animated Series'', "I am Vengeance, I am the Night, I am," but his mask comes off before he can say his name; voiced by
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* 2013–present: ''
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''; Batman makes non-speaking cameo appearances in several episodes, including "La Larva de Amor", "Girl's Night Out", "Books", "Sidekick", "Slumber Party", "Thanksgiving" and "Real Boy Adventures". He is the protagonist of the "TV Knight" episodes, in which he and
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(and sometimes other characters) hang out and watch TV, while a different
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takes place each time. Batman's only speaking role was in the season five episode "Real Orangins", in a flashback animated in the style of ''Batman: The Animated Series'' where Robin explains in a comedic fashion how he and Batman parted ways; Kevin Conroy reprised his role. * 2013: ''
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''; a
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series that features
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as Batman's sidekick (voiced by
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). * 2016–18: ''
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''; Batman appears as one of the three lead characters in the show, with Kevin Conroy reprising his role. His child-self in the episode "Trick or Threat" is voiced by
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. * 2019: ''
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''; The ''Lego Movie'' incarnation of Batman appears in the episode "BatKitty" with
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reprising his role. * 2019–Present: '' DC Super Hero Girls''; Batman makes occasional appearances on the series. He is voiced by Keith Ferguson. * 2019–Present: ''
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''; Batman is a supporting character in
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's animated series based on
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, with Diedrich Bader reprising his role. * 2019: ''
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''; in the episode "What a Night, For a Dark Knight!" Batman teams up once again with Mystery Inc. to investigate Alfred's kidnapping by the
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. Kevin Conroy once again provided Batman's voice. * 2019: '' Young Justice: Outsiders''; A continuation of ''Young Justice'', it focuses on the events that take place directly after ''Young Justice''. * 2022-present: ''
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;'' a series focusing on Batman and his allies and sentient vehicles fighting crime. Batman is voiced here by
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. * An animated series titled ''Batman: Caped Crusader'' was announced in May 2021, and the project was led by
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,
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, and
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. It was said to be a reimagining of the Caped Crusader that returns to the character's film noir roots and focus on the character's earlier years of fighting crime and also before he formed an alliance with Commissioner James Gordon and the GCPD. It is planned to premiere on Cartoon Network and would have also premiered on
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. However, in August 2022, it was announced that the series would not be streaming on HBO Max as originally planned, and that it would be shopped to different streaming services for pickup, with
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,
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, and
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expressing interest in the series.


Radio

Beginning in March 1945, Batman and Robin made regular appearances on the
radio drama Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine ...
'' The Adventures of Superman'' on the
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, including solo stories when series star,
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had time off. Batman was voiced by
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,
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and
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, with Ronald Liss as Robin. Efforts were later made to launch a Batman radio series in 1943 and again in 1950, but neither came to fruition. In 1989, an original radio drama, '' Batman: The Lazarus Syndrome'', was produced by
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for
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. Bob Sessions was the voice of Batman. A second Maggs production aired on
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in 1994, this time adapting the comic book storyline '' Batman: Knightfall''. It was adapted, produced and directed by Maggs—with music composed by
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—who had also made '' Superman: Doomsday & Beyond'' on BBC Radio 5. This show, however was not commissioned of its own, but rather to be three-minute episodes on the Mark Goodier Show. This meant it was written with a sense of immediacy; having to make an instant effect and each three-minute segment contains a major plot development or sound effect stunt and ends on a cliffhanger. DC acknowledged the effort in an issue ''Shadow of The Bat'' by having villains jump past a sign reading "Dirk Maggs Radio".
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reprised the role of
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from the Burton/Schumacher film series.


Newspaper

From 1943 to 1946, Batman and Robin appeared in a syndicated daily newspaper
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produced by the
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. Other versions appeared in 1953, 1966, and 1989. The original run is collected in the book ''Batman: The Dailies''. One more comic strip series ran briefly after the success of the 1989 film.


Books

Batman appears in a novel by cyberpunk/horror novelist
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, titled ''Batman: Dead White'' from Del Rey. Many other novels and short story collections featuring Batman have been published over the years, including novelizations of each of the recent movies (such as ''
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'' and ''
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'') and many of the comic book arcs. There are also several more scholarly works, aimed at either Batman's history or art, such as
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' ''Batman: The Complete History'', Will Brooker's ''Batman Unmasked: Analysing a Cultural Icon'' and compilations such as ''Batman: Cover to Cover: The Greatest Comic Book Covers of the Dark Knight''. In 2004, ''The Batman Handbook: The Ultimate Training Manual'', written by
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was published by Quirk Books (). Written in the same style as '' The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook'' series, the book explained the basics on how to be Batman. Amongst the skills included in the book are "How to Train a Sidekick", "How to Execute a Backflip", "How to Throw a Grappling Hook", and "How to Survive a Poison Gas Attack". Finally, there are of course countless sticker, coloring, activity, and other children's books featuring the Dark Knight.


Foreign comics

*'' Batman: Child of Dreams'' by
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*''Batman: Death Mask'' by
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*'' Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan'' by
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*''Batman trong Hőtữ Thần'' by Nguyễn Th—Vietnamese comics


Novelty singles

Several musical singles featuring cast members of the television show singing in-character were released in 1966:
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as the Penguin in "The Capture" and "The Escape",
Frank Gorshin Frank John Gorshin Jr. (April 5, 1933 – May 17, 2005) was an American actor, comedian and impressionist. He made many guest appearances on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' and ''Tonight Starring Steve Allen''. As an actor, he played the Riddler on the ...
as the Riddler in "The Riddler", and Adam West as Batman in "Miranda". In 1976 West performed a pair of novelty songs, "The Story of Batman" and "Batman and Robin", for Target Records. All six of these recordings (sans the b-sides to Gorshin and West's singles) were later included on the 1997 compilation, ''Batmania: Songs Inspired by Batman TV Series''. In 1966,
Burt Ward Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. , July 6, 1945) is an American actor, animal welfare activist and businessman. He played Dick Grayson's Robin, the sidekick of Batman (played by Adam West), in the television series ''Batman'' (1966–1968), ...
also recorded a limited "disc jokey only" release with
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called "Boy Wonder, I Love You". Also in 1966, British novelty group
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produced a single called "Goodbat Nightman" (lyrics by
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, who "has written several poems" about Batman and Robin).


Audio drama

Following the popularity of the Adam West television series, a pair of LPs were released in 1966 on MGM's "Leo the Lion" label. Each contained three dramatizations, including stories adapted from Batman comic books: *The Official Adventures Of Batman And Robin: ** The Legend of Batman and Robin ** The Penguin's Plunder ** The Joker's Revenge *More Official Adventures of Batman & Robin: ** The Marriage of Batman and Batwoman ** The Fake Boy Wonder ** When Batman Became a Coward Throughout the 1970s Batman was the subject of a number of Power Records
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s, as well as records unaccompanied by books: 45 rpm book and record sets: * Batman: Stacked Cards * Batman: Robin Meets Man-Bat 7" 33 rpm records no comic: * Batman: If Music be the Food of Death * Batman: The Scarecrow's Mirages * Batman: Catwoman's Revenge 33 rpm 12 book and record sets: * Batman: Gorilla City & Mystery of the Scarecrow Corpse * Batman (Collects Stacked Cards, The Scarecrow's Mirage, Challenge of the Catwoman, If Music Be the Food of Death) * Batman (Collects Robin Meets Man Bat, Gorilla City, Mystery of the Scarecrow Corpse, The Catwoman's Revenge) * A Super Hero Christmas (segment Batman: Christmas Carol Caper) The 1980 mini-series, ''
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'' was available in a special "MPI Audio Edition." Each of the three issues were accompanied by an audio cassette containing a performance of the text of the issue, with musical cues. As part of its DC Superheroes collection, in 1982
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released ''Batman: The Case of the Laughing Sphinx'', an audio cassette accompanied by a hard back illustrated book. In 2007, the audiobook publisher GraphicAudio licensed DC Comics properties to adapt as audiodramas. They have produced three adaptations of Batman novels: ''Batman: Dead White'' by
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, ''Batman: Inferno'' by Alex Irvine, and Alan Grant's ''Batman: The Stone King''. Batman also appears as a supporting cast member in the GraphicAudio's adaptations of ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''JLA: Exterminators''.


Podcasts

In 2020, it was announced that
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had signed a deal to create an audio drama podcast for
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called '' Batman Unburied''. The 2022 series stars
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as Bruce Wayne and
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as Alfred. The supporting cast includes
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,
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. '' Batman: The Audio Adventures'' is a
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series featuring the
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. The 2021 show, DC's first scripted podcast, is produced by
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. The series is meant to be an homage to the original 1966 ''Batman'' TV series as well as the 1990s '' Batman: The Animated Series''. It is directed and written by Dennis McNicholas, a writer for ''
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''. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of Insurrection Media and WarnerMedia. The series was executive produced by Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Deborah Henderson, and Jon Berg.


Video games

Video games featuring Batman include: *''
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; now known as ''Batman 3D'' *'' Batman: The Caped Crusader'' (1988) for various
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platforms *''
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'' (1989) for
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, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Atari Lynx, Commodore Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Sinclair ZX Spectrum and other platforms. (In October 1989, the Amiga 500 was bundled with this game as part of the ''Batman Pack'', which was sold in the United Kingdom and was a phenomenal success) *''Batman'' (1990) for Arcade game, Arcade: Based on the 1989 film *''Batman: Return of the Joker'' (1991) for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Game Boy *''Batman Returns (video game), Batman Returns'' (1993) for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD, Mega CD/Sega CD, Game Gear, and Atari Lynx *''Batman: The Animated Series (video game), Batman: The Animated Series'' (1993) for Game Boy *''Batman & Robin: The Animated Series'' (1993) for Game Gear *''The Adventures of Batman & Robin (video game), The Adventures of Batman & Robin'' (1994) for Super NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Mega CD/Sega CD, and Game Gear *''Batman Forever (video game), Batman Forever'' (1996) for Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES, Game Boy, Mega Drive/Genesis, and Game Gear *''Batman Forever: The Arcade Game'' (1996) for Arcade game, Arcade, PlayStation and Sega Saturn *''Batman & Robin (video game), Batman & Robin'' (1997) for Game.com and the PlayStation *''Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (video game), Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'' (2000) for Nintendo 64 and the PlayStation *''Batman: Chaos in Gotham'' (2001) for Game Boy Color *''Batman: Gotham City Racer'' (2001) A racing game for PlayStation *''Batman: Vengeance'' (2001) for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Personal computer, PC, Game Boy Advance and Xbox (console), Xbox *''Batman: Dark Tomorrow'' (2003) for Xbox and Nintendo GameCube (voiced by Julian Fletcher) *''Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu'' (2004) for PlayStation 2, Xbox, the Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance *''Batman Begins (video game), Batman Begins'' (2005) for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance (2005) *''Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame'' (2010) for Wii and Nintendo DS: Based on the television series of the same name (voiced by
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) *''Gotham City Impostors'' (2012) for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC: A downloadable multi-player first-person shooter game via PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and Games for Windows Live; a "team deathmatch" game, with one team dressed like Batman and the other dressed like The Joker *''Batman: The Telltale Series'' (2016) for Windows PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch: An episodic adventure game (voiced by
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) *''Batman: The Enemy Within'' (2017) for Windows PC, MacOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch: The sequel to ''Batman: The Telltale Series'' (voiced by Troy Baker)


''Lego: Batman''

*''Lego Batman: The Video Game'' (2008): a video game in the style of ''Lego Star Wars'' based on the LEGO Batman toyline (vocals by Steve Blum) *''Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes'' (2012): the sequel to ''Lego Batman: The Video Game'' (voiced by
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) *''The Lego Movie Videogame'' (2014): A Lego-themed version of Batman appears, with cutscenes featuring archive footage of
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, while his voice in gameplay mode is provided by Jim Meskimen voice-matching Arnett. *''Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham'' (2014): the sequel to ''Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes'' (voiced by Troy Baker) *''Lego Dimensions'' (2015): Troy Baker reprises Batman in this multi-franchise game. ''The Lego Movie'' version also appears in this version voiced by
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. Batman is one of the three main heroes alongside ''The Lego Movie's'' Wyldstyle and Gandalf of ''The Lord of the Rings'' as he works with them to rescue Robin from Lord Vortech. Additional content also includes an adaptation of ''The Lego Batman Movie''. *''Lego DC Super-Villains'' (2018): Batman appears as a playable character, with
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now assuming his reprisal from Baker. *''The Lego Movie 2 Videogame'' (2019): A Lego-themed version of Batman appears, with
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reprising his role


''Batman Arkham''

*''Batman: Arkham Asylum'' (2009) for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Microsoft Windows, Windows PC (voiced by
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) *''Batman: Arkham City'' (2011) for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows PC and Wii U: The sequel to ''Batman: Arkham Asylum'' (voiced by Kevin Conroy) *''Batman: Arkham City Lockdown'' (2011): spin-off to ''Arkham City'' *''Batman: Arkham Origins'' (2013) for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows PC and Wii U: Prequel to ''Arkham Asylum'' and ''Arkham City'' (voiced by
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) *''Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate'' (2013) for Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita: 2.5D platform game set between ''Arkham Origins'' and ''Arkham Asylum''. *''Batman: Arkham Knight'' (2015): the sequel to ''Arkham City'' and the final game in the ''Arkham'' series, for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows *''Batman: Arkham VR'' (2016) for PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR and Microsoft Windows (voiced by Kevin Conroy)


Other DC Games

*''Justice League Task Force (video game), Justice League Task Force'' (1995) for Super NES and Mega Drive/Genesis: A fighting game featuring several DC characters, including Batman. *''Justice League Heroes'' (2006) for Xbox, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS (voiced by Ron Perlman) *''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' (2008) for PlayStation 3 Xbox 360: A crossover fighting game featuring characters from DC Comics and ''Mortal Kombat'' (voiced by David Gazanna) *''DC Universe Online'' for PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One: A MMORPG where Batman, among others, trains new player-controlled heroes (voiced by Kevin Conroy) *''Injustice: Gods Among Us'' (2013) for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, and Windows PC: A fighting game featuring several DC characters, including Batman (voiced by Kevin Conroy) *''Injustice 2'' (2017) for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One: the sequel to ''Injustice: Gods Among Us'' (voiced by Kevin Conroy) *''Justice League VR: The Complete Experience'' (2017) features a driving, shooting level with the player taking control of Batman and the Batmobile to destroy simulated tanks in Gotham *''DC Unchained'' (2018) for Android: A fighting game featuring several DC characters, including Batman. *''Gotham Knights (video game), Gotham Knights'' (2022) for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and PC: A videogame based on Bat-Family, Batman's closest allies. Bruce Wayne appears in the announcement trailer for the game, voiced by Michael Antonakos.


''LittleBigPlanet''

''LittleBigPlanet 2'' (2011) for PlayStation 3 and ''LittleBigPlanet PS Vita'' (2012) for PlayStation Vita are puzzle-platform games with several DC characters, including Batman (voiced by Gary Martin (actor), Gary Martin).


Other video games

*''The Revenge of Shinobi (1989 video game), The Revenge of Shinobi'' features a non-authorized Batman as a boss (video games), boss. *The 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System game ''Final Fantasy'' features "Badman", a character with strong resemblances to Batman, as one of the enemies of the final area. *The 2017 game ''Fortnite'' has Batman-themed cosmetics such as
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and Batman outfits and a Gotham City location in the map. This was added in honour Of Batman's 80th anniversary. *Batman appears as a playable character in ''SINoALICE'', voiced by Kōichi Yamadera. *Batman appears as a playable character in ''MultiVersus''. , voiced by Kevin Conroy.


Musical theatre

While a parody of a ''Batman'' musical theatre, musical was featured in one of the most recent series' comics, in 2002, Jim Steinman, David Ives, and
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had worked on a theatre production called ''Batman: The Musical'' although it was ultimately cancelled. Steinman has revealed five songs from the musical. The first is the opening theme for "Gotham City" and the entry of Batman with his tortured solo "The Graveyard Shift"; followed by "The Joker's Song (Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys?)", "The Catwoman's Song (I Need All The Love I Can Get)", "We're Still The Children We Once Were" (the climactic sequence) and "In The Land Of The Pig The Butcher Is King", sung by the corrupt blood-suckers ruling Gotham, covered on the Meat Loaf album ''Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose''. These songs can be heard at the ''Batman: The Musical'' memorial site
Dark Knight of the Soul
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''. The episode "Out of the Past", (first aired October 21, 2000) opens with Bruce Wayne and
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attending a performance of (a fictional) ''Batman: The Musical'', featuring caricatures of prominent members of the enemies of Batman, Rogues Gallery (the Joker, the Penguin, Two-Face, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn). Series creator Paul Dini, who wrote the episode in question, also wrote a song for the fictitious musical entitled ''Superstitious and Cowardly Lot''. An episode of the sketch comedy show ''MADtv'' also featured a ''Batman: The Musical'' parody called ''Batman V: Out of the Cave'' which starred Tommy Tune as Batman, and Ben Vereen as Robin. A live stage show was also created, called ''Batman Live, Batman Live: World Tour''. The show is a unique fusion of live action theatre, magic, stunts, digital projection and music from an 85-piece orchestra and choir. The tour began at Manchester, UK in Summer 2011 and visited arenas throughout the UK and Europe before arriving in North America in Summer 2012. In 2012, the Internet theatre troupe StarKid Productions created a musical titled ''Holy Musical B@man!'', which went on YouTube on April 13. It was performed in Chicago from March 16–25, and because of copyright laws, tickets were free.
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is portrayed by Joseph (Joe) Walker.


Music

The album ''Knightfall (album), Knightfall'' by multinational Swedish band Silent Images, is based on the ''Batman: Knightfall'' story arc, with Batman serving as a central character, the "Nightly Priest". The album explores the underlying sociopolitical themes in the Batman universe, and his struggle against "The Venomous One", which is the album's interpretation of Bane in other media, Bane.


Fine arts

Starting with the Pop art, Pop Art period, and on a continuing basis, since the 1960s, the character of Batman has been "appropriated" by multiple visual artists and incorporated into contemporary artwork, most notably by
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, Roy Lichtenstein, Mel Ramos, Dulce Pinzon, Mr. Brainwash, Raymond Pettibon, Peter Saul, and others.


Games, action figures, and other toys

Hundreds of Batman action figures, die-cast models, and other items have been released. Many companies have acquired the rights to make Batman merchandise, including: * Ideal Toy Company, Ideal—Captain Action * Mego Corporation, Mego—Action figures and dolls * Corgi Cars, Corgi—Die-cast metal vehicles * Remco—Playsets and roleplaying toys * Toy Biz—Action figures * Ertl Company, Ertl—Die-cast figures & vehicles and model kits * Applause—PVC figures and dolls * Hasbro—Action figures * Monogram models, Monogram—Bobble heads * Mattel—Action figures and jigsaw puzzles *
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—Building bricks and minifigures * Bandai Japan—S.H. Figuarts Batman has appeared as a HeroClix figure, along with other Batman characters, in the following HeroClix sets: * Hypertime * Cosmic Justice * Unleashed * Legacy * Icons For April 2006, Lego introduced a Batman line which also includes characters such as Joker (comics), the Joker and Two-Face, at American International Toy Fair.


Postage stamps

In 2006, the United States Postal Service (USPS) issued a DC Comics Superheroes pane of 20 stamps which included a stamp of Batman. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Batman, USPS released a limited edition stamp series on October 9, 2014. Four versions of the superhero were depicted from the four eras of comic book history: Golden, Silver, Bronze and Modern. In addition, it included four versions of the Bat-Signal.


Theme park attractions

Several Six Flags theme parks, formerly owned by Warner Bros., opened live-action "Batman Stunt Shows" as the movies increased in popularity. The now closed Six Flags Astroworld in Houston, Texas was home to a standing roller coaster known as Batman: The Escape. Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas is home to two roller coasters called Mr. Freeze (roller coaster), Mr. Freeze, and Batman: The Ride. Six Flags México in Mexico City, Mexico has also a looping, suspended roller coaster named Batman: The Ride (Six Flags St. Louis has the same ride, as does Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois) as well as twin roller coasters named Batman and Robin: The Chiller. On the latter attraction, riders may ride on either the Batman or Robin versions of the coaster. But unfortunately in the 2007 off-season, the ride was removed after a long history of technical difficulties and occasionally breaking down. Six Flags Over Georgia contains a Gotham City area that contains the same Batman: The Ride and also features a looping coaster called The Mindbender that was adapted to fit the color tone of the
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after ''Batman Forever'' came out to fit the Gotham City section of the park it shares with Batman: The Ride. Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, Valencia, California has two Batman-themed coasters, the suspended coaster Batman: The Ride, and The Riddler's Revenge, a stand-up type roller coaster. This Six Flags park also features an entire themed area called "Gotham City" complete with architecture to match that of the fictional Gotham City. Warner Bros. Movie World in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Australia, also has two Batman-themed rides. Batman Adventure – The Ride 2, Batman Adventure – The Ride, revamped in 2001, is a motion simulator style simulator ride while Batwing Spaceshot is a vertical free-fall ride. In 2008, The Dark Knight Coaster opened in The Dark Knight (Six Flags Great Adventure), Six Flags Great Adventure and The Dark Knight (Six Flags Great America), Six Flags Great America. Based on ''The Dark Knight (film), The Dark Knight'' film, they are Wild Mouse roller coasters, indoors, heavily themed, and give riders a feeling that they are being stalked by the Joker. Six Flags New England was originally going to receive this roller coaster; however, due to problems with building permits, the park scratched the project and then sent the coaster to Six Flags México.


See also

*Batman (disambiguation) *Robin in other media *Barbara Gordon in other media *Joker in other media *Riddler in other media *Scarecrow in other media *Penguin in other media *Bane in other media


References


External links


Warner Bros. official website

Warner Bros. official Batman Shop




Official Warner Bros. site *
Batman: The Animated Series
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'—Official site *
Dark Knight of the Soul (Batman: The Musical Memorial)
'—Collects all known information about this canceled project, as well as Steinman's demo recordings
Batman Films and TV series
at the Internet Movie Database
Encyclopedia of Television
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