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Evolution of Batman

Evolution of Batman

The character Batman is a beloved hero in the DC world, he was created by Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. However this superhero was undercover and known as a wealthy American playboy and owner of Wayne Enterprise, Bruce Wayne. Batman made his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. The name Batman was what he is most commonly known but he was also given such names as the Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight and the World’s Greatest Detective.

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The history behind Batman and why Bruce became this crime stopping superhero, is when he was just a child he witness the murder of his parents Dr. Tomas Wayne and Martha Wayne, this was when he swore vengeance against criminals. He also swore an oath tempered by a sense of justice. This is where bruce trains himself physically and intellectually making bat themed items and giving him a bat theme persona to stop crime. He is known for being a Superhero with no superpower.

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Batman operates in a fictional and iconic city known as Gotham with a various supporting characters, this includes the likes of Robin, police commissioner Jim Gordon and his butler Alfred who raised him after the loss of his parents.  He became the guardian of Bruce and helped him become the superhero he is now known as.

As said previously he does not have superpowers however he possess a genius level of intelligence and knows plenty of martial art. Also due to him being extremely wealthy he  can afford an extraordinary arsenal of weaponry and equipment.

This Character became so popular soon after his introduction he was given his own comic called Batman in the following year. As the decades went on different interpretations of this famed superhero emerged . Then in the late 1960s Batman got his own television series and after years the show came to an end. But characters came from the series retuned some getting their own comics as well. Then in 1986 The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller, was the first live action Batman movie and was a big success to Warner Bros Pictures in mainstream Culture.

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Over the years batman has became one of the most popular faces linking to DC and has merchandise sold world wide. The most famous Villain known to be associated with him is the one and only Joker with his famous sidekick which has also been given her own comic series Harley QuinnImage result for batman pop funko

But there has been many villain been brought into Gotham city with links to batman the most common ones are Joker, Harley, Catwoman and Poison Ivy. but there is other villains like the penguin and two face and the riddler. In the Picture below we see batman being surrounding by all the villains he encounters and fights.

He is also known for his own little sidekick Robin who later grew up and turned into Nightwing, But there was an animated series and comic book series surrounding the crime fighting pair.

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