"Criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot", Wayne remarks, "so my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. After returning to Gotham, he realizes that these skills alone would not be enough. He also travels abroad, training in various martial arts, fields of science, criminology and detective skills. After the incident, Bruce swears an oath to rid the city of the evil that had taken his parents' lives.Īs he grows up, Bruce engages in intense intellectual and physical training. While returning home one night, his parents were killed by a small-time criminal named Joe Chill. Bruce was brought up in Wayne Manor and its wealthy splendor and leads a happy and privileged existence until the age of eight. Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha, two very wealthy and charitable Gotham City socialites. The Batman goes by numerous nicknames, such as The Dark Knight, The Caped Crusader, World's Greatest Detective and the Defender of Gotham.įor key points in Batman's history see Batman's publication history Early Lifeīruce Wayne is born to Dr. A cultural icon, Batman has been licensed and adapted into a variety of media, from radio to television and film, and appears on a variety of merchandise sold all over the world.
That and the success of director Tim Burton's 1989 Batman motion picture helped reignite popular interest in the character. Various creators worked to return the character to his dark roots, culminating in Frank Miller's 1986 Dark Knight series. The late 1960s Batman television series utilized a camp aesthetic associated with the character for years after the show ended. As the decades wore on, differing takes on the character emerged. Unlike most superheroes, he does not possess any superpowers he makes use (to the best that he can) of intellect, detective skills, science and technology, wealth, physical prowess, and intimidation in his war on crime.īatman became a popular character soon after his introduction, and eventually gained his own title, "Batman". The Dark Knight fights an assortment of villains influenced by the characters' roots in film and pulp magazines. Batman operates in the Batcave, beneath Wayne Manor assisted by his butler Alfred Pennyworth. Witnessing the murder of his parents as a child leads him to train himself to physical and intellectual perfection and don a bat-themed costume in order to fight crime. Batman is the secret identity of Bruce Wayne.
The character made his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 (May, 1939). Batman is a superhero co-created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. " I am vengeance, I am the night, I am Batman!" ―Batman īatman has been Gotham City's protector for decades, CEO of Wayne Enterprises, Patriarch of the Bat Family and veteran member of the Justice League.
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