batman first appeared in comic books in 1937.
when did batman first appeared in comic books?
1937
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the batman family enemies are a collection of fictional supervillains appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. these characters are depicted as adversaries of the superhero batman and his allies.





















































since batman first appeared in "detective comics" #27 (may 1939), his supporting cast has expanded to include other superheroes, and has become what is now called the "batman family". as with most superheroes, a cast of recurring enemies to the batman family have been introduced throughout the years, collectively referred to as batman's "rogues gallery".
list of batman family enemies
during "", batman first encounters the arkham knight at ace chemicals whilst the latter provides an escort for scarecrow to cover the entire eastern seaboard with fear gas. seeking to mentally break batman, scarecrow prevents the arkham knight from killing the crime-fighter. while batman reduces the chain reaction in the central mixing chamber to stop the fear gas from being released, the arkham knight kidnaps oracle from her clock tower and holds her hostage. when batman tracks oracle to a militia facility, the arkham knight subdues and shoots the vigilante in the chest before leaving the scene. the arkham knight later assists scarecrow in escaping simon stagg's airship with the fear toxin dispersing machine, "the cloudburst”, which he attaches to his personal tank, though batman ultimately manages to destroy the device with the batmobile. when batman breaks into the militia's primary headquarters, the arkham knight confronts him in the excavator tunnels with a mining vehicle and manages to destroy the batmobile. as batman attempts to save a captured commissioner gordon, the arkham knight reveals his true identity to batman as jason todd. batman defeats the arkham knight and offers to help his former partner recover, but jason states that it is too late for that and vanishes. at the end of the game, jason prevents scarecrow from executing batman after the latter is publicly exposed as bruce wayne. after batman's alleged death during the 'knightfall protocol', todd adopts the "red hood" persona and becomes a murderous vigilante who uses guns and lethal force. as red hood, he has a dlc storyline in which he hunts down the crime lord black mask.
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