1. Batman is a fictional the story and the vast City, assisted by various
character, a comic majority of supporting characters
book superhero created by retellings, Batman's secret including his crime-fighting
artist Bob Kane and identity is Bruce Wayne, an partner, Robin, his
writer Bill Finger. The American millionaire (later butler Alfred
character first appeared billionaire) Pennyworth, the police
in Detective Comics #27 playboy, industrialist, and commissioner Jim
(May 1939), and since then philanthropist. Having Gordon, and occasionally
has appeared primarily in witnessed the murder of the heroine Batgirl. He
publications by DC Comics. his parents as a child, he fights an assortment of
Originally referred to as swore revenge on villains such as
"The Bat-Man" and still criminals, an oath the Joker, the Penguin, the
referred to at times as tempered with the greater Riddler, Two-Face, Poison
"The Batman", he is ideal of justice. Wayne Ivy and Catwoman. Unlike
additionally known as "The trains himself both most superheroes, he does
Caped Crusader", [2] "The physically and intellectually not possess
Dark Knight", [2] and "The and dons a bat-themed anysuperpowers; he makes
World's Greatest costume in order to fight use
Detective," [2] among other crime. [3] Batman operates Batman became a
titles. in the fictional
In the original version of American Gotham