"Batman Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared in ""Detective Comics"" #27, in 1939. Originally named the ""Bat-Man"", the character is also referred to by such epithets as the Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight, and the World's Greatest Detective. Batman's secret identity is Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American playboy, philanthropist, and owner of Wayne Enterprises. After witnessing the murder of his parents Dr. Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne as a child, he swore vengeance against criminals, an oath"
"in which usage they protect clothing from loose strands of hair being cut from the head and/or from the chemicals often used in such styling. The cape is a popular clothing item for superheroes like Superman in the American comic book genre. Most often, they are worn merely as a costume adornment. Other times, as in the case of Batman, The Shroud, and Cloak of Cloak & Dagger, the cape serves a functional purpose, such as gliding (Batman), transporting one to the Darkforce dimension (The Shroud), or initiating teleportation (Cloak). The supernatural character Spawn has a cape (actually a part"
"the wearer rolls forward on the ground after landing. In the show ""Justice League"" Batman ejected from the Batplane with his cape acting as a parachute using a harness. In the 2005 film ""Batman Begins"", the cape was also used as a sort of wingsuit; when an electric current was applied to the cape, the shape-memory fibers (much like Shape memory polymer) aligned into a semi-rigid form resembling a bat's wings, allowing Batman to glide over the streets and rooftops of Gotham. After Dick Grayson took over the identity of Batman, he and Damian Wayne, the new Robin and Bruce"
"bat. The material of the cape has varied with different writers, sometimes being depicted as bulletproof"""" and fire resistant, and other times being made of simple fabric that tears easily and is continuously replaced. For example, in the """" episode ""Robin's Reckoning"", Batman fell through a floor heavily compromised by machine-gun fire and landed badly, hurting his leg. He ripped up his cape and used some pieces of broken wood to make an impromptu ankle splint. He is also commonly seen with the cape able to wrap around his entire body, usually whenever he is standing or sometimes when walking."
"be the Caped Crusader (one has a French accent, which Batman does not have, and the other is left-handed, whereas Batman is right-handed), he concluded that the last, Bruce Wayne, must be Batman. Egghead (DC Comics) Egghead is a fictional character created for the 1960s ""Batman"" television series. Played by horror film mainstay Vincent Price, the character was identifiable by his pale bald head and white and yellow suit. He believes himself to be ""the world's smartest criminal,"" and his crimes usually have an egg motif to them; he also includes egg-related puns in his speech (""egg-zactly"", ""egg-cellent"", etc.). Additionally,"
"his victim wounded when she fought back and managed to escape. Batman rapist The Batman rapist is an English serial sex offender who has committed at least 17 attacks on women in the city of Bath, Somerset. He is the subject of Britain's longest–running serial rape investigation, codenamed Operation Eagle, and has eluded capture since 1991. Detective Inspector Paul James of Avon and Somerset Constabulary, leading the operation, said it is ""one of the most complicated and protracted investigations"" that the force has ever undertaken. He was nicknamed after leaving a baseball cap bearing a logo from the ""Batman"" film"
"a terrorist duo named ""T&T"", superpowered thugs who were addicted to the Titan formula. In their ensuing murder spree, three hundred Gotham civilians are killed. This gives Mayor Sharp the pretext he needs to declare martial law and give himself almost unlimited legal powers under an imposed state of emergency. Batman, wary of Sharp's secret new plans for Gotham, proceeds to investigate his records, discovering that the mayor is obsessed with him and that he is bordering on being declared a public enemy. Around this same time, the Caped Crusader also comes to the conclusion that someone has been manipulating"
"Batsuit The Batsuit (or Bat-Suit) is the costume of the fictional superhero Batman, who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The suit has been depicted in various ways, and the stories themselves have described Batman as modifying the details of his costume from time to time. However, it usually consists of a grey body suit, the chest emblazoned with a stylized black bat, and blue-black accessories: a wide scalloped cape, gloves with a series of fin-like projections, boots, and a close-fitting cowl (covering the upper half of his face) with ear-like projections to suggest a bat's head;"
"Batman rapist The Batman rapist is an English serial sex offender who has committed at least 17 attacks on women in the city of Bath, Somerset. He is the subject of Britain's longest–running serial rape investigation, codenamed Operation Eagle, and has eluded capture since 1991. Detective Inspector Paul James of Avon and Somerset Constabulary, leading the operation, said it is ""one of the most complicated and protracted investigations"" that the force has ever undertaken. He was nicknamed after leaving a baseball cap bearing a logo from the ""Batman"" film series at the scene of one attack. Police believe that there"
"cape and cowl that night, swearing to never wear it again. His years of civic volunteerism results in him being named to replace the retiring James Gordon as Police Commissioner. In this capacity, Wayne is soon mind-controlled by the Psycho Pirate. Resulting in his declaring the current roster of the Justice Society of America to be outlaws and he attempts to arrest them. Once freed from the Psycho Pirate's control, Wayne clears the JSA of all trumped-up charges. The elder Earth-Two Wayne is eventually coaxed out of retirement for one last mission as Batman when a thief named Bill Jensen"
"answers regarding the UFO when he hears the alarms and sees Batman escaping. Knowing who he is, Superman stops Batman and carries him away en route to the authorities. While the two argue over the other being a creation or pawn of Luthor's, Batman removes his cape to escape, only for Superman to find him moments later. Wanting to know what he stole, Batman shows him the green rock, only for Superman to collapse in pain for the first time in his life. Batman uses this time to escape, while Superman tries to regain his strength. The next morning, Clark"
"the world. When the authorities try to stop it by dropping a nuclear bomb, Captain Marvel – spurred by Superman telling him that due to his ties to both humanity and the superhuman community, he is the only one capable of choosing which one to save – intercepts the bomb and summons his lightning to detonate it while it is still airborne, sacrificing himself to save as many lives as possible, both human and metahuman. The nuclear blast still kills a large number of heroes, but does cool the war-like attitudes of the survivors. Superman uses Marvel's cape as the"
"appearances and modern ones, that his cape is mystical and able to restore mortal wounds. He was once the owner of a pet Siberian tiger named Rasputin, which was trained and helped him commit crimes. Rasputin has not been utilized in his modern appearances to date. In 1993's ""Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight"" #46–49 introduced a second Post-""Crisis"" Cat-Man as a leather catsuit-wearing serial killer who murders women with knife-like claws because they remind him of his mentally ill mother. Batman and Catwoman form a shaky alliance to stop him, although they have different agendas: Batman wants to apprehend"
"related comic books and other DC Comics publications from 1940 through the early 1980s until the character set aside the Robin identity and became the independent superhero Nightwing. The team of Batman and Robin has commonly been referred to as the ""Caped Crusaders"" or ""Dynamic Duo"". The character's second incarnation Jason Todd first appeared in ""Batman"" #357 (1983). This Robin made regular appearances in Batman related comic books until 1988, when the character was murdered by the Joker in the storyline """" (1989). Jason would later find himself alive after a reality changing incident, eventually becoming the Red Hood. The"
"Film)"" referred to simply as the Bat. It is an unconventional, lightweight volantor-like craft with a ventrally mounted rotor. Developed by Lucius Fox, the Bat was originally intended for close-quarters urban military operations but instead becomes Batman's new primary vehicle. Fox notes that the Bat's autopilot function does not work but suggests that Bruce might be capable of fixing it. The vehicle is armed with machine guns, cannons and a variation of the EMP device he used chasing Bane's men. Batman first uses the Bat to escape pursuing police officers after being cornered in a dark alley. Immediately after, he"
"that he is the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, the Itchy Skull, or The Human Man, but it appears to be Batman. The Caped Crusader tells him that he is really angry that no one cares about him anymore and that everyone only wants spiders nowadays. He no longer has the Batmobile, owning only a dilapidated ""Bat-Clio"". Even Robin has abandoned him. ""Apparently he was only in it for the money."" Piper tries to help Batman but tells him he has much more important things to do. Suddenly Batman tells Piper that he has kidnapped Jane-Mary and demands him to give"
"the Caped Crusader as the book's main focus. This was due to the popularity of the ""Batman"" television series, which led to the creation of ""Batmania"". After issue #74, ""The Brave and the Bold"" was exclusively a Batman team-up title until it ended with issue #200. The teaming of Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad in issue #54 (June–July 1964) by writer Bob Haney and artist Bruno Premiani led to the creation of the Teen Titans. The three heroes subsequently appeared under the name ""Teen Titans"" in issue #60 (June–July 1965) by Haney and artist Nick Cardy and were joined by"
"to question the moral orientation of his motivations and loyalties."" ""Screening the Face"" says Batman wears an upper-face mask similar to a knight's visor. The book writes that the mask justifies Batman's ""status as a Dark Knight, the paradoxical (both dark ""and"" knight) lynchpin of the recurring, and hence mythical, Batman narrative"". ""Batman and Philosophy"" writes that while ""The Dark Knight"" is a nickname for Batman, he has not always been characterized ""as dark and brooding"". It said that Batman stories in the Silver Age of Comic Books (in the 1950s through the 1970s) were ""cute and campy"" or had"
"Batwoman Batwoman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. In all of the character's incarnations, she is a wealthy heiress who becomes inspired by the superhero Batman and chooses, like him, to put her wealth and resources towards a campaign to fight crime as a masked vigilante in her home of Gotham City. The identity of Batwoman is shared by two heroines in mainstream DC publications; both women are named Katherine Kane, with the original Batwoman commonly referred to by her nickname Kathy and the modern incarnation going by the name Kate. Batwoman was"
"means of contacting him. In the 1989 ""Batman"" film, Batman gives the signal to the Gotham police force, enabling them to call him when the city was in danger. In 2005's ""Batman Begins"", then-lieutenant James Gordon installs the Bat signal on the roof of the police department himself. The film suggests Gordon was inspired to create the signal after Batman left mobster Carmine Falcone chained across a spotlight, his silhouette vaguely resembling a bat. On the 1992 television show """", the signal is introduced in the episode ""The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy"", though a makeshift signal was used earlier in"
"becomes Batman, it is implied that the suit is updated numerous times, and after it is destroyed, he and Wayne are seen rebuilding and modifying it. The cowl in this suit covers the face completely, with the mouth being the only opening. Lenses in the eyes transmit visual data to the wearer, allow for various scanning abilities and allow Wayne to monitor Terry's activities from the Batcave, seeing and hearing what he sees and hears and advising him. The traditional cape has been eliminated in favour of retractable glider wings under the arms. Thrusters built into the boots allow flight"
"bat symbol seen in the comics and in the previous film's movie poster than the previous film's costume. At one point in the film, Batman's cape is shown to be able to change, through use of a fold-out spring-loaded framework, into a glider that allows him to glide through the sky. Christopher Nolan would use a similar approach with the cape in his Batman films. Joel Schumacher's Batman films are known for their addition of rubber nipples to the Batman and Robin costumes (on the DVD commentary, Schumacher claimed they were inspired by statues of the Greek gods), though they"
"his hips. A feature of the wings was a device to prevent them from opening out too far and ripping his arms from their sockets. A loose cloth formed another web between his legs, which acted like a bird's tail. His large goggles gave him an appearance which led to his becoming known as ""The Batman"" or ""The Batwing Jumper"". Clem was badly injured during the opening ceremony of Gatwick Aerodrome, in London, England, when his primary parachute tangled in his wings. He broke and mangled his shoulder on landing, after opening his emergency parachute at an altitude of only"
"The cape may also incorporate Nomex fire-resistant/retardant material (as demonstrated in the film ""Batman Forever"" and the novelization by Denny O'Neil) and a Kevlar weave to slow the impact of bullets. In ""The Dark Knight Strikes Again"", the ends of the cape contained razor-sharp blades which Batman used to slice through several corrupt government officials. Batman's usage of the cape as a mode of transportation differed over the years. A hang-glider version of this concept was presented in ""Batman Returns"", in which a harness folds out of the cape to make it a rigid wing-like structure, then folds back when"
"Batman Incorporated Batman Incorporated (also known as Batman, Inc.) was an ongoing American comic book series published by DC Comics, featuring the superhero Batman. Written by Grant Morrison, the series debuted following the events of ""Batman R.I.P"", ""Final Crisis"", ""Batman and Robin"", and """" where, after being stranded in the distant past and believed dead, Bruce Wayne has returned to the present day DC Universe. Now, he is prepared to take his war on crime to the next level, by essentially ""franchising"" it and drafting, training and commanding a global team of heroes who will answer to Batman himself called"
"about the murder of a Federal agent. It is unknown if the ""Batman"" of this series is intended to be Bruce Wayne or another man having taken Batman's mantle as the protector of Gotham City. His partner and protégé is a dark-skinned teenager named Robin, who was apparently adopted by Batman in his youth, and also serves as the mechanic for the ""Batmobile"", a high-tech motorcycle rather than a car. He also acts as a decoy for Batman by dressing as the Dark Knight himself when necessary, and refers to Batman as ""boss"". Unlike other incarnations of Robin in the"
"order to frighten criminals. The details of the Batman costume change repeatedly through various decades, stories, media and artists' interpretations, but the most distinctive elements remain consistent: a scallop-hem cape; a cowl covering most of the face; a pair of bat-like ears; a stylized bat emblem on the chest; and the ever-present utility belt. Finger and Kane originally conceptualized Batman as having a black cape and cowl and grey suit, but conventions in coloring called for black to be highlighted with blue. Hence, the costume's colors have appeared in the comics as dark blue and grey; as well as black"
"spares Chill's life. After the police arrive and Chill is taken away in an ambulance, Batman goes to a bridge and discards Joe Chill's firearm into the ocean. As the Reaper, Caspian wears a large hooded black cloak with heavily armored red leather or cuir bouilli, which prevents bullets and punches from affecting him in any way. The knees and elbows of the red leather armor are tipped with spikes that add more power to blows Caspian inflicts. Caspian also wears a skull shaped mask with hooks on the mouth to cover up the lower part of the face, and"
"batsuit is armored and is capable of regeneration abilities, and adaptation skills with the help of wings allowing him to fly or glide. Because he works as a police officer it is implied that he received basic police training with the genius detective Bruce Wayne assisting him along the way. Batwing (DC Comics) Batwing is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics. Within DC Comics internal continuity, Batwing is one of several superheroes patterned after the famous superhero Batman. Batwing, in particular, was conceived by Batman as his crime-fighting counterpart overseas, 'the Batman of Africa'. The"
"of his living symbiotic costume) that obeys Spawn's mental commands, changing shape to scare, confuse or even kill would-be attackers. Some media, such as ""Watchmen"" or ""The Incredibles"", comment on the potentially lethal hazards a cape would impose. Cape A cape is a sleeveless outer garment, which drapes the wearer's back, arms and chest, and fastens at the neck. Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon, and have had periodic returns to fashion, for example, in nineteenth-century Europe. Roman Catholic clergy wear a type of cape known as a ferraiolo, which is"
"may be over 100 years old. He forms an army in the sewers beneath Gotham City, largely composed of the homeless. Blackfire uses this army to begin a violent war on crime, which escalates into him taking over the entire city, resulting in it being isolated from the rest of the country. Blackfire captures and brainwashes Batman, temporarily making the Caped Crusader a member of Blackfire's cult, during which Batman breaks his cardinal rule of not killing. Batman eventually breaks his conditioning, but its aftereffects make it difficult for him to capture Blackfire. After a brutal search through the sewers,"
"were murdered, introduces Wayne to Rachel Caspian, a charity worker and aspiring nun. The two quickly develop a romantic relationship while it is revealed that Rachel's father, Judson Caspian, is the original Reaper, driven to fight criminals after the death of his wife. After observing that crime is still rampant in Gotham, Judson Caspian returns to his Reaper costume and foils several crimes through the use of lethal force. The Reaper's activities soon draw the attention of Batman and the two engage in combat. The Reaper's experience and weaponry (including guns) prove too much for Batman, who is left bloodied,"
"Batarang A batarang is a roughly bat-shaped throwing weapon used by the DC Comics superhero Batman. The name is a portmanteau of bat and boomerang, and was originally spelled baterang. Although they are named after boomerangs, batarangs have become more like shuriken in recent interpretations. They have since become a staple of Batman's arsenal, appearing in every major Batman television and movie adaptation to date. Recent interpretations of the Dark Knight find additional motivation to use the batarang as a ranged attack (alternative to firearms, which he rejects outright due to the circumstances of his parents' murder) and is used"