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Comics
General Information | |
| Title: | List of titles |
| Author: | various |
| Release Date: | various |
| Genre: | Comics / superhero |
| Number of Pages: | various |
| Description: | Batman is a superhero co-created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger and published by DC Comics. The character made his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 (May, 1939). Batman is the secret identity of Bruce Wayne. 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 operates in Gotham City, assisted by various supporting characters including his sidekicks Robin, Batgirl, Nightwing and Batwoman along with his butler Alfred Pennyworth, and fights an assortment of villains influenced by the characters' roots in film and pulp magazines. Unlike most superheroes, he does not possess any superpowers; he makes use of intellect, detective skills, science and technology, wealth, physical prowess, and intimidation in his war on crime.
Batman became a popular character soon after his introduction, and eventually gained his own title, Batman. As the decades wore on, differing takes on the character emerged. The late 1960s Batman television series utilized a camp aesthetic associated with the character for years after the show ended. Various creators worked to return the character to his dark roots, culminating in the 1986 Dark Knight series, by writer-artist Frank Miller. That and the success of director Tim Burton's 1989 Batman motion picture helped reignite popular interest in the character. 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. The Batman goes by numerous nicknames, such as The Dark Knight, The Caped Crusader, or just the Bat. |
| Main Characters: | List of characters |
| Related Book Series: | various |
| Related Films: | See "Films" section |
Content Ratings | |
| Rating: | |
| Violence: | various, ranging from mild to moderately graphic |
| Language: | various, ranging from mild to moderate |
| Sexual Themes and Nudity: | infrequent suggestive content |
| Drugs and Alcohol: | some drug references |
| Crude Humor or Comic Mischief: | |
Films
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| Title: |
DK Trilogy listing, List of BTMPA films, List of animated films |
| Studio: | various |
| Release Date: | various |
| Length: | various |
| Description: | Live-action and animated films are based directly on the characters of the various Batman comics series. |
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| Similar Films: | |
| Availability: | DVD / Blu-ray |
Content Information | |
| Rating: | PG - PG-13 |
| Content Labels: | |
| Violence: | sequences of action violence |
| Language: | mild to moderate language |
| Sexual Themes and Nudity: | some suggestive content, some sexual material |
| Drugs and Alcohol: | some drug references |
| Crude Humor or Comic Mischief: | |
Live-action Television
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| Title: | |
| Original Network: | ABC, WB, Fox |
| Original Run: | January 12, 1966, October 9, 2002, September 22, 2014 - Present |
| Episode Length: | 1 hour (less commercials) |
| Description: | All three series are based directly on the characters of the various Batman comics series. |
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| Availability: | DVD / Blu-ray |
Content Information | |
| Rating: | PG |
| Content Labels: | |
| Violence: | stylized cartoonish fight scenes |
| Language: | none |
| Sexual Themes and Nudity: | none |
| Drugs and Alcohol: | none |
| Crude Humor or Comic Mischief: | none |
Animated Television
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| Title: | |
| Original Network: | various |
| Original Run: | various - Present |
| Episode Length: | various |
| Description: | All animated series are based directly on the characters of the various Batman comics series. |
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| Availability: | DVD / Blu-ray |
Content Information | |
| Rating: | PG - PG-13 |
| Content Labels: | |
| Violence: | sequences of animated violence |
| Language: | none |
| Sexual Themes and Nudity: | none |
| Drugs and Alcohol: | none |
| Crude Humor or Comic Mischief: | none |
Video Games
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| Title: | |
| Publisher: | various |
| Description: | All video games are based directly on the characters of the various Batman comics series. |
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| Genre(s): | various |
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| Difficulty: | various |
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| Age of Community: | various |
| Community Attitude: | various |
Gameplay Information | |
| ESRB Rating: | various |
| PEGI Rating: | various |
| ACB Rating: | various |
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Cost Information | |
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