Batman

**Batman** is a fictional character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger in the DC Comics and movies as well as one of the most famous superheroes in DC. Batman is the secret identity of the very rich and successful businessman **Bruce Wayne**. He first appeared in comic books and was later used in several radio series, movies, TV programs, books, and video games. There are also many toys and other merchandise dealing with Batman and other characters and items from the world he lives in. Batman lives in the fictional city of Gotham. And he had a sidekick called Robin.

## Comic book

Batman was first named "The Bat-Man" by Kane. Batman made its first appearance in 1939 in _Detective Comics No. 27_. He was the second DC superhero to be created. The first was Superman. Batman's origin story is that as a young child, Bruce Wayne saw a robber named Joe Chill murder his mother and father after the family left a theatre. Bruce decided that he did not want that kind of violence to happen to anyone else and wanted to avenge his parents' death. He then dedicated his life to protect his city, Gotham City. While he was growing up, Bruce learned many different ways to fight and solve crimes. As an adult, Bruce used a costume of a bat to scare criminals so that there would be less crime in Gotham City.

Batman's tools
Batman uses many different tools to help fight crime, these may vary based on the different iterations of batman. Notable examples include his car which he calls "the Batmobile", a motorcycle called the "Bat-Cycle", and has a special belt full of tools called a "utility belt" and most notably bat-shaped boomerangs called "Batarangs" He also has radio signals in his bat ears and can shoot them out to his enemy. He also has tasers built in his suit, shocking his foes. In the movie "Batman & Robin" he has ice skates. He also has a kryptonite ring and a kryptonite launcher. He even has a power suit.

## Friends

Batman is often helped from other people in Gotham. Batman and his some of his various allies are often referred to as the Bat Family. Some of these people also put on costumes and become superheroes when they help him. Some of the notable people who help Batman are his sidekick, Robin (Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, and Damian Wayne, and briefly Stephanie Brown), his butler Alfred Pennyworth, police commissioner James Gordon, Wayne Enterprises CEO and president Lucius Fox, and Gordon's daughter Barbara Gordon. Barbara Gordon became a superhero named Batgirl (and later used the name Oracle). Commissioner Gordon uses a Bat-Signal which shines a light into the sky with a shadow in the shape of a bat on when he needs Batman's assistance. Batman is often, but not always, shown being friends with Superman. He is often shown as a friend of Wonder Woman. Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman are often referred to as the "Trinity". Batman is a part of many superhero teams that fight against evil, most notably the Justice League or JL for short, the Justice League of America or JLA, and the Justice League Dark or JLD.

## Enemies

Some of the villains that Batman fights, called his Rogues Gallery, are the Joker, Penguin, Ra's al Ghul, Scarecrow, Talia al Ghul, Poison Ivy, Catwoman, Mr. Freeze, Bane, Riddler, Two-Face, and Clayface. Because the city and the police never gave Batman permission to fight crime, sometimes people see Batman as an enemy of the police. Sometimes if the police ever do bad things, Batman will fight them to keep everyone else safe. Once his tactics were stolen and used against some of the members of the Justice League.

## Television

In the 1960s, a live-action television series was made of Batman and it was called _Batman_. In _Batman_, Adam West was the actor who was Batman and Burt Ward was the actor who was Robin. There are also many of cartoons with Batman as a character. These include, but are not limited to, _Superfriends_, _Batman: The Animated Series_, _Batman Beyond_, and _Justice League_. There are other cartoons and programs where Batman is a character but he is not the most important part of the story, such as "Birds of Prey". This was a live-action series that is about Batman's daughter, the Huntress. A 3D-animation show was called Beware the Batman. Most recently in 2024, a show came out that was made by Amazon and it is called Batman: Caped Crusader.

## Famous quotes

"I am Batman." "Batman needs his supplies." "It's not who you are underneath, it's what you do that defines you."

## Movies

- 1940s movie serials by Lewis Wilson and Robert Lowery.
- 1966 _Batman_, based on the TV series, and starring Adam West.
- 1989-2023 Tim Burton's film series
    - 1989 _Batman_ by Michael Keaton
    - 1992 _Batman Returns_ by Michael Keaton
        - 2023 _The Flash_ by Michael Keaton
- 1995-1997Joel Schumacher's duology
    - 1995 _Batman Forever_ by Val Kilmer.
    - 1997 _Batman & Robin_ by George Clooney.
        - 2023 _The Flash_ by George Clooney.
- 2005–2012 _The Dark Knight Trilogy_ by Christian Bale
    - 2005 _Batman Begins_
    - 2008 _The Dark Knight_
    - 2012 _The Dark Knight Rises_
- 2014–2019 _The Lego Movies_ by Will Arnett
    - 2014 _The Lego Movie_
    - 2017 _The Lego Batman Movie_
    - 2019 _The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part_
- 2016–2023 _DC Extended Universe Movies_ by Ben Affleck
    - 2016 _Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice_
    - 2016 _Suicide Squad_
    - 2017 _Justice League_
    - 2021 _Zack Snyder's Justice League_
    - 2023 _The Flash_
- 2022–present _The Batman Movies_ by Robert Pattinson
    - 2022 _The Batman_
- 2022 _DC League of Super-Pets_ by Keanu Reeves

## Infobox (comics character)

- **character name**: Batman
- **image**: File:San Diego Comic-Con 2024 Masquerade - Cosplay of Batman 3.jpg
- **converted**: y
- **caption**: A cosplayer of Batman
- **publisher**: DC Comics
- **debut**: _Detective Comics_ Detective Comics 27, #27
(cover-dated May 1939; published March 30, 1939)
- **alter ego**: Bruce Wayne
- **homeworld**: Gotham City
- **powers**: * Genius-level intellect
* Expert detective
* Master martial arts, martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant
* Master tactician, strategist, and field commander
* Uses high-tech equipment and weapons
- **cat**: super
- **subcat**: DC Comics
- **hero**: y
- **sortkey**: Batman