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Comics character Batman Cover of the DC Comics Absolute Edition of Batman: Hush (2011) Art by Jim Lee Publication information Publisher DC Comics First appearance Detective Comics #27 (cover-dated May 1939; published March 30, 1939) Created by Bob Kane Bill Finger [a] In-story information Alter ego Bruce Wayne Place of origin Gotham City Team affiliations Justice League Bat-Family Outsiders ...
Thomas and Martha Wayne are shot by Joe Chill in Detective Comics #33 (Nov. 1939), which the young Bruce Wayne (lower left) witnesses; art by Bob Kane.. The character's origin was first depicted in Detective Comics #33 (Nov. 1939), unfolding in a two-page story that establishes the brooding persona of Batman, a character driven by the murder of his parents.
Batman first appeared in DC Comics stories in 1939 as the writers were adding more costumed superhero characters for the company's lineup. He was first portrayed in film in the 1940s with two film serials from Columbia Pictures: Batman in 1943, and Batman and Robin in 1949, with Lewis Wilson and Robert Lowery portraying the caped crusader in each respective series.
Name Creator(s) First appearance Fictional biography Bruce Wayne / Batman: Bill Finger Bob Kane: Detective Comics #27 (May 1939) As a child, Bruce Wayne witnessed the murder of his parents, which was a traumatic experience for him.
Batman is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Batman as its protagonist. The character, created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, [2] first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (cover dated May 1939).
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After a period of training, a young Bruce Wayne becomes Batman. His first printed story is "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate", [4] although story content implies that this was not his first mission. Bruce Wayne meets eight-year-old Dick Grayson after Tony Zucco kills his parents. Grayson eventually becomes Robin and helps Batman apprehend ...
When Bruce awakens, the old man tells Bruce he has the mark of the bat, an animal sacred in his tribe. Bruce returns to Gotham to begin his crime-fighting career. O'Neil again recounts events from Year One: Bruce's first night out, fighting street thugs while still uncostumed, is deemed a failure. While brooding in the library of Wayne Manor ...