Batman

Batman is a DC comic book superhero created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger in 1939. In Detective Comics #27 (May 1939 he made is debut also known as  "The Bat-Man", "The Batman", "The Caped Crusader", "The Dark Knight", and "The World's Greatest Detective."

Batman's secret identity is Bruce Wayne, an American millionaire playboy and philanthropist. Having witnessed the murder of his parents as a child, he swore revenge on criminals. Wayne trains himself both physically and intellectually in order to fight crime. Batman operates in the fictional American Gotham City, assisted by various supporting characters including his crime-fighting partner, Robin, his butler Alfred Pennyworth, the police commissioner Jim Gordon, and occasionally the heroine Batgirl. He fights an assortment of villains such as the Joker, the Penguin, the Riddler, Two-Face, Ra's al Ghul, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, and Catwoman, among others. Unlike most superheroes, he does not possess any superpowers; he makes use of intellect, detective skills, science and technology, wealth, physical prowess, martial arts skills, an indomitable will, fear, and intimidation in his continuous war on crime.

Batman became a very popular character soon after his introduction and gained his own comic book title, Batman, in 1940. As the decades wore on, differing interpretations of the character emerged. The late 1960s Batman television series used a camp aesthetic which continued to be associated with the character for years after the show ended. Various creators worked to return the character to his dark roots, with varying results. The comic books of this dark stage culminated in the acclaimed 1986 miniseries The Dark Knight Returns, by Frank Miller, as well as Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, among others. The overall success of Warner Bros.' live-actionBatman feature films have also helped maintain public interest in the character.[4]