Batman
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Batman is one of the most popular superheroes of all-time. Not only has he been in comics for over 60 years, he also appeared in movies, TV shows, and tons of merchandise.
[edit] Comic book
Batman first appeared in 1939 in Detective Comics. The plot of Batman is that he is a rich socialite named Bruce Wayne, who as a young child watched his parents be murdered by a robber, he grew up and vowed to stop these kinds of people. Usually aided by his sidekick, Robin, his butler, Alfred Pennyworth, the city police commissioner Gordon, Gordon's daughter Barbara AKA Batgirl (later known as Oracle) and others. Some of the villains he fights are The Joker, The Penguin, Catwoman, Mr. Freeze, The Riddler, and Two-Face.
[edit] TV shows
Quite probably the most popular Batman TV show, was a live-action satire television show featuring the character made in the late 1960s, it starred actor Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. He appeared in various animated TV shows, as well including, Superfriends, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, and Justice League. Other Batman-related series (in which he has some connection but didn't really appear in "spin-offs") short-lived live-action, Birds of Prey (about his daughter, The Huntress) and the animated Teen Titans (based on another comic book, about a team of younger superheroes led by Robin).
[edit] Movies
- A series of serials in the 1940s.
- 1966 Batman based on the TV show.
- 1989 Batman directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton.
- 1992 Batman Returns, directed by Burton, and starring Keaton
- 1995 Batman Forever, starring Val Kilmer and directed by Joel Schumacher.
- 1997 Batman and Robin, starring George Clooney and directed by Schumacher.
- 2005 Batman Begins, starring Christan Bale and directed by Chris Nolan.
