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Batman: The Brave and the Bold is the name of an animated television series based in part on the comic book series of the same name. It made its debut on November 14, 2008 on Cartoon Network.

Overview

Based on The Brave and the Bold, the series consists of Batman teaming-up with several other DC Comics heroes.

Each episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold features main character Batman teaming up with other characters from the DC Universe to thwart villains or solve crimes. Beginnings usually have a small introduction and are usually not related to the remainder of the episode. The show is split into two parts: A small adventure right before the theme song, and the main adventure right after that. The teasers also help to test whether or not if the particular guest character would draw viewer interest enough to get a full story dedicated to said hero.

The show has no overarching story, instead having most episodes stand alone. For the most part, the villains faced in the series are not part of Batman's rogues gallery, though a few of his famous foes have appeared, most prominently the Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, Two-Face, and the Scarecrow. (Others in Batman's rogues gallery such as The Riddler, Poison Ivy, and Mr. Freeze have only made brief cameos on the show.) The non Batman specific villains that are featured prominently in the series have been readjusted to be Batman focused, such as the Gentleman Ghost being created due his capture (and subsequent execution) by the results of a time traveling Batman rather than maintaining his printed page history and background.

The show is purposely lighter in tone than previous Batman series, such as the critical and fan favorite Batman: The Animated Series, depicting the Dark Knight more lighthearted and playful with a "dry, ironic wit." reminisant of Adam Wests portryal. While the tone is light, the series is not afraid to touch on the subject of death, retelling the murder of Batman's parents and showing several deaths in the show including Bruce's and Joker's.

Show creators have purposely chosen to go with "lesser known" characters, forgoing the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman to highlight lesser known "A-list" characters (though Superman is indirectly mentioned several times). In many instances, the characters are those that were repeatedly teamed with Batman in the 1970s run of the Brave and the Bold comic book, such as Green Arrow, Wildcat, Plastic Man, and even the Joker; thus, all of the characters have a look and feel very akin to either their Golden and/or Silver Age incarnations. In keeping with this approach, while the show has featured major heroes such as the Green Lantern and the Flash, it consistently focuses on the lesser-known individuals to have carried the names, such as Guy Gardner and Jay Garrick, rather than the more popular, better known Hal Jordan or Barry Allen. Additionally, Batman's alter ego, billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne, has appeared as an adult once during the series, and in situations where Batman is unmasked, the show goes out of its way to keep his face hidden.

A common theme in the series is references to 60's Batman series with characters from the show and general tropes such as the Batclimb being shown. It also features numerous forgotten or overlooked aspects of the character's history from vintage comics that have never been touched on in other animated shows.

See

List of Batman: The Brave and the Bold episodes

Tie-in products

Appearances

Announced characters for this show to date include:

110321mag-batman-superman1 — Batman and Superman

Heroes

B-TBatB — Green Arrow, Batman and Blue Beetle.

Villains

Abra Kadabra
Baby Face
Bane
Black Mask
Black Manta
Black Adam
The Brand
Brain
The Bookworm
Blockbuster
The Calculator
Calendar Man
Catman
Catwoman
The Cavalier
Chemo
Clock King
Copperhead
Crazy Quilt
Despero
Degaton
Doctor No-Face
Doctor Polaris
Doctor Sivana
Doctor Double X
Equinox
Emerald Empress
Felix Faust
Fun Haus
Gas Gang
General Kafka / Shrapnel
General Kreegaar
Gentleman Ghost
Gorilla Grodd
Harley Quinn
Kanjar Ro
Killer Moth
King Tut
Kite Man
Kru'll
Firefly
Female Fury
Jewelee
The Joker
Joe Chill
Louie the Lilac
Mad Hatter
Major Disaster
Mongul
Morgaine le Fey
Mrs. Manface
Mirror Man
The Music Meister
Mr. Freeze
Lew Moxon
Ocean Master
Penguin
Poison Ivy
Polka-Dot Man
Planet Master
Professor Milo
Psycho Pirate
Punch
Rhotul
Zebra-Man
The Riddler
Ra's al Ghul
Scarecrow
Simon the Pieman
Sportsmaster
Sweet Tooth
Solomon Grundy
Steppenwolf
Scream Queen
Sinestro
Fun Haus
Egghead
Talia al Ghul
The Terrible Trio
The Weeper
Fire
Tiger Shark
Takeo
Tornado Tyrant
Tweedledee
Tweedledum
Two-Face
Wotan

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-'''''Batman: The Brave and the Bold''''' is the name of an animated television series based in part on the comic book series [[The Brave and the Bold|of the same name]]. It made its debut on November 14, 2008 on [[Cartoon Network]].
 ==Overview==
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 The show is purposely lighter in tone than previous Batman series, such as the critical and fan favorite Batman: The Animated Series, depicting the Dark Knight more lighthearted and playful with a "dry, ironic wit." reminisant of Adam Wests portryal. While the tone is light, the series is not afraid to touch on the subject of death, retelling the murder of Batman's parents and showing several deaths in the show including Bruce's and Joker's.
-Show creators have purposely chosen to go with "lesser known" characters, forgoing the likes of [[Superman]] and Wonder Woman to highlight lesser known "A-list" characters (though Superman is indirectly mentioned several times). In keeping with this approach, while the show has featured major heroes such as the Green Lantern and the Flash, it consistently focuses on the lesser-known individuals to have carried the names, such as Guy Gardner and Jay Garrick, rather than the more popular, better known Hal Jordan or Barry Allen. Additionally, Batman's alter ego, billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne, has appeared as an adult once during the series, and in situations where Batman is unmasked, the show goes out of its way to keep his face hidden.
+Show creators have purposely chosen to go with "lesser known" characters, forgoing the likes of [[Superman]] and Wonder Woman to highlight lesser known "A-list" characters (though Superman is indirectly mentioned several times). In many instances, the characters are those that were repeatedly teamed with Batman in the 1970s run of the ''Brave and the Bold'' comic book, such as Green Arrow, Wildcat, Plastic Man, and even the Joker; thus, all of the characters have a look and feel very akin to either their Golden and/or Silver Age incarnations. In keeping with this approach, while the show has featured major heroes such as the Green Lantern and the Flash, it consistently focuses on the lesser-known individuals to have carried the names, such as Guy Gardner and Jay Garrick, rather than the more popular, better known Hal Jordan or Barry Allen. Additionally, Batman's alter ego, billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne, has appeared as an adult once during the series, and in situations where Batman is unmasked, the show goes out of its way to keep his face hidden.
-A common theme in the series is references to [[Batman (1960s series)|60's Batman series]] with characters from the show and general themes such as the [[Batclimb]] being shown.
+A common theme in the series is references to [[Batman (1960s series)|60's Batman series]] with characters from the show and general tropes such as the [[Batclimb]] being shown. It also features numerous forgotten or overlooked aspects of the character's history from vintage comics that have never been touched on in other animated shows.
-==Characters==
+==See==
+*[[List of Batman: The Brave and the Bold episodes]]
+===Tie-in products===
+*[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Comic)|''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' (Comic)]]
+*''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame]]''
+<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:700px">
+==Appearances==
+<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
 Announced characters for this show to date include:
 [[File:110321mag-batman-superman1.jpg|thumb|281px|Batman and Superman]]
 ===Heroes===
 *[[Ace the Bat-Hound]]
-*[[Adam Strange]]
+*[[w:c:supermanrebirth:Adam Strange (Batman: The Brave and The Bold)|Adam Strange]]
 *[[w:c:aquaman:Aquaman (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)|Aquaman]]
 *[[w:c:aquaman:Aqualad (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)|Aqualad]]
+*[[w:c:hawkman:The Atom (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)|The Atom]]
-*[[The Atom]]
 *[[Batman (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)|Batman]]
 *[[Batgirl]]
+*[[w:c:supermanrebirth:Big Barda (Batman: The Brave and The Bold)|Big Barda]]
-*[[Big Barda]]
 *[[Black Canary]]
 *[[Black Lightning]]
+*[[w:c:bluebeetleandboostergold:Blue Beetle (Batman: The Brave and The Bold)|Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle]]
-*[[Blue Beetle]]
-*[[Blue Beetle (The Brave and the Bold)|Blue Beetle/Jaime Reyes]]
 *[[w:c:bluebeetleandboostergold:Booster Gold (Batman: The Brave and The Bold)|Booster Gold]]
 *[[Bronze Tiger (The Brave and the Bold)|Bronze Tiger]]
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 *[[Fire]]
 *[[The Flash]]
-*[[Green Arrow (The Brave and the Bold)|Green Arrow]]
+*[[w:c:greenarrow:Green Arrow (Batman: The Brave and The Bold)|Green Arrow]]
 *[[Green Lantern Corps|The Green Lantern Corps]]
 *[[Justice Society of America]]
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 *[[Outsiders]]
 *[[w:c:martianmanhunter:Plastic Man (Batman: The Brave and The Bold)|Plastic Man]]
-*[[Phantom Stranger]]
+*[[w:c:shazam:Phantom Stranger (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)|Phantom Stranger]]
-*[[w:c:martianmanhunter:Red Tornado (The Brave and The Bold)|Red Tornado]]
+*[[w:c:martianmanhunter:Red Tornado (Batman: The Brave and The Bold)|Red Tornado]]
 *[[Robin]]
 *[[Superman]]
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 *[[Talia al Ghul]]
 *[[The Terrible Trio]]
-*The Weeper
+*[[The Weeper]]
+*[[Fire]]
 *[[Tiger Shark]]
 *[[Takeo]]
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 ===Other Earth Heroes===
 *[[Red Hood (The Brave and the Bold)|Red Hood]]
-*Hissmeister
 ===Other Earth Villains===
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 *[[Scarlet Scarab]]
 *[[Silver Cyclone]]
+</div>
-==Tie-in products==
+==Gallery==
+<gallery captionalign="center" spacing="small">
-*[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Comic)|''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' (Comic)]]
+Bravebold.png
-*''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame]]''
+Brave and the Bold ad.png|coming soon ad
+Itunesbold.png|iTunes key art
-==See==
+</gallery>
-*[[List of Batman: The Brave and the Bold episodes]]
-*[[Batman: The Animated Series]] (Different animated show franchise)
-*[[Batman Beyond]] (Sequel show to Batman: The Animated Series in different franchise)
-*[[The Batman]] (Different animated show franchise)
 ==Links==
 *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213218/ IMDB]
 *[[Wikipedia:Batman: The Brave and the Bold|Wikipedia]]
-*[[w:c:BraveAndBold|Wikia community]]
+*[[w:c:BraveAndBold|Brave and the Bold Wiki]]
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