Batman is a fictional superhero who was created in 1939. Behind the mask, Batman is Bruce Wayne, a billionaire who witnessed his parents' murder as a child and vows to fight crime using his wealth and physical prowess. He operates in Gotham City with the help of his crime-fighting partner Alfred Pennyworth and Police Commissioner Jim Gordon, fighting against villains like the Joker, Penguin, and Riddler.

2. Who is Batman?
• Batman:
• A fictional character, a comic book
superhero appearing in comic books published by
DC comics. Batman was created by artist Bob
Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared
in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). He was
originally known as "the Bat-Man" and is still referred
to as "the Batman", the character was also known
as "the Caped Crusader", "the Dark Knight", and "the
World's Greatest Detective",

3. Behind the mask #1
• The Young Bruce Wayne
At age 14, Bruce embarked on a journey that took him to every
continent as he sought to learn all the skills he would need to
keep his vow. He studied criminology, forensics, and criminal
psychology, and learned from man hunters and martial artists,
mastering every fighting style. In time, Bruce forged himself into
a living weapon to wage war on crime and injustice. On his
return to Gotham, Bruce stalked street thugs as a plainclothes
vigilante. Beaten by the very people he intended to protect, he
barely survived his first night out. As he sat bleeding in his
study at Wayne Manor Bruce knew that he had to first strike
fear in the hearts of his foes. Just then, a bat crashed through
the study window, giving Bruce the inspiration he needed.

4. Behind the mask #2
• He’s an American billionaire, industrialist, and philanthropist
(someone who is interested in the well-being of humanity,
giving time and money to help others). Having witnessed the
murder of his parents as a child, he swore revenge on
criminals, an oath tempered with the greater ideal of justice.
He then makes a bat-themed costume in order to fight crime.
Batman operates in the fictional Gotham City, assisted by
various supporting characters including his crime-fighting
partner, Such as…

5. Supporting characters
• Alfred Pennyworth
• Jim Gorden
• Betty Kane
• Not real
• Barbra Gordon
• Kate Kane
Dick Grayson
Jason Todd
Tim Drake
Damien Wayne
Carry Kelly
Stephaney Brown
Helena Wayne

6. • Pinguin
• Joker
• Poison Ivy
• Harly Quinn
• Cat Woman
• League Of Shadows
• Riddler
• Two Face

7. Beyond
• Batman Beyond is said to explore the darker
side of many Batman projects, playing on key
elements such as emotions, personal
relations, fear of the unknown, to cyberpunk
and sci-fi themed elements such as issues
and dilemmas of innovation and technological
and scientific progress affecting society, and
to the disturbing psychological elements of
the character of Bruce Wayne. As such, it was
considerably darker than most other
children's programs at the time, although
producer Bruce Timm recalls it was conceived
as a kid-friendly Batman cartoon. It is also the
first Batman series to portray the hero as a
teenager.