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. He has since become, along with Superman and Spider-Man, one of the world's most recognized superheroes. The British newspaper The Guardian has called the character, commonly known as the Dark Knight, "the perfect cultural artifact for the 21st century" in an article about Batman's anniversary ^*. Batman was co-created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, although only Kane receives official credit for the character.

Batman's secret identity is Bruce Wayne, billionaire industrialist, playboy, and philanthropist. Witnessing the murder of his parents as a child leads him to train himself to the peak of physical and intellectual perfection, don a costume, and fight crime. Unlike many other superheroes, he does not possess superhuman powers or abilities; he makes use of intellect, detective skills, technology, and physical prowess in his war on crime.

Publication history

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In early 1939, the success of Superman in Action Comics prompted editors at the comic book division of National Publications (later DC Comics; D.C. is short for Detective Comics, now a subsidiary of Time Warner) to request more superheroes for their titles. In response, Bob Kane created a character called "the Bat-Man". His collaborator Bill Finger offered such suggestions as giving the character a cowl instead of a simple domino mask, wearing a cape instead of wings, wearing gloves, and removing the red sections from the original costume. Finger came up with the name "Bruce Wayne" for the character's secret identity.

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@mandraco I had to take a break from Karma for that very reason. Karma was the love child of the SAW movies and Batman >_>
theinfern0 (Mike Hancock) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:45:05 -0000
@mandraco I had to take a break from Karma for that very reason. Karma was the love child of the SAW movies and Batman >_>
holy cow batman! we had our v.first PALLET of jars delivered today!!! complete with forklift, shrinkwrap & gazillions of jars... look out!
relishthis (relish this. (sarah)) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:44:38 -0000
holy cow batman! we had our v.first PALLET of jars delivered today!!! complete with forklift, shrinkwrap & gazillions of jars... look out!
@AdeFabiola temennya pak Matep kan? ... Heheheh ... Batman kasarung ...
MarioKurisuto (Mario Kurisuto) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:44:18 -0000
@AdeFabiola temennya pak Matep kan? ... Heheheh ... Batman kasarung ...
I just made a Lego Batman Meets Spider-man Poster! 2 posters! 1 took me hours to make! It says Spider-man v.s Green Goblin! So hard to make!
CoinChipPro (CoinChipProductions) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:44:04 -0000
I just made a Lego Batman Meets Spider-man Poster! 2 posters! 1 took me hours to make! It says Spider-man v.s Green Goblin! So hard to make!
RT @sacca: By this point, I feel like we should be over the whole sky spotlight thing and just get Batman a pager and some voicemail.
grlwholvd (Emily) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:43:18 -0000
RT @sacca: By this point, I feel like we should be over the whole sky spotlight thing and just get Batman a pager and some voicemail.
In the jewish museum in berlin, i just saw an obama, 'friends' and batman kippot
raffbot (Aoife Rafferty) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:41:43 -0000
In the jewish museum in berlin, i just saw an obama, 'friends' and batman kippot

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