"normal would live there and there'd be no one to protect from criminals. If Gotham really was an open sewer of crime and corruption, every story set there would serve to demonstrate the complete and utter failure of Batman's mission, which isn't really the message we want to send, is it? You've got Batman and all his allies as well as Commissioner Gordon and the city still exudes a vile miasma of darkness and death? I can't buy that. It's simply not realistic and flies in the face of in-story logic (and you know I like my comics realistic!) so"
"of view of other characters in Gotham City. So it could be Commissioner Gordon telling the story, it could be a villain, or it could be a supporting character telling the story."" The series also includes a ""Manhunter"" co-feature written by Marc Andreyko and illustrated by Georges Jeanty. The co-feature was replaced by another co-feature that spins-off of the end of the Manhunter one starring Two-Face. The same occurs with the Two-Face one ending and starting the Ragman co-feature. In addition to Batman and Robin, the series follows a number of characters from the DC Universe, including Firefly, Hush, and"
"is not the first hero in Gotham. Stories featuring Alan Scott, the Golden Age Green Lantern, set before and during World War II depict Scott living in Gotham, and later depictions show him running his Gotham Broadcasting Corporation. DC's 2011 reboot of ""All Star Western"" takes place in an Old West-styled Gotham. Jonah Hex and Amadeus Arkham are among this version of Gotham's inhabitants. Apart from Gotham's superhero residents, the residents of the city feature in a back-up series in ""Detective Comics"" called ""Tales of Gotham City"" and in two limited series called ""Gotham Nights"". Additionally, the Gotham City Police"
"Batman: Gotham Noir Batman: Gotham Noir is an Elseworlds graphic novel published by DC Comics in 2001, written by Ed Brubaker, with art by Sean Phillips. ""Gotham Noir"" takes place in 1949. Jim Gordon is the main character, with Batman making infrequent appearances. Bruce Wayne and Gordon served together during World War II. Gordon is an alcoholic private detective who used to be a police officer. He is estranged from his wife, Sarah, and their daughter, Barbara. Gordon was in a relationship with Selina Kyle, but she left him as his alcohol dependency grew worse. She runs a nightclub and"
"also aware of his secret identity; Vicki Vale, an investigative journalist who often reports on Batman's activities for the Gotham Gazette; Ace the Bat-Hound, Batman's canine partner who was mainly active in the 1950s and 1960s; and Bat-Mite, an extra-dimensional imp mostly active in the 1960s who idolizes Batman. As Batman's ally in the Gotham City police, Commissioner James ""Jim"" Gordon debuted along with Batman in ""Detective Comics"" #27 and has been a consistent presence ever since. As a crime-fighting everyman, he shares Batman's goals while offering, much as the character of Watson does in Sherlock Holmes stories, a normal"
"and exposes Hill's plot, Hill is removed from office. Hamilton Hill (comics) Hamilton Hill is a DC Comics character. He is a known mayor of Gotham City and an adversary of Batman. Hamilton Hill first appeared in ""Detective Comics"" #503 and was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton. Hamilton Hill is a corrupt politician who ran against Arthur Reeves in Gotham City's mayoral election. Hill defeats Reeves when Reeves’ ""Batman identity"" photos turn out to be faked and becomes the new Mayor of Gotham City. Unbeknownst to the citizens, Hill is in league with crime lord Rupert Thorne, who"
"Simon Dark Simon Dark is a fictional comic book character in the DC Comics universe, with an ongoing eponymous series beginning in October 2007 and ending in 2009. While ostensibly set in the same city as Batman the comic focused exclusively on Simon Dark and his narrative with no cross-overs and only a few casual comments to indicate they were active in the same city. His name is also the name of a nursery rhyme in Gotham City, the city in which he lives. When he initially appears, Simon Dark has amnesia. He exhibits some super-human abilities such as enhanced"
"at the Gotham City Museum of History. When moonlight strikes the statue on the night of its unveiling, Thorn is revived and begins to wreak havoc upon the Museum and its patrons, which includes the alter egos of Superman and Etrigan the Demon. The heroic pair's actions drive Thorn to retreat into the city, where he later attempts to procure a new body—-that of Superman. Together, Etrigan and Superman defeat Thorn, rendering him incorporeal. Blackbriar Thorn appears, seemingly in human form, during the ""Crisis on Infinite Earths"". He, Etrigan, and other assembled mystics lend their combined energies-—channeled through Doctor Occult"
"in Gotham City. She was named after the bat and baseball uniform she uses to fight crime in. She is recruited by Amanda Waller to enlist in the Bombshells war effort. Wonder Woman- Diana Prince was first introduced in the series as she disrupted an air raid between US troops and an unidentified opponent because they were causing unintentional harm to Themyscira. Diana soon meets Steve Trevor and cultivates a need to protect him from his impending execution for harming Themyscira. With the help of Mera, Aquawoman, Diana helps Steve escape. Diana soon joins the United States Army corps and"
"Hamilton Hill (comics) Hamilton Hill is a DC Comics character. He is a known mayor of Gotham City and an adversary of Batman. Hamilton Hill first appeared in ""Detective Comics"" #503 and was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton. Hamilton Hill is a corrupt politician who ran against Arthur Reeves in Gotham City's mayoral election. Hill defeats Reeves when Reeves’ ""Batman identity"" photos turn out to be faked and becomes the new Mayor of Gotham City. Unbeknownst to the citizens, Hill is in league with crime lord Rupert Thorne, who helps him become Mayor. During his early time in"
"The police officer that the Joker had tortured goes insane and terrorizes Gotham City. Written by Peter Milligan with art by Andy Clarke. Batman travels to Russia to battle a mobster with sights on Gotham City. He runs afoul of the mobster's protector, the vicious, bear-like ""Beast"". Written by Royal McGraw with art by Marcos Marz. Bruce Wayne is financing a Blackhawk flight technology when the prototype is attacked after a strange storm. He then discover that the culprit is Theodore Gainor, a rogue member of the Blackhawks who has somehow remained young through World War II and now is"
"Gotham City much to Clark's dismay. She ends the relationship after discovering that Bruce is the infamous masked vigilante Batman. Superman and Lois did not share their first kiss until the final moments of this animated series' last episode ""Legacy"" (although Lois had kissed an alternate version of Superman in the episode ""Brave New Metropolis""). Lois also appeared in the comic book series ""Superman Adventures"" and is based on ""Superman: The Animated Series"". The comic book series ran from November 1996 to April 2002. Dana Delany voiced Lois Lane in the animated series ""Justice League"" and its successor ""Justice League"
"persona to fight crime in Gotham City. Helena Wayne is the biological daughter of Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle of an alternate universe established in the early 1960s (Multiverse) where the golden-age stories took place. Damian Wayne is the biological son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, and thus the grandson of Ra's al Ghul. Terry McGinnis is the biological son of Bruce Wayne in the DC animated universe, and has taken over the role as Batman when Bruce has become too elderly to do it. Writers have varied in the approach over the years to the ""playboy"" aspect"
"Gotham City, an award show is being held where Gotham's finest is attending. The ""Man of the Year"" award is being presented to Bruce Wayne, with Lex Luthor being runner-up. All is well until a group of Batman's villains (consisting of the Penguin, the Riddler, Harley Quinn, Two-Face and Joker) show up as Joker steals the award thinking that he is more deserving of the title. Bruce sneaks out, changes into the Batsuit and becomes Batman. Along with Robin, Batman confronts and defeats all of the villains, but Joker escapes on a rocket-powered motorboat. After an extended chase to a"
"believes that his father at least subconsciously acknowledges the 'truth' that Gotham is beyond saving and that his attempts to be a hero are pointless. James makes arrangements to leave his father's cell open and provide him with an opportunity to escape Blackgate. Gordon decides to remain in prison, however, concluding that Gotham is still worth saving and musing that he may just be getting old and made a mistake. James Gordon Jr. James Worthington ""J.J."" Gordon Jr. is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. Created"
"Gotham City, they meet Batman and clash with a series of his famous ""rogues gallery"" while attempting to find their way home. During a battle with the alien conqueror Krang, the Turtles, their master Splinter and their archenemy Shredder, with a good number of Foot ninjas, have been transported to an alternate universe. While the Foot attempt to steal various components from labs all around Gotham to work out a means of returning home, as well as abducting a scientist doing research into cross-dimensional travel, the Turtles intercept the various thefts, although the Foot still depart with their gathered equipment."
"of a five-part motion comic titled ""Gotham Stories"", meant to tie into the series' second season. On January 31, 2017, the first ""Gotham"" tie-in novel was published by Titan. ""Dawn of Darkness"" by Jason Starr is described as an ""official prequel"" to the TV series, set two months prior to the beginning of the series. Gotham (TV series) Gotham is an American crime drama television series developed by Bruno Heller, based on characters published by DC Comics and appearing in the Batman franchise, primarily those of James Gordon and Bruce Wayne. Heller and Danny Cannon, who directed the pilot, are"
"Batman: Gotham County Line Batman: Gotham County Line is a three-issue American comic book limited series written by Steve Niles, known for his series ""30 Days of Night"", and illustrated by Scott Hampton. It follows Batman as a series of ritual murders outside Gotham City leads him into a macabre supernatural realm. During a fight with Batman, the Joker raises the issue of the existence of an afterlife, which Batman puts down, along with his nemesis. Jim Gordon summons Batman with a case in the suburbs of Gotham County, where entire families have been killed in the same grisly and"
"""Power of Shazam!"" story, it was relayed as having been formed by the Wizard Shazam under his original persona as The Champion, the civilized world's first superhero, by taking a piece of stone from heaven and a mating slab from hell. A 2005 comic book miniseries, ""Day of Vengeance"", features the Spectre destroying the spirit of the Wizard Shazam, causing the Rock to lose its tether outside of space and time and explode over Gotham City, freeing the Sins and other evils. A follow-up ""Day of Vengeance Special"" features Captain Marvel and a number of other magic-based superheroes reforming the"
"fashion"". Bart does as his father says and swears revenge on Snake, giving birth to his superhero alter ego, Bartman. The alter ego is achieved with the help of his grandfather, who had a past alter ego as the Crimson Cockatoo; Bart's grandfather suggested that Bart become The Crimson Cockaboy. Bartman flies around Gotham City, defeating enemies in his way for justice. The villains' Springfield identities are Otto Mann (The Toker), Ned Flanders (The Diddler), Hans Moleman (Mr. Mole), Patty and Selma Bouvier (Sugar and Spice), and Lenny (Poison Lenny), who was not actually a villain, but a transvestite. When"
"entrusted the safety of Gotham City to former district attorney Harvey Dent, better known as Two-Face, who has undergone plastic surgery and overcome his split personality. Upon returning, a string of mysterious killings involving some of Batman's rogues gallery; the KGBeast, the Magpie, the Ventriloquist occurred. They were all killed with a double-barrelled gun once used by Harvey Dent. The gun was subsequently found with Harvey Dent's fingerprints on the gun. Surveillance footage also showed Harvey talking to the KGBeast, the Magpie and the Ventriloquist. A fourth villain, Orca, was also detected in the surveillance footage. Meanwhile, Batman, realising that"
"his twin brother, Jeremiah. Jerome escapes them and prepares to poison the entire city, but Gordon foils his plan with Cobblepot's reluctant assistance. In the ensuing struggle, Jerome falls to his death. However, Jeremiah - after being dosed with Crane's gas and driven insane - soon threatens Gotham City as well, with help from Ra's al-Ghul (Alexander Siddig). The two criminal masterminds destroy the bridges leading out of Gotham City, turning the city into an isolated """". After Gotham is evacuated, Gordon resolves to stay behind, along with Bruce Wayne, to protect the city from the criminals who have taken"
"speed and agility, as well as extraordinary strength. He acts as a protector of a neighborhood called ""the Village"" in Gotham City; for its part the neighborhood is happy for their odd protector's presence. As the comic progresses it is revealed that Simon Dark was created from the bodies of 20 boys by a desperate medical genius who turned to a dark cult for assistance. Simon, and several other characters in the comic, were created using science and magic but only Simon was created with a purpose; to stop the dark cult that created him. Eventually Simon transforms from a"
"artwork of painter Dave McKean. In this darkly poetic, psychologically rich tale, Batman faces off against the Joker, Two-Face, the Scarecrow and other villains inside Gotham City's house for the criminally insane."" Joseph Szadkowski of ""The Washington Times"" called it as ""one of the key sequential-art stories of the Batman library."" Keith Dooley of ""Comics Authority"" describes it as ""psychologically and visually jarring book [that] brings the reader along with Amadeus Arkham and Batman on their journeys through their psyches in a world full of symbolism."" Adding also that ""Batman, his foes, and all of humanity are greatly affected by"
"into conflict with sadistic, brutal crime lord Black Mask (Brian Bloom). The most powerful man in the city and ruler of Gotham's criminal underworld, Black Mask has vast wealth and resources, has eliminated his opposition and is consolidating his power. His ebony mask conceals his identity, allowing him to operate publicly as Roman Sionis (head of Janus Cosmetics). Black Mask has a bounty on Batman, which attracts eight accomplished assassins: the physically imposing Bane (JB Blanc); expert marksman Deadshot; veteran mercenary Deathstroke (Mark Rolston); poisonous contortionist Copperhead (Rosa Salazar); the pyromaniac Firefly (Crispin Freeman); the highly charged Electrocutioner (Steven Blum);"
"him. Gotham City Police Department’s police captain, Christopher Black, is a minor character appears in ""Volume One"". As in ""Volume Two"", he is discovered to be corrupt and was as one of Cobblepotts’ lieutenants. Gordon ultimately arrests Black and he succeeds him as captain. A few new characters were introduced in Volume Two: In addition, Selina Kyle, Jack Drake, Clarissa Crane, Alvin Pierce and Sal Maroni also appear. ""Batman: Earth One"" received mostly positive reviews: Barnes & Noble lists the graphic novel as one of the ""Best Quirky, Beautiful, Different Books of 2012."" It peaked at #9 on ""The New"
"it 'Gotham' after a village in England – where, according to common belief, all are bereft of their wits."" Responding to the connection between the Gotham, Nottinghamshire and Gotham for New York City, Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York, wrote that it was ""a pleasure to have this opportunity to acknowledge the cultural and historical link"" between the two places. In DC Comics' ""The Batman of Arkham"" the Joker recites the ""Wise Men of Gotham"" rhyme specifically. There is a passing reference to the wise men of Gotham in Lorna Doone. Wise Men of Gotham Wise Men of Gotham"
"that the weapons currently being used against him were created in Gotham, but their initial meeting results in a fight as Superman doesn't believe that Gordon is the new Batman and Gordon doubts Superman due to him currently working with Luthor. Although Gordon doubts Superman's abilities as a hero due to his current powerless state, he eventually works with Superman to stop Vandal Savage stealing an artificial sun created in Gotham to use as part of his latest plan, their alliance helping Gordon recognize Superman's continued merits as a hero while Superman in turn acknowledges that the new Batman gets"
"Aquaman, Green Arrow, and Green Lantern into their universe. Batman and Joker are accidentally transported as well, but are separated after an encounter with the regime's military forces. While searching for somewhere to recharge his power ring, Green Lantern encounters Sinestro and his own Yellow Lantern counterpart. Aquaman fights his counterpart as well upon discovering Atlantis has agreed to complete subjugation under Superman. The prime heroes eventually meet the alternate Batman in Gotham City. Batman and the alternate Lex Luthor, an Insurgent mole inside the Regime, explain that a nanotech pill derived from Kryptonian DNA can make regular humans thousands"
"Gotham City in his youth and featured the return of James Gordon to the role of Gotham City Police Commissioner. Grant Morrison began his long-form ""Batman"" narrative in issue #655. The first story, ""Batman and Son"", reveals that Wayne is the father of a child named Damian, and attempts to steer the child away from the machinations of his mother, Talia al Ghul. From there, Morrison began an arc that saw an evil influential organization known as the Black Glove attempt to destroy everything Batman is and what he stands for. This culminated in the storyline ""Batman R.I.P."", where the"
"Gotham District Attorney and distrusts Green Lantern (who in this reality is Bruce Wayne) because of his vigilante tactics, made even worse due to Commissioner Gordon's distrust of Lantern due to his sheer power. Sinestro, after becoming deranged from absorbing Joe Chill's mind, then scars Dent's face and gives him powers similar to those of the main continuity's Eclipso. He calls himself Binary Star and works with Star Sapphire (who in this reality is Selina Kyle). In ""The Doom That Came To Gotham"", an Elseworlds story based on ""The Doom That Came To Sarnath"", ""At The Mountains Of Madness"" and"
"and Gotham City, which was inspired by Tim Burton's 1989 ""Batman"" film starring Michael Keaton. As a result of the film's success and the success of Universal Studios Florida that opened in 1990, MCA Inc. (then-owner of Universal Pictures and its theme park division) and Warner Bros. began entering negotiations in the early 1990s for theme park rights to DC Comics for the ""second gate"" adjacent to Universal Studios Florida, originally known as ""Cartoon World"" (later changed to Islands of Adventure). Ultimately, the deal fell through, as Six Flags quickly acquired the full license to DC Comics, as well as"
"tempered by a sense of justice. Bruce Wayne trains himself physically and intellectually and crafts a bat-inspired persona to fight crime. Batman operates in the fictional Gotham City with assistance from various supporting characters, including his butler Alfred, police commissioner Gordon, and vigilante allies such as Robin. Unlike most superheroes, Batman does not possess any superpowers; rather, he relies on his genius intellect, physical prowess, martial arts abilities, detective skills, science and technology, vast wealth, intimidation, and indomitable will. A large assortment of villains make up Batman's rogues gallery, including his archenemy, the Joker. The character became popular soon after"