Superman and Batman embark on a mission to rid Earth of kryptonite, a mission that almost fails when the cornered Lana Lang, attempting to protect LexCorp investments, launches a large number of dirty kryptonite warheads, tainting the whole Earth atmosphere.

This was predicated by an attempt on Luthor's part to link Superman to a kryptonite asteroid that is hurtling toward Earth, claiming that he had ' evidence '- which he declined to share while claiming that it would make the public laud his actions if they knew it-that the asteroid was being drawn to Earth by Superman, offering a billion dollar reward for Superman's capture that pitted Superman and Batman against an army of villains, all of whom they defeated.

Other prominent games developers include Julian Gollop ( Chaos, Rebelstar, X-COM series ), Matthew Smith ( Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy ), Jon Ritman ( Match Day, Head Over Heels ), Jonathan " Joffa " Smith ( Ping Pong, Batman: The Caped Crusader, Mikie, HyperSports ), The Oliver Twins ( the Dizzy series ), Clive Townsend ( Saboteur ), Sandy White ( Ant Attack, I of the mask ), Pete Cooke ( Tau Ceti ), Mike Singleton ( The Lords of Midnight, War In Middle Earth ), and Alan Cox.

Superman: The Man of Steel Annual # 3-" Unforgiven "-an Elseworlds tale Jor-El convinces the Science Council to relocate selected Kryptonians to Earth, somewhat retold this same tale, with the introduction of Batman.

In the Planetary special Planetary / Batman: Night on Earth, it was implied that Elijah Snow had somehow temporarily left the Wildstorm universe to witness the Crisis.

In the Countdown to Final Crisis series, he briefly returned to his Robin persona as the Red Robin after meeting an Earth 51 version of Batman during his journey throughout the multiverse with Donna Troy, Kyle Rayner, and a Monitor.

This Earth featured an evil version of the Justice League known as the Crime Syndicate of America, whose line-up consisted of Superwoman ( an evil version of Wonder Woman ), Owlman ( an evil version of Batman ), Ultraman ( an evil version of Superman ), Johnny Quick ( an evil version of the Flash ), and Power Ring ( an evil version of Green Lantern ).

Fellow film composer Danny Elfman adapted Herrmann's music for Psycho for use in director Gus Van Sant's 1998 remake and borrowed from Herrmann's " Mountaintop / Sunrise " theme, from Journey to the Center of the Earth, for his main Batman theme.

Audiences got to hear his first time playing Batman in February 2010 in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, a loose adaptation of Grant Morrison's JLA: Earth 2 story.

In 1989, he illustrated the Batman graphic novel, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, with writer Grant Morrison.

** Superboy of the Super Seven: This Elseworlds version of Kon-El is one of the " Super Seven ", a group of heroes which include Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, and a Lex Luthor / Metallo hybrid, who help humans fight off " The Horde ", an alien race that occupies Earth.

In their quest to rid the Earth of all forms of kryptonite, Superman and Batman journey deep below the sea and find a large amount of it.

The Riddler makes an apperence at the end of Batman: Earth One.

Judge Death eluded capture by hiding in the burial pits of the Cursed Earth and departed for another dimension, but was eventually captured by Dredd with the aid of Batman ( see Judgement on Gotham ).

They accepted his proposals for Animal Man, a little-known character from DC's past whose most notable recent appearance was a cameo in the Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series, and for a 48-page Batman one-shot that would eventually become Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth.

", where Batman sends him to Apokolips to see if Darkseid has designs on Earth.

* Planetary / Batman: Night on Earth: Features various versions and interpretations of Batman spanning the character's history, including Bob Kane's original, a version based on Adam West's portrayal in the 1960s TV series and Frank Miller's Dark Knight.

* Oberon had a brief appearance in the teaser of the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode " Last Bat on Earth!

* Ted Knight appears among the JSA in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode " Crisis: 22, 300 Miles Above Earth!

In the 1970s comics, a series of stories taking place on Earth-Two ( the parallel Earth that was retroactively declared as the home of DC's Golden Age characters ) reveal that on that world, Selina reformed in the 1950s ( after the events of Batman # 69 ) and had married Bruce Wayne ; soon afterward, she gave birth to the couple's only child, Helena Wayne ( the Huntress ).

The incident features alternate universe versions of Superman, Batman, and Deathstroke and implies much chaos that was not shown, such as the planet Mogo visiting Earth to reclaim an old land mass.

One notable example occurred in 2000, when DC Comics refused to allow permission for the reprinting of four panels ( from Batman # 79, 92, 105 and 139 ) to illustrate Christopher York's paper All in the Family: Homophobia and Batman Comics in the 1950s.

In the acclaimed 1993 animated film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm ( based on Batman: The Animated Series ), creators Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and Alan Burnett draw aspects from Batman: Year One during the flashback scenes, these include:

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:

* The role of Jim Gordon in Batman Year One being one of the few who doubts that Batman is a threat and is replaced at first by Ethan Bennett.

Schumacher claims he originally had in mind an adaptation of Frank Miller's Batman: Year One.

* Christian Bale's ' street attire ' in Batman Begins mimics the clothes in the first issue of Batman: Year One when Bruce is walking down the Lower East End.

While this may not be a direct adaptation, it does resemble the scene with the hostage situation in Batman: Year One, only replacing James Gordon with Harvey Dent ( Aaron Eckhart ).

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One critic remarked, " too many villains spoiled the Batman ", highlighting Burton's decision to focus the storyline more on the villains instead of Batman.

One story, The Two-Bit Dictator of Twin Mills, drawn by Batman co-creator Bob Kane, featured a hitman called Jojo who was, according to writer Al Schwartz, made to look like Lorre.

IGN Comics ranked The Dark Knight Returns # 2 on a list of the 25 greatest Batman graphic novels, second only to Batman: Year One, also written ( though not drawn ) by Miller.

* The present-time scene where Batman / Bruce is cornered by Detective Bullock's SWAT Team adheres to a similar setting from the graphic novel as mentioned above ( the abandoned tenement fire from issue # 3 ).

Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever although set during another timespan and adopt some elements directly from the graphic novel.

Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins and its sequel The Dark Knight are set during the same timespan and adopt several elements directly from the graphic novel.

* Tying Falcone up: In the graphic novel Batman ties The Roman in his own house ; in the film, he ties The Roman to a searchlight.

This is taken from the final act of the graphic novel when Batman does the same thing at the abandoned tenement fire.

* The concluding scene where Batman and Gordon are on top of the police headquarters continues, to an extent, the final page of the graphic novel where newly promoted Jim Gordon waits for Batman to arrive.

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the graphic novel, in 1996, DC Direct released a limited edition statue of Robin aiming her slingshot with the guidance of Batman.

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.

Neal Adams ( born June 15, 1941 ) is an American comic book and commercial artist known for helping to create some of the definitive modern imagery of the DC Comics characters Superman, Batman, and Green Arrow ; as the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates ; and as a creators-rights advocate who helped secure a pension and recognition for Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Jean-Marc Lofficier wrote Superman's Metropolis, a trilogy of graphic novels for DC Comics illustrated by Ted McKeever, the second of which was entitled Batman: Nosferatu, most of the plot derived from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

* Batman: Death and the Maidens, a graphic novel by Greg Rucka

For instance, in the Judge Dredd / Batman crossover graphic novel Judgement on Gotham, Death was used as a practically comical figure.

Grant Morrison and Klaus Janson's 1990 DC graphic novel Batman: Gothic relies heavily and overtly upon the Monk, combined with elements of Don Giovanni, as the inspiration for the plot.

* Batman: Dark Knight Dynasty, a graphic novel published in 1999, written by Mike W. Barr

His Post-Crisis origin story is told in the graphic novel Batman: Birth of the Demon ( 1992 ) by Dennis O ' Neil and Norm Breyfogle.

Originally appearing as an unnamed infant in the 1987 graphic novel Batman: Son of the Demon, the character was introduced as Damian Wayne by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert in 2006.

* Batman: Nine Lives, a 1992 graphic novel published by DC Comics as part of their Elseworlds series

** Batman: Catwoman Defiant ( with Tom Grindberg, graphic novel, tpb, 48 pages, 1992, ISBN 1-56389-071-2 )

Frank and Johns will also collaborate on an out-of-continuity original graphic novel starring Batman titled Batman: Earth One.