This article is about a comic book superhero. For the city in Turkey, see
Batman (city)
.
Batman
is a
fictional character
created by
Bob Kane
and
Bill Finger
in the
DC Comics
as well as one of the most famous
superheroes
in DC.
[1]
Batman is the secret identity of the very rich
businessman
Bruce Wayne
. Batman is one of the most famous and popular
superheroes
.
[2]
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
.
Batman was first named "Bat-Man" by Kane.
[3]
Batman made its first appearance in 1939 in
Detective Comics No. 27
.
[3]
He was the second DC superhero to be created. The first was
Superman
.
[1]
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
. Wayne learned many different ways to
fight
as he grew up. As an
adult
, Wayne used a costume to scare
criminals
so that there would be less crime in Gotham City. He called himself Batman.
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 "Bat-A-Rangs." 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 and a Bat-Saber (His version of a
lightsaber
).
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 him 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, and
Justice League Dark
or JLD.
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 of the way Batman deals with criminals, he may occasionally be seen as an enemy
police
. Once his tactics were stolen and used against some of the members of the
Justice League
.
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
. The newest show is
Beware the Batman
.
Kevin Conroy
(left) voiced the character in various animated movies, television shows and video games while
Will Arnett
(right) voiced the character in
The Lego Movie
franchise
- ↑
1.0
1.1
"Who Is Bill Finger? - Bob Kane Created Batman, so who is Bill Finger? - Bill Finger Batman - The History of Batman - Legions of Gotham - Batman Wiki - The Batman Homepage - Ba..."
Archived from
the original
on April 15, 2012
. Retrieved
June 1,
2012
.
- ↑
"Why Batman is so Popular, and His History - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com"
. Archived from
the original
on July 28, 2014
. Retrieved
June 1,
2012
.
- ↑
3.0
3.1
Daniels, Les
.
Batman: The Complete History
. Chronicle Books, 1999.
ISBN
0-8118-4232-0
, pg. 18
- ↑
"Ben Affleck set to play Batman in 'Man of Steel' sequel"
.
MSN
. August 23, 2013. Archived from
the original
on August 26, 2013
. Retrieved
August 24,
2013
.
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