The title was replaced by a Batman and Robin series following the Battle for the Cowl mini-series, as well as an ongoing Red Robin monthly which continues the story of Tim Drake.

* An alternative version of the Legion appeared during the " Absolute Power " arc of the Superman / Batman monthly series.

In DC's 2011 line-wide relaunch of all of its monthly titles, The New 52, Riddler appears as an inmate at Arkham Asylum in Batman # 1.

* Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, a monthly series running 1989 to 2007

Except when otherwise noted, most of the stories in the monthly series Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight are considered canon, even though some have tales of Batman in the future, which are deemed non-canonical.

Milligan was also involved in 2007's Batman crossover, The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, by writing the lead-in Batman Annual # 26, as well as the parts of the series in the Robin monthly title.

According to DC editor Mike Marts, Andy is working on a top secret project involving Batman, after leaving the monthly title's illustrating duties to current artist Tony Daniel.

John is not currently working on a “ monthly ”, though he spent 20 years doing so on titles such as Captain America, The Punisher, Secret Wars, The ‘ Nam, The Adventures of Superman, Batman, JLA, and many, many more.

It was based on the 1988-89 story arc " Batman: A Death in the Family " and the 2005 " Batman: Under the Hood " story arc that ran in the monthly Batman comic book series by DC Comics, the latter of which Winick had written.

Miller and Mazzucchelli collaborated again on the graphic novel, Batman: Year One, serialized in issues 404-407 of DC Comics ' monthly Batman title, and published in a single volume soon after that.

Hush is a 2002-2003 comic book story arc that ran through the Batman monthly series.

Hush was published in monthly installments as Batman # 608-619 by DC Comics.

He then drew Whisper for First Comics in 1986-1987 — his first monthly book — before landing on Detective Comics ( starring Batman, published by DC Comics ).

He also began art duties on the new monthly DC Comics series Batman Confidential.

The serial stories of the monthly Batman comics titles began slowly building toward the " Knightfall " arc several months prior, in conjunction with the publication of the Sword of Azrael miniseries and Vengeance of Bane one-shot which also laid foundation for the larger story.

The two characters were quickly added to the cast in the monthly Batman titles, with Azrael being a superhero-in-training who fights alongside Batman, while Bane was introduced as a supervillain.

The mini proved popular enough to spawn two sequels-The Joker's Wild ( 1991 ) and Cry of the Huntress ( 1992 )-which led to both an ongoing monthly series ( which Dixon wrote for 100 issues before leaving to work with CrossGen Comics ), and to Dixon working on Detective Comics from # 644-738 through the major Batman stories KnightFall & KnightsEnd ( for which he helped create the key character of Bane ), DC One Million, Contagion, Legacy, Cataclysm and No Man's Land.

The main storyline ran through the monthly Batman titles Detective Comics, Batman, Batman: Shadow of the Bat, and Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight with other spin-offs serving as tie-ins.

* 1939 – DC Comics publishes its second major superhero in Detective Comics # 27 ; he is Batman, one of the most popular comic book superheroes of all time.

Sometimes these are spin-offs from comic books, for example Superman, Batman and The Amazing Spider-Man.

When most people think of a superhero or a comic book celebrity, Superman, Spider-Man, and Batman will usually be the first that comes to mind.

Four comic books to have sold for over $ 1 million USD as of December 2010, including two examples of Action Comics No. 1, the first appearance of Superman, both sold privately through online dealer ComicConnect. com in 2010, and Detective Comics No. 27, the first appearance of Batman, via public auction.

His writing, particularly the so-called Cthulhu Mythos, has influenced fiction authors worldwide, and Lovecraftian elements can be found in novels, films, movies, music, video games, comic books ( e. g. the use of Arkham Insane Asylum in The Batman comic book series ), and even cartoons.

* Jeremiah Arkham, in comic series Batman

* In Issue # 3 ( January 1976, shortly after Monty Python began being broadcast in the U. S .) of the comic book title Batman Family the joint exploits of Batgirl ( Barbara Gordon ) and Robin ( Dick Grayson ) the story " Isle of a Thousand Thrills " borrowed the scenario of a land where anything anybody thinks of is quickly brought to life.

* In the 1960s TV series Batman, comic book style onomatopoeias such as wham !, pow !, " biff!

Inspired by his father's love of newspaper comic strips, particularly Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, Ditko found his interest in comics accelerated by the introduction of superhero Batman in 1940, and by Will Eisner's The Spirit, which appeared in a tabloid-sized comic-book insert in Sunday newspapers.

For the title role, Burton chose to cast Michael Keaton as Batman following their previous collaboration in Beetlejuice, despite Keaton's average physique, inexperience with action films, and reputation as a comic actor.

" I was never a giant comic book fan, but I've always loved the image of Batman and the Joker.

In 1936, high-school friend and fellow cartoonist Bob Kane, of future Batman fame, suggested that the 19-year-old Eisner try selling cartoons to the new comic book Wow, What A Magazine!

* May 1 – Batman, created by Bob Kane ( and, unofficially, Bill Finger ) makes his first appearance in a comic book.

** Bob Kane, American comic book artist / writer, creator of Batman ( d. 1998 )

* Much of the Batman comic book series

For example, 2001's Ocean's Eleven is a remake of the 1960 film, while 1989's Batman is a re-interpretation of the comic book source material which also inspired 1966's Batman.

Similarly, newspapers routinely credit news articles written by their staff, and publishers credit the writers and illustrators who produce comic books featuring characters such as Batman or Spider-Man, but the publishers hold copyrights to the work.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is a four-issue comic book limited series comprising The Dark Knight Returns, The Dark Knight Triumphant, Hunt The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Falls, written and drawn by Frank Miller, originally published by DC Comics under the title Batman: The Dark Knight in 1986.

" There is no central plot to the comic, leaving only a forced fight scene between Superman and Batman as an out of place climax to the story.

Frank Miller ( born January 27, 1957 ) is an American writer, artist, and film director best known for his dark, film noir-style comic book stories and graphic novels Ronin, Daredevil: Born Again, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City and 300.

* The character also co-starred in the three-issue comic book miniseries Harley and Ivy, and was given her swan song in the critically acclaimed The Batman Adventures comic book series, which contains stories about Batman's adventures in Gotham City after a break from the Justice League.

Andy Medhurst wrote in his 1991 essay " Batman, Deviance, and Camp " that Batman is interesting to gay audiences because " he was one of the first fictional characters to be attacked on the grounds of his presumed homosexuality ," " the 1960s TV series remains a touchstone of camp ," and " merits analysis as a notably successful construction of masculinity.

For example a B205 console was often shown in the television series Batman as the Bat Computer ; also as the computer in Lost in Space.

The first 2 seasons of The Batman animated series as well as its spin-off film The Batman vs Dracula take various inspiration from Batman: Year One, including:

File: Children dressed as Batman and Robin, 1966. jpg | Children dressed as Batman and Robin, inspired by the campy hit Batman TV series ( 1966 )

Although the majority of WADs contain one or several custom levels mostly in the style of the original game, others implement new monsters and other resources, and heavily alter the gameplay ; several popular movies, television series, other video games and other brands from popular culture have been turned into Doom WADs by fans ( without authorization ), including Aliens, Star Wars, The X-Files, The Simpsons, South Park, Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z, Red Faction, The Thing, Pokémon and Batman.

The themed anthology series would become a sensation with the introduction of Batman in issue # 27 ( May 1939 ).

In addition to comics, it was designed for DC properties in other media, which was used for movies since Batman Begins, Superman Returns, and the TV series Smallville, Justice League Unlimited and The Batman, as well as for collectibles and other merchandise.

Wallach played Mr. Freeze in the 1960s Batman television series.

He is known for his roles in two Batman movies, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, and has had minor roles in Saved by the Bell, Ally McBeal, McMillan & Wife, and various other series since the 1970s.

The initial story arc of the Superman / Batman ongoing series depicts the fall of Luthor's reign as U. S. President.

He has also been voiced in animation by Jackson Beck in the 1960s series The New Adventures of Superman, Stan Jones in the 1970s / 1980s Super Friends franchise, Michael Bell in the 1988 Superman animated series, and by Clancy Brown in the 1990s / 2000s DC animated universe, as well as a 2007 episode of The Batman and the 2009 direct-to-DVD animated feature Superman / Batman: Public Enemies, among others.

In Batman: The Brave and the Bold TV series, a character named Rohtul ( Luthor spelled backwards ) appears in the episode " The Super-Batman of Planet X " portrayed by Clancy Brown.