Questions tagged [batman]
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Batman 89' by Sam Hamm TPB
Does the following Batman 89' Trade paper back by Sam Hamm contain the entire story arc (i.e. it has a closed ending)?
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Batman comic quote [closed]
I’m trying to remember a quote Batman said in the comics(?) about himself - how he’s only doing what someone with his experiences, resources and character would do. Can anyone help?
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Gotham episode where the term 'black market' was taken literally
In this particular episode, there was a 'Black Market' where types of contraband were sorted in different aisles with signs marking where each type of illegal item was, in a similar manner to a real-...
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Was Zoe Kravitz's casting as Catwoman in The Batman related to her casting as Catwoman in The LEGO Batman Movie?
In the 2022 film The Batman, Zoe Kravitz portrays a compelling, grounded version of Selina Kyle/Catwoman unlike most of the versions seen on-screen. However, this is not her first time portraying the ...
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How did the Dynamic Duo go from wearing civilian clothes at the top of the Batpole to wearing their costumes at the bottom?
I never understood how Batman's superhero technology was supposed to work in the 1966 TV series when Bruce and Dick left Stately Wayne Manor via the secret wall panel to enter the Batcave. Is there a ...
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Was Arkham Asylum inspired by Lovecraft's favourite town? [duplicate]
Arkham City is a recurring place H. P. Lovecraft's prose - the location of Miskatonic university which hosts the deadly Necronomicon. It is also "famous" for Arkham sanitarium, where end ...
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How, precisely, does the Joker dispatch Gambol in The Dark Knight?
In the (otherwise uber-awesome) Dark Knight, the Joker gets the draw on Gambol, a mobster portrayed by (the also uber-awesome) Michael Jai White. The Joker has a knife in his mouth, tells him a scary ...
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What happened to Batman in the Arrowverse?
The premise of the Batwoman show in the Arrowverse is that Gotham City has gone into chaos since the disappearance of Batman a few years prior to the first episode. Kate Kane, Bruce's cousin, takes ...
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League of assassins costumes
When the league of assassins first appeared in Batman comics they wore normal outfits but In what Batman comic issue did they start wearing their usual ninja costumes ?
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How old is Bruce Wayne during Gotham?
How old Bruce Wayne in each season of Gotham? We know he was 12 when his parents died but what about the rest of the seasons?
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Bruce Wayne’s pre Batman love interests
Has Bruce Wayne dated any girl before becoming Batman or he only trained and had no time for them ? if he has then how many had he dated?
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What age did Dick Grayson lose his virginity to Liu?
In Nightwing Vol 2 #134, when Dick Grayson meets Liu and starts sleeping with her, was it before he turned 17 or after? In the beginning of the issue Dick Grayson tells Batman his 17th birthday would ...
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Has Batman ever fought Superman (and won) in the mainstream continuity?
I'm aware of only two times that Batman has defeated Superman in a fight:
The Dark Knight Returns (Which is an alternate universe).
Batman: Hush (Where Supes was under Poison Ivy's mind control).
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Why was Alfred's father named Jarvis? (Out-of-Universe)
In the New 52 continuity, Alfred Pennyworth's father is named Jarvis Pennyworth.
However, there was already a very well-known comic book butler named Jarvis; Edwin Jarvis, the butler of Tony Stark ...
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Are the DC webcomics part of a larger canon?
There are three DC webcomics I know about:
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures
Vixen: NYC
Zatanna & the Ripper
(All ongoing, free-to-read series on WEBTOON.)
It's not clear to me where they stand in ...
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Was Alfred one of the people who trained Batman?
In the comics, did Alfred train Bruce Wayne to fight before he left to train around the world like he did in the Gotham TV series?
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Do we know the story behind this suit in the Batcave?
In Batman vs Superman, we see this suit in the Batcave:
Do we know the story behind it? As far as I know, it's never really explained in the film.
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Which source DC comics does this page (featuring the Batcave Frank Springer 1968 white/red-shaded version Repost for Batcave Batman #203) come from?
What is the source of the image below?
("SECRETS OF THE BATCAVE - 1969")
Other similar versions of this picture have been published over the years:
Batcave Frank Springer
Batman #203 (1968)...
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What was the inspiration for the creation of the League of Assassins?
What was the inspiration for Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams in creating the League of Assassins?
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Has the Joker ever been inside the Batcave?
I was about to ask why there is a giant penny and a dinosaur in the Batcave, but both of those questions have been answered already. The other question I had regarding the Batcave is this: I know ...
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Why is fear "good" in The Dark Knight Rises?
In the first two movies of Nolan's trilogy, fear has always been detrimental to the one experiencing it. The entire first film was Bruce overcoming his fear and as a consequence becoming stronger and ...
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Has the Batman as an inmate of Arkham fan theory ever been produced in any media?
I am aware of the Batman as a Inmate of Arkham fan theory, sometimes called the Villain fan theory or Bruce Wayne crazy theory, has been around for around 10 years.
This theory states than Bruce Wayne ...
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What is the Joker's real name?
Most villains who take on an alias do so to hide their real names or to show they have become the villain or whatnot.
What about the Joker? I know he has a real name because he wasn't always the ...
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Batman comic where Hugo Strange trains new Robins
I have a slight hunch this is an Elseworlds story. From what I can vaguely remember, Hugo Strange is Batman. He hires boys and girls to be Robins. I think this a slightly older comic maybe around ...
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Who is this character associated with the Bat-family?
Who is the superhero in red and white with blonde hair in the following picture? When i do a reverse image search i just get articles referencing the Bat Family/Gotham Knights/Batman Inc, but nothing ...
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When did Batman die?
In Dark Days: The Casting, when Batman finds Green Lantern and Duke inside his subcave, he states that he died in the hands of the Joker, in which issue and what storyline was he referring to?
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Was this character the only person in Batman: TAS to discover Batman's secret identity?
In the Mask of the Phantasm film,
Would this make them the first, possibly only, character in Batman: TAS to divine Batman's identity without Batman confiding in them?
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How Was the Batcave Built in Secret?
The batcave, in any version of Batman, is large. Plus there's the batmobile, which required special construction, plus the batcomputer and numerous other batwidgets.
How did a good sized batcave get ...
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Was the Three Jokers storyline ever explained?
In DC Universe Rebirth #1, the payoff for Batman sitting in the Mobius Chair and asking about the true identity of the Joker was that there were three Jokers.
The site I linked above has their own ...
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Why was Bruce Wayne spared by the mugger?
One of the fundamental aspects of Batman's origins is that one night, a mugger, usually Joe Chill, shot his parents in an alley. Barring the occasional "What If?" story, Bruce is always spared by the ...
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When was the first time Batman disappeared at the end of a conversation?
Batman has a habit of talking to someone like Commissioner Gordon, then disappearing when their back is turned.
When was the very first time that Batman did this, either in the comics or some other ...
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Who or what was controlling Batman when he painted this room yellow?
I recently came across this bizarre comic book page from All-Star Batman and Robin #9:
(Bizarre because of the writing, not the yellow paint)
Clearly that's not Batman, but I couldn't find a source ...
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In Batman Beyond episode Rebirth Part 2, did Bruce take a copy of the disc?
In the episode Rebirth Path 2 of Batman Beyond, after inspecting the disc on Bruce's computer, are we to believe that Bruce didn't take a copy of the disc before giving it back to Terry? Seems like an ...
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What is the deconstructor in "Lego Batman 2" inspired by?
In the video game Lego Batman 2 there is a device called the deconstructor, a ray-gun powered by kryptonite that causes jet-black objects like Batman's equipment and vehicles to tear itself apart. Did ...
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Does Batman actually kill anyone in "The Batman"?
In The Batman (2022) we see Batman violently beating many people during the course of the movie. Though it's implied that he practises his no kill rule in this movie (when he stopped punching the ...
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What episode is this from on Batman?
Anyone know what episode on the 1960s Batman TV show this is from?
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In "The Dark Knight," how old was Rachel Dawes?
She appears to be a childhood friend of Bruce and Harvey.
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In what continuity does Joker want his "g** d*** electric car"?
I came across this video clip where Scarecrow and Joker have captured Batman and are going to interrogate him and Scarecrow takes his mask off:
[Joker] WHAT!!?
[Scarecrow] Bloody hell, it's ...
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What are the other Batmobiles from the first edition of the New 52 Batman?
Looking at this question Why is there a dinosaur in the Batcave? I noticed there are four Batmobiles in the Batcave.
The one on the top right looks like the Batmobile as seen in the 1989 Batman ...
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Where are these Batman images from?
This image is quite 'internet-famous', depicting 'The many alignments of Batman', in reference to D&D alignment
The top left appears to be from the Adam West TV series. Otherwise I don't ...
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Where was Alfred Pennyworth following the events of No Man's Land?
I've been reading the "New Gotham" stories that follow up after No Man's Land, and I noticed that Alfred is nowhere to be seen. He was present during the events of NML, and could be seen ...
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Batman as a child -- did he show any exceptional behavior before his parents' murder?
Obviously, their murder was responsible for Bruce Wayne becoming Batman, a very exceptional person. My question is, was the young Bruce Wayne shown to be, prior to this event, a child prodigy or was ...
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Has Batman ever arrested Catwoman? If so has she been sent to Arkham?
The Facebook status between Selina Kyle and Bruce Wayne is definitely set to "it's complicated", but Batman cannot deny that Catwoman IS a criminal. Has he ever turned her over to the police, and if ...
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Was Commissioner Gordon ever a woman?
As it said on the title :
As of 2022, was there ever a Jamie or a Jean Gordon in some variation on the main continuity ?
I'm not talking about another woman being the commissioner (Renée Montoya), or ...
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Who was feeding the prisoners of the Pit in the Dark Knight Rises?
It's been a while since I saw The Dark Knight Rises but something occurred to me. Who was feeding the prisoners when Bruce was imprisoned? I assume the Warlord fed them when he was in charge but who ...
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Does Vengeance have any comic history?
Spoiler Alert for those not having seen the film yet.
In the 2022 film The Batman, Bruce Wayne is not yet known as Batman but introduces himself as Vengeance:
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Are superbeings a reality in 2022's "The Batman" universe?
Basically what it says on the tin.
The (currently) new film, The Batman offers a modern take on the caped crusader, with Robert Pattinson playing a much younger, still learning hero. He has not even ...
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What was Miller's intention for this scene of The Dark Knight Returns?
I never knew what to infer from a certain scene (or panel) from The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller related to the ransom of the Ridley Chewing Gum heir.
After getting rid of the big mutant Batman ...
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What is the nature of the relationship between the Frank Miller Batman and the better-known Batman with the no-killing rule?
I grew up with the belief that Batman is famous for his “no-killing rule”. However, recently I have just found out that there is a version known as Frank Miller Batman who did kill a lot of people.
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Why do the policemen in Batman Beyond have a 5 emblem on their uniforms?
Why do the police in Batman Beyond all have a 5 on their uniforms?