Tuesday, May 02, 2006

The Dark Knight

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. Batman was co-created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, although only Kane receives official credit for the character. His true identity is Bruce Wayne, billionaire industrialist, playboy, and philanthropist. Witnessing the murder of his parents as a child led 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. Batman's foes form one of the most distinctive rogues galleries in comics. In the 1930s and 1940s the most familiar Batman villains evolved: The Joker, Catwoman, the Penguin, Two-Face, the Riddler, Mad Hatter, Scarecrow, Man-Bat and Clayface. Other well known villains emerged in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s including Mister Freeze, Poison Ivy, and Ra's Al Ghul. Killer Croc, Black Mask and the Ventriloquist emerged in the 1980s, and Bane and Harley Quinn in the 1990s. Later enemies have been introduced, such as Hush, David Cane and a new Red Hood (Jason Todd returned from the dead). These enemies, with Bane, Ra's and the Riddler, know Batman´s true identity and use that against him. My favorite Batman comic run(s)- "The Dark Night Returns" & "Hush". My favorite Bat movie: "Batman Begins". Posted by Picasa

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