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  Batman - GameWiki
Batman was inspired by a number of different sources, including but not limited to: Zorro, Doc Savage, The Shadow, the Bat, Dracula, Douglas Fairbanks, and Superman.
Batman is the mastermind behind the Justice League of America, offering brains and tactical skills to guide the raw power of the other members of the team.
Batman Begins (To be released in USA in June 2005), directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale as Batman, a prequel that arguably reboots the film franchise by exploring Batman's origin.
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 Batman Beyond Costumes
Batman, more properly known as The Batman and occasionally as The Bat-Man, is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in 1939.
Batman was at first just one of several characters featured in Detective Comics, buthas since become the lead or co-lead character of a number of comic book series, in addition to a "family" of titles featuring related characters (e.g.
In the Batman mythos, Batman is the alter-ego of Bruce Wayne, a billionaire industrialist whowas driven to fight crime after his parents were murdered by a mugger when he was achild.
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 More Info on batman - - catman - - atman
Batman was a highly public figure during the stories of the 1950s as well, regularly appearing at such events as charity functions, and also frequently appearing in broad daylight.
It begins before Bruce Wayne adopts the Batman persona, and in a story which has become almost as widely accepted as the original, is bleeding to death from a failed attempt to stop a crime when a bat bursts through his study window, giving him the inspiration he needs to continue crimefighting.
Batman is indeed a brilliant, virtually peerless, detective, criminal scientist, tactician, and commander; he is widely regarded as the keenest analytical mind on the planet and possesses an eidetic memory.
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 Batman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939.
Batman keeps a Kryptonite ring, given to him by Superman, in case one of the world's most powerful beings is ever manipulated or goes rogue.
Batman, both as a superhero and in his identity as Bruce Wayne, has been portrayed throughout his years in comics and other media as having enjoyed a number of romantic relationships with women, and his encounters with his female adversaries have also occasionally used sexual tension to add to the narrative.
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 batman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man, and still sometimes as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939.
Batman is a highly public figure during the stories of the 1950s, regularly appearing at such events as charity functions and frequently appearing in broad daylight.
Batman's evolution continues through the late 1980s, notably with the 1988's "Batman: A Death in the Family" storyline, for which DC Comics created a 900 number for readers to call to vote on whether Jason Todd lived or died.
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 BATMAN : Encyclopedia Entry
Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939.
Batman keeps a Kryptonite ring, given to him by Superman, in case one of the world's most powerful beings is ever manipulated or goes rogue.
Batman, both as a superhero and in his identity as Bruce Wayne, has been portrayed throughout his years in comics and other media as having enjoyed a number of romantic relationships with women, and his encounters with his female adversaries have also occasionally used sexual tension to add to the narrative.
www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Batman   (7727 words)

  
 Batman (Bruce Wayne) - DC Database - A Wikia wiki
In the Batman mythos, Batman is the alter-ego of Bruce Wayne, a billionaire industrialist and philanthropist who was driven to fight crime after his parents, the physician Dr. Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha Wayne, were murdered before his eyes at the age of eight.
Batman is a brilliant, virtually peerless, detective, criminal scientist, tactician, and commander; he is widely regarded as one of the keenest analytical minds on the planet and possesses an eidetic memory.
A prime example is Batman's car, the Batmobile, often depicted as an imposing fl car with large tail fins that suggest a bat's wings; another is his chief throwing weapon, the batarang, a bat-shaped boomerang.
www.dcdatabaseproject.com /wiki/index.php/Batman_(Bruce_Wayne)   (2767 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Batman Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In most versions of the Batman mythos, Batman (also called the Batman, and originally The Bat-Man) is the alter-ego of Bruce Wayne, a millionaire industrialist who was driven to fight crime after his parents were murdered by a mugger when he was a child.
Batman operates in Gotham City, a fictional city modelled after New York City -- specifically altered to emphasize a "dark side," in contrast to Metropolis from the Superman series.
Batman Begins (To be released in USA in June 2005), directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Michael Cain and Morgan Freeman.
www.ipedia.com /batman_1.html   (3091 words)

  
 Batman - DC Animated Universe - a Wikia wiki
Batman, otherwise known as Bruce Wayne, was a Gotham City vigilante who rose up to fight common criminals, Metahuman threats, and eventually even gods, extradimensional entities and intergalactic tyrants.
Batman tracked the scientists to an abandoned STAR Labs facility where he found the scientists being held in stasis pods.
Batman was instrumental in recruiting Green Arrow into the league, who along with other Human league members, helped keep the league from becoming an autonomous Metahuman army.
dcanimated.wikia.com /wiki/Batman   (2653 words)

  
 Batman Summary
Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man, and still sometimes as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939.
Batman's evolution continues through the late 1980s, notably with the 1988's "Batman: A Death in the Family" storyline, for which DC Comics created a 900 number for readers to call to vote on whether Jason Todd lived or died.
Batman reveals his identity to Catwoman and the two became romantically involved for a brief time, until Batman's growing sense of distrust ended their relationship.
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 Batman (Terry McGinnis) - DC Animated Universe - a Wikia wiki
Years after Batman was last seen, McGinnis found himself on the run from another street gang named the Jokerz, who had modeled themselves after the deceased Clown Prince of Crime.
Waller had become acquainted with the original Batman, Bruce Wayne, and as years passed, upon seeing him slowly decline with age, she came to realize that the world needed a Batman.
Retrieving genetic samples from injuries Batman sustained while fighting crime, Waller obtained the necessary DNA for the next phase of her project.
dcanimated.wikia.com /wiki/Batman_II   (978 words)

  
 batman costume
Bruce uses his Batman costume to terrorize criminals just as Barry Allen used his insignia to terrorize the man who killed his brother in The Flash.
All Batman fans are invited to enter and join the UGO Batcave.
Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham.
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 Batman - Gurupedia
As a rule, Batman has an aversion to carrying a sidearm (being the method of his parents' murder), though some stories forgo this plot element; and other stories have him make an exception to this rule by arming his vehicles (although their use is usually only to disable vehicles or remove inanimate obstacles).
1966 and was marked for its high camp, and continues to be the version many associate with the Batman character despite it perhaps being least representative of the many versions.
In addition to Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, a number of movies based on the animated series have been released direct-to-video: SubZero, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, and Batman: The Mystery of the Batwoman.
www.gurupedia.com /b/ba/batman.htm   (2686 words)

  
 Soft Toy Batman toy
A number of other sources have been cited as inspirations for Batman's personality, character history, and visual design and equipment, including Zorro, Doc Savage, The Shadow, 1926's The Bat, The Phantom, Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, Douglas Fairbanks, Superman, Dick Tracy, and even the technical drawings of Leonardo Da Vinci.
Batman's base of operations is Gotham City, a fictional city modeled primarily after New York City; In some of the early comics it is called New York. It specifically emphasizes a "dark side," in contrast to the modern, futuristic feel of Superman's Metropolis.
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 Batman (army) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A batman is a soldier assigned to a commissioned officer as a personal servant.
In the German army the post was known as der Putzer (cleaner) or Bursche (fellow).
Baldrick is Blackadder's batman in Blackadder Goes Forth.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Batman_(army)   (355 words)

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