Frank Miller views the character as "a dionysian figure, a force for anarchy that imposes an individual order". Many of them mirror aspects of the Batman's character and development, often having tragic origin stories that lead them to a life of crime. Dick Grayson went off to Hudson University and Batman decided stately Wayne Manor was now too big for him and Alfred alone. Batman was a 15-chapter serial film released in 1943 by Columbia Pictures and was the first appearance of the comic book character on film. UPDATE: I received questions about Batman #442 as being the first appearance of Tim Drake as Robin – after all it has Tim Drake in a Robin costume right on the cover. Bartman made his first appearance back in 1991 in the season two episode Three Men and a Comic Book - incidentally, the same episode that introduced Radioactive Man - when Bart quickly needed to throw together a costume to gain a discount on admission to a comic convention. Batman's interactions with both villains and cohorts have, over time, developed a strong supporting cast of characters.[84]. [100] Bill Finger stated that he wanted to include Robin because "Batman didn't have anyone to talk to, and it got a little tiresome always having him thinking. [31][32] That story prompted editor Whitney Ellsworth to decree that the character could no longer kill or use a gun. In his memoir, Back to the Batcave, West notes his dislike for the term 'camp' as it was applied to the 1960s series, opining that the show was instead a farce or lampoon, and a deliberate one, at that. Batman's history has undergone many retroactive continuity revisions, both minor and major. In the stories, Batman is regarded as one of the world's greatest detectives, if not the world's greatest crime solver. The tendency towards a "sunnier Batman" in the postwar years intensified after the introduction of the Comics Code. [81], Will Brooker notes in his book Batman Unmasked that "the confirmation of the Batman's identity lies with the young audience ... he doesn't have to be Bruce Wayne; he just needs the suit and gadgets, the abilities, and most importantly the morality, the humanity. Batman has trained extensively in various different fighting styles, making him one of the best hand-to-hand fighters in the DC Universe. The second story arc was "Death of the Family", where the Joker returns to Gotham and simultaneously attacks each member of the Batman family. The Batmobile was redesigned, and Batman's costume was modified to incorporate a yellow ellipse behind the bat-insignia. [8] The bat-wing-like cape was suggested by Bob Kane, inspired as a child by Leonardo Da Vinci's sketch of an ornithopter flying device. He serves as Bruce Wayne's loyal father figure and is one of the few persons to know his secret identity. After the end of "Knightfall", the storylines split in two directions, following both the Azrael-Batman's adventures, and Bruce Wayne's quest to become Batman once more. Dennis O'Neil, Wizard Batman Special 1998, geek-news.mtv.com/2011/03/22/batman's-top-10-love-interests/, Bill Finger (w), Bob Kane (p). In pre-Crisis continuity, the two are depicted as close friends; however, in current continuity, they are still close friends but an uneasy relationship, with an emphasis on their differing views on crime-fighting and justice. Some of these include being a licensed pilot (in order to operate the Batplane), as well as being able to operate other types of machinery. This could be due to testing or a bug in the RSS2 Generator. Cloud. [165] That same year the character was adapted in the 15-part serial Batman, with Lewis Wilson becoming the first actor to portray Batman on screen. 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