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was voiced by Casey Kasem or Burt Ward. Both the live-action and animated versions wore the standard Robin costume, much like the film serial versions of the 1940s. He is not paired with Batman in the Cartoon Network programs "Justice League" and "Justice League Unlimited" due to the Bat-Embargo which limited the use of Batman-related characters from any media source outside of the new Batman Begins movie franchise and The Batman animated series. The Dick Grayson version of Robin made his first appearance during the first season of "" (1992–1995), voiced by Loren Lester. He only made occasional appearances due
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was voiced by Casey Kasem or Burt Ward. Both the live-action and animated versions wore the standard Robin costume, much like the film serial versions of the 1940s. He is not paired with Batman in the Cartoon Network programs "Justice League" and "Justice League Unlimited" due to the Bat-Embargo which limited the use of Batman-related characters from any media source outside of the new Batman Begins movie franchise and The Batman animated series. The Dick Grayson version of Robin made his first appearance during the first season of "" (1992–1995), voiced by Loren Lester. He only made occasional appearances due
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villains from the TV series appear as bosses: List of Batman video games Batman: The Animated Series (video game) Batman: The Animated Series is a side-scrolling action game by Konami released for the Game Boy in based on the . A Super NES version was also planned, but the game was ultimately released under the title "The Adventures of Batman & Robin" due to the show undergoing a title change between seasons. The game is an action-adventure platformer. The player can switch between Batman or Robin to gain access to character-specific abilities. Batman uses a grappling hook to scale heights,
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Robin was played by 26-year-old Johnny Duncan in Columbia Pictures' "Batman and Robin" (1949), directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. Robin did not appear in the Tim Burton movies "Batman" (1989) and "Batman Returns" (1992). This was an unusual move as the two 1940s serials as well as the 1966 movie and attendant TV show had presented the 'Dynamic Duo' as an inseparable pair, with the general public unaware that the comic-book incarnation of Batman often worked alone. The special edition version of the "Batman" (1989) DVD features an animated storyboard sequence of when Robin's parents are killed by the Joker.
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Batman: The Animated Series (video game) Batman: The Animated Series is a side-scrolling action game by Konami released for the Game Boy in based on the . A Super NES version was also planned, but the game was ultimately released under the title "The Adventures of Batman & Robin" due to the show undergoing a title change between seasons. The game is an action-adventure platformer. The player can switch between Batman or Robin to gain access to character-specific abilities. Batman uses a grappling hook to scale heights, Robin walks across ceilings, and both characters can perform wall jumps. Most major
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League Unlimited" comics did use many characters from the DC Universe, some characters never made it to the screen. Those that did not appear in the television series are listed below: The entire Marvel Family (except for Captain Marvel, who made a one-time appearance) were unable to appear on "Justice League Unlimited" due to legal reasons. DC animated universe (comics) While Batman and Superman had their own animated series and comic book follow-ups, the rest of the characters in the would appear in the following comics often. The Batman Adventures was created as a comic book tie-in to and The
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Titans: Go! features several Robin figures of different sizes. Batman, however, has no place within the cartoon or action figure collection. After the quickly released animated line faded, Mattel released a new Batman animated line based on WB's new animated series, "The Batman". The Batman line of figures featured all new sculpts and more articulation than past animated lines. After several waves of figures hit toy shelves, Mattel renamed the line The Batman: EXP. The EXP (EXtreme Power) hero figures come with a weapon that, when a power battery is connected and turned, reveals an "extreme power" feature. When The
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by the other producers. To better adhere with the prior DVD sets of the original series, the DVD release of this series was titled "Batman: The Animated Series Volume 4 (From The New Batman Adventures)" and was given the opening theme from the prior series. Stories in this series tend to give more focus to Batman's supporting cast, which include fellow crimefighters Robin, Nightwing and Batgirl, among others. The show also features guest stars such as Supergirl, Etrigan the Demon and The Creeper; characters who would later appear with Batman in "Justice League" and "Justice League Unlimited". In addition, the
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of the actual television program. And because Sega did not have to follow the censorship rules of the show, the fights are also a little more violent. Many of the shows voice actors reprised their roles for the game, and are thus in the lost episode as well. Similar cutscenes appear throughout the video games "" and "". "The Animated Series" was accompanied by a tie-in comic book, "The Batman Adventures", which followed the art style and continuity of "The Animated Series" instead of other Batman comic books. "The Batman Adventures", through several format changes to reflect the changing world
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2040, Tim's retired from his Red Robin days and is now raising his three children. When Dick becomes a fugitive after it's discovered his son Jake had superpowers, Tim uses his computer skills to help Dick locate Jake. Tim believes that Dick made the right choice in depowering the population. Tim Drake makes his animated debut as the second incarnation of Robin in the DCAU, initially voiced by Mathew Valencia (Robin in "The New Batman Adventures" and "Superman: The Animated Series") and later by Eli Marienthal (Robin in "Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman") and Shane Sweet (Robin in "Static Shock"),
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Batman: The Animated Series Batman: The Animated Series is an American animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. Developed by Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, it originally aired on Fox Kids from September 5, 1992, to September 15, 1995, with a total of 85 episodes. For the final fifteen episodes, the series was given the on-screen title The Adventures of Batman & Robin, which was also used for reruns of earlier episodes. The series eventually spawned two continuation shows, "The New Batman Adventures" and "Batman Beyond". The series was praised for
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games feature voice acting from the casts of the original shows. These are: "The Adventures of Batman and Robin" (SEGA CD/Mega CD version), "Superman", "Batman Vengeance", "Superman: Shadow of Apokolips", and "Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu". The SEGA CD/Mega CD game, "The Adventures of Batman and Robin", also features animation from one of the studios that animated "Batman: The Animated Series". Though the DCAU is an offshoot of the mainstream DC comics universe, it has also affected the DC universe in return. The following characters were originally created for their respective series in the DCAU, but were eventually adapted via
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continuity, known as the DC Animated Movie Universe. Damian Wayne and Dick Grayson appear in several of these films, Damian/Robin being voiced by Stuart Allan while Sean Maher voices Dick/Nightwing. "Son of Batman", an adaptation of Grant Morrison' Batman storyline "Batman and Son", was the first time Damian Wayne had appeared in a DC-related film. In "Batman vs. Robin", Damian comes into contact with the Court of Owls, being tempted to leave Batman and join him. Throughout the film, Batman and Robin fight over Damian's rawness and his lack of discipline, leading to Damian almost joining the court before Talon
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"Batman" serials. Burt Ward played him in the 1966–1968 "Batman" television series and the related 1966 film. In the live-action movies "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin", he was played by Chris O'Donnell. Michael Cera voiced the character in "The Lego Batman Movie". The Dick Grayson version of Robin also appears in "", voiced by Loren Lester. Grayson is replaced by Tim Drake, played by Mathew Valencia, in the subsequent series "The New Batman Adventures". The animated series "Teen Titans" features Robin (voiced by Scott Menville) as the leader of a team of young heroes; it is hinted in several
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of the androids is unstated they are reminiscent of the "Batman: The Animated Series" story arc involving the computer program HARDAC. The Batmobile from "Batman: The Animated Series", also made a cameo appearance in the short's background. In "Teen Titans Go!" episode "Sandwich Thief", Robin travels to the future to interrogate Nightwing. In his future self's apartment, a poster of the "Batman Beyond" Batman can be seen, indicating that Nightwing admires this incarnation of Batman. Batman Beyond Batman Beyond (known as Batman of the Future in Europe, Latin America, Australia, and Asia) is an American animated television series developed by
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End". When Terry was presumed dead and Tim Drake was Batman, her role as the tech expert was similar to Bruce's role to Terry's Batman. Though Terry never met Batman's former sidekick that was Robin and Nightwing in the animated series, the two did get the chance to meet in the tie-in comic. They work together to bring down Hush (who was a failed clone of Grayson), and Dick helped Terry with handling the Jokerz bombing Gotham and Undercloud. Though Dick was uninvolved in the superhero community for quite some time after losing his eye during a fight between Batman
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versions to demolish obstacles. In the "Justice League" cartoon series, Batman employed a variety of Batarangs, including explosive Batarangs and electrically charged variants. In the "Teen Titans" animated series, Robin uses similar modified batarangs to the adult Nightwing, referred to as "birdarangs". The same weapons are used by "The Batman"s interpretation of Robin. Robin also uses circular Batarang type weapons in the TV series "Young Justice". In the animated series "Krypto the Superdog", Robbie the Robin uses comical weapons called "beakerangs", which are miniature projectiles that contain a highly exaggerated amount of purple incapacitating foam. Ace the Bat-Hound fires Batarangs
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Batman: T.A.S. line began losing steam, so Kenner retooled some of their figures, releasing Batman: T.A.S.: Crime Squad. This line had several Batman variations, but only included one Robin figure, and no villain figures. Later, Kenner renamed this line The Adventures of Batman & Robin, releasing several figures that were not released as part of the Batman: T.A.S. line, the most famous being a Harley Quinn figure, based on the popular animated series character. Like Batman: T.A.S., The Adventures of Batman & Robin line started to lose steam as well, so Kenner released The Adventures of Batman & Robin: D.U.O.
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though Ty Templeton did the writing and art on a few issues. "Mad Love" was written by Paul Dini and illustrated by Bruce Timm, while the holiday special was written and illustrated by a number of creative people who had worked on the animated series, including Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, Glen Murakami, Dan Riba, and Kevin Altieri. Following the re-branding of the animated series as "The Adventures of Batman and Robin", the comic series was relaunched. It ran for 25 issues and 2 annuals, as well as 2 specials (an adaptation of ""; and "Dark Claw Adventures", a non-canon Amalgam
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"Batman" show for their 1966 EP Ready Steady Who, and The Kinks performed the theme song on their 1967 album Live at Kelvin Hall. The popularity of the "Batman" TV series also resulted in the first animated adaptation of Batman in "The Batman/Superman Hour"; the Batman segments of the series were repackaged as "The Adventures of Batman" and "Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder" which produced thirty-three episodes between 1968 and 1977. From 1973 until 1986, Batman had a starring role in ABC's "Super Friends" series; which was animated by Hanna-Barbera. Olan Soule was the voice of Batman in all
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could have his outfit. The animated spin-off of "The Lego Movie" starring Batman features a number of references to the television series. When Alfred addresses similar phases of Batman's life (in which he references all the years a Batman live-action film was released), he mentions "that weird one in 1966" in which the film briefly shows a clip of Adam West's Batman dancing in an episode. During the film's climax, Alfred dons an identical costume to Adam West's Batman out of nostalgia. When Batman and Robin take on a room of villains, they hit them so hard that onomatopoeia pops
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an episode that is loosely based on those from the animated series, taking Batman to an amusement park and other places where supercriminals do their work. The soundtrack was written by Konami Kukeiha Club members Kazuhiko Uehara, Harumi Ueko, Jun Funahashi, Masanari Iwata, Masahiko Kimura, Kayo Fujitani, and Masahiro Ikariko. For the most part, it is an action-adventure platformer in which the player controls Batman, and follows him to the end of each stage, where a villain is set to appear. Some of the more common features in the game is the possibility to equip with different gadgets, such as
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to gather intel. She helps him with leading the former Mutant's group Sons of Batman into learning his less violent ways, when Gotham needed martial law enforced. When Batman is called out to a duel with Superman after refusing to go back into retirement, Carrie helps Bruce fake his death. She, along with Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) and Bruce train the Sons of Batman group to begin taking on his job. Jack DeSena voices Robin in the Target exclusive 2014 direct-to-video animated feature "." In 2013, "" was released, the first of a series of films that shared the same
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November 1, 2018. The numbered, limited edition box sets also included a code for a free digital SD and HD copy of the complete series, 3 collectible Funko Pocket Pops of Batman, Joker & Harley Quinn, 7 exclusive lenticular cards of original animation artwork as well as blu-ray copies of both spin-off, animated films Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero. Several video games based on the animated continuity were released during the 16-bit game-machine era, using "The Adventures of Batman & Robin" second season branding. Konami developed a game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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Lennix as Black Manta, and Sam Witwer as Ocean Master. The film was released digitally on January 13, 2015, and physically on January 27, 2015. In July 2014, as part of the San Diego Comic-Con, DC Comics announced "Batman vs. Robin" for a 2015 release. Although the Court of Owls is set to appear, "Batman vs. Robin" is not an adaptation of the "Court of Owls" storyline from the comics. On January 16, 2015, it was announced that while Jason O'Mara, Stuart Allan, Sean Maher, and David McCallum would be reprising their roles as Batman, Robin, Nightwing and Alfred Pennyworth,
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also appear as downloadable skins in the games. Due the success of the show, Fox approached Bruce Timm to make a spin-off centered on Catwoman, but the project was scrapped in favor of "". Batman: The Animated Series Batman: The Animated Series is an American animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. Developed by Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, it originally aired on Fox Kids from September 5, 1992, to September 15, 1995, with a total of 85 episodes. For the final fifteen episodes, the series was given the on-screen title
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fighting would be handled by Batman and Robin. On that series the voice of Robin was played by Ronald Liss. The British poet Simon Armitage wrote the poem "Kid" about Robin. The poem portrays Robin having been dismissed by Batman and found a new lifestyle. Robin in other media In addition to comic books, the superhero Robin also appears in other media, such as films, television and radio. Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake and Damian Wayne are generally the versions of Robin chosen to be portrayed. For decades, Robin rarely appeared without Batman. The only exceptions have been animated
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rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on five reviews. It earned $3,787,536 in domestic home video sales. In 2016, a sequel to "Batman vs. Robin" was released under the title of "". Batman vs. Robin Batman vs. Robin is a direct-to-video animated superhero film which is part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and DC Animated Movie Universe. The film is partially based on the "Batman: The Court of Owls" story arc written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Greg Capullo and Jonathan Glapion, and serves as a sequel to 2014's "Son of Batman". The film was shown during WonderCon
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Independence Day (Young Justice) "Independence Day" is the first episode of the animated television series "Young Justice", which first aired on November 26, 2010 alongside the episode "Fireworks" as part of an hour-long special. The episode features Young Justice team members Robin, Aqualad, Superboy, and Kid Flash, while Miss Martian and Artemis joined later in the series. References to the cartoons "Super Friends", "Justice League" and "Teen Titans" appear in the episode. "Independence Day" won an Emmy Award for Individual Achievement in Animation. On the Fourth of July, Batman, The Flash, Aquaman, and Green Arrow, with their respective proteges Robin,
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Batman: EXP line faded, a new line of animated figures were announced. ShadowTek, a line that features new animated Robin & Killer Moth figures based on their cartoon counterparts, hit shelves in late 2006. This line also includes re-released figures from earlier lines as well, a growing Mattel staple. Later ShadowTek figures include other DC Universe heroes which appear in The Batman cartoon, including Superman, Hawkman, Green Lantern, The Flash, and Martian Manhunter. In 2007, Mattel announced a large recall of toys, including toys from The Batman toy line, which featured lead paint and/or small magnets which could choke children.
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chase screens with the Batmobile and Batplane. Between levels, the story advances through animated scenes that were created specifically for the game. The animated cutscenes were produced by Warner Bros. Animation (with animation by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, which also animated some of the episodes of the original cartoon). Kevin Conroy (Batman), Loren Lester (Robin), Robert Hastings (Commissioner James Gordon), Robert Costanzo (Harvey Bullock), Diane Pershing (Poison Ivy), John Glover (the Riddler), Arleen Sorkin (Harley Quinn), Mark Hamill (the Joker), John Vernon (Rupert Thorne) and Ron Perlman (Clayface) all reprised their roles from the animated series. The animated segments (about seventeen
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family helps get rid of a bomb rigged to explode. Bruce Wayne takes him in as his ward out of guilt for being unable to save Dick's family. Dick soon finds out that Bruce is Batman and becomes a costumed hero in his late teens. His costume closely resembles the Robin uniform worn by Tim Drake and the Robin costume from "Batman: The Animated Series". However, Robin's classic costume appears as Grayson's circus uniform, sans the "R" symbol and face mask. O'Donnell reprised the role in the 1997 film "Batman & Robin", this time opposite George Clooney as Batman. Tension
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DC animated universe (comics) While Batman and Superman had their own animated series and comic book follow-ups, the rest of the characters in the would appear in the following comics often. The Batman Adventures was created as a comic book tie-in to and The New Batman Adventures. Various titles related to the animated series ran from 1992 to 2004, along with various mini-series and one-shots. Similar to "The Batman Adventures", Superman Adventures was created as a comic book tie-in to . It ran between 1996 and 2002. Adventures in the DC Universe is the title of a comic book published
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around the same time. Developed and published by Konami, this game was distinctive upon the fact that it still used the earlier "" moniker instead of "The Adventures of Batman & Robin" second season title given to the other games. Though not directly related, the "" video game series features some of the voice cast from "The Animated Series" returning to their roles, notably including Kevin Conroy as Batman and Mark Hamill as The Joker. Arleen Sorkin also reprised her role as Harley Quinn in the first game of the series, "". Many of the character's costumes from the series
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board for the protagonist became apparent. Jason Todd was created as Dick Grayson's replacement as Robin, and, prior to the continuity revamping of "Crisis on Infinite Earths", Todd's origin and physical appearance were similar to that of Grayson. The character debuted in "Batman" #357 (March 1983) and made his first full appearance in "Detective Comics" #525 (April 1983), but it wasn't until later that year when he would appear in costume as Robin in "Batman" #366 (Dec 1983) when he showed up towards the end of the story to help Batman fight the Joker. Following the 1985 limited series "Crisis
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as Joker. Joker then appears and kills Gordon before Batman arrives. Batman rushes in and manages to save Dent's daughter by resuscitating her. Batman then moves them away from Joker. In "The Batman Adventures", which is set in the continuity of "Batman: The Animated Series", Two-Face is on the verge of being cured when the Joker convinces him that his fiancée, Grace Lamont, is cheating on him with Bruce Wayne. His evil personality takes hold once again, and he kidnaps Grace. Batman and Robin foil his plan and send him back to Arkham. Grace, meanwhile, realizes that Dent will never
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while he cleans up the mess around the Fortress. The final page documents Mongul's universal conquest fantasy - ""The stars run red"", ""The nebulae echo with the screams of the dying"" – leaving him at last content. As well as appearing in "Superman Annual" #11 it has been reprinted in: The story was adapted for the second episode of the animated series "Justice League Unlimited". In this version, Robin does not appear and most of his lines are given to Wonder Woman. The presents Wonder Woman and Batman bring are also changed; Batman now simply brings money while Wonder Woman
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of the second Robin, Jason Todd, and witnessing Batman spiral into darkness, Tim was convinced that he should train to become the third Robin. The character has been featured in various adaptations, including the animated television series "The New Batman Adventures", "Young Justice: Invasion", and the video game series "". In 2011, Tim Drake was ranked 32nd in IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes. Tim Drake was named after Tim Burton, director of the then-upcoming 1989 film, and introduced in 1989's "Batman: Year Three" and his origin detailed in "Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying", in which he first introduced
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Mr. Freeze sculpts. The second Mission Masters line featured repaints of old Batman: T.A.S. figures, including The Joker. To move away from The New Batman Adventures line, Kenner/Hasbro released the third and fourth Mission Masers lines under the basic Batman title. Included were figures from Batman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, Kenner's Superman Adventures line, and some Batman Beyond (see below) figures. Also included was a new comic style Bruce Wayne/Batman figure, rumble ready Riddler and an animated style insect body Mr. Freeze. Later, Hasbro released several Batman: T.A.S., The Adventures of Batman and Robin, and The New
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Burt Ward Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. , July 6, 1945) is an American actor and activist best known for his portrayal of Robin, the sidekick of Batman (played by Adam West), in the television series "Batman" (1966–1968), its theatrical feature film, the 1977 Saturday Morning animated series "The New Adventures of Batman", "Legends of the Superheroes" (1979), and two animated feature films, "" (2016) and "Batman vs. Two-Face" (2017). Ward was born Bert John Gervis Jr., on July 6, 1945, in Los Angeles, California. His father, Bert Sr., was the owner of a traveling ice show called
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in Cookham in Berkshire, where Grahame wrote the books is also thought to have been an influence. Other suggestions include Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe. The first story arc of the "Batman and Robin" comic book by Grant Morrison features a villainous character with the name and appearance of Mr. Toad. After Batman and Robin interrogate Toad, he's revealed to be in cahoots with Pyg. This same character also appears in the animated series "Beware the Batman". In Jasper Fforde's "Thursday Next" series, Miss Havisham and Mr. Toad engage in an ongoing series of car races. Mr. Toad appears briefly
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second season of the show, when the name was changed to "The Adventures of Batman & Robin". In 1996, Walker won her first Daytime Emmy Award for her music direction of the episode "A Bullet for Bullock" (scored by Harvey R. Cohen). She would then go on to win another Daytime Emmy Award in the category of music-composition for "Batman Beyond" in 2001. Although at least twenty-four different composers worked on the series, Walker, Lolita Ritmanis, and Michael McCuistion are regarded as the main contributors. After the series finished up in 1995, the three then went on to score ""
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themes, and even some of the voice cast from the series are employed in the "" video game series. Furthermore, Kevin Conroy reprises his role as Batman and the first two games are co-written by series veteran Paul Dini. Also, Batman's design and costume in "The Animated Series" are featured as an alternate skin in "". These skins are available as downloadable content; they were also available in pre-orders at GameStop and a valid membership to Power-Up Rewards. There are also "Animated"-inspired alternate skins for Catwoman, Nightwing and Robin. Annie Awards Primetime Emmy Awards Daytime Emmy Awards Saturn Awards Young
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Batman vs. Robin Batman vs. Robin is a direct-to-video animated superhero film which is part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and DC Animated Movie Universe. The film is partially based on the "Batman: The Court of Owls" story arc written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Greg Capullo and Jonathan Glapion, and serves as a sequel to 2014's "Son of Batman". The film was shown during WonderCon on April 3, 2015. The film was released for downloading on April 7, 2015, and was released on Blu-ray and DVD formats on April 14, 2015. Stuart Allan, Jason O'Mara, David
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most animated films were released direct-to-video, the 1993 animated feature "", based on the 1990s "", was released theatrically. Having earned a total of U.S. $2,407,708,129 the "Batman" series is the fifth-highest-grossing film series in North America. "Batman" was a 15-chapter serial film released in 1943 by Columbia Pictures and was the first appearance of the comic book character on film. The serial starred Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as Robin. Being a World War II era production, the movie serial like many of this period was used as war-time propaganda and had an anti-Japanese bent with J.
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when Bat-Mite briefly uses his powers to transform Batman's costume into the same suit shown in the Schumacher "Batman" films, before declaring it "Too icky". The Batman from "Batman & Robin" later appeared as part of an army of Batmen gathered from across the Multiverse in "Night of the Batmen!", complete with the blue rubber Batsuit. Additionally, there were worries within Warner Bros. surrounding the negative critical reaction to "Batman & Robin" and how that may come to harm the success of the subsequent direct-to-video animated film "", which was originally planned for release at around the same time as
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role in DC's "Batman Family" comic book which debuted in 1975. The original Robin, Dick Grayson, became her partner in the series, with the two frequently referred to as the "Dynamite Duo: Batgirl & Robin". Batgirl meets Batwoman in "Batman Family" #10, when the retired superhero briefly returns to crime-fighting (before the Bronze Tiger murders Kane). The two fight Killer Moth and Cavalier, and learn each other's secret identities. Batwoman retires once again at the conclusion of the story, leaving Batgirl to continue crime-fighting. Although this series ended after three years of publication, Batgirl continued to appear in back up
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Robin in other media In addition to comic books, the superhero Robin also appears in other media, such as films, television and radio. Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake and Damian Wayne are generally the versions of Robin chosen to be portrayed. For decades, Robin rarely appeared without Batman. The only exceptions have been animated stories featuring Robin as a member of the Teen Titans. Furthermore, from the 1940s to 1980s, Dick Grayson was generally portrayed as being a teenager or adult. In the 1960s "Batman" television series and its 1966 movie offshoot, Robin (Dick Grayson) was played by Burt
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to having the character in another DC animated television series, "Teen Titans". Batman finally let Barbara in on his own secret in the episode "Team Penguin" after getting Dick Grayson as a second partner. Deciding they needed teamwork training and to learn to trust one another more, the trio shares their secret identities (but Batgirl is reluctant to give up hers so Batman does it for her) and begins training. She and Robin develop a sibling-like relationship throughout the show, and gets annoyed when Robin calls her "Babs". In the two-part episode "The Joining", she participated in the battle to
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Batman, Aquaman, the Flash and Ra's al Ghul have been confirmed as well. Starting March 13, 2011, McDonald's restaurants began featuring "Young Justice" toys in their Happy Meals. Figures include Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Superman, Batman, and the villains Captain Cold and Black Manta. The series also took third place (after "" and "The Legend of Korra") in a TV.com readers' poll for the "Best Animated Series" of 2012 and placed fifth in 2013 even after being cancelled. Young Justice (TV series) Young Justice is an American animated television series developed by Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman for Cartoon
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and Grayson slide down the poles that lead to the Batcave. The title sequence features animated versions of Batman and Robin, drawn in the then-current style of the comic books, running towards camera and then fighting an assortment of villains, including several "marquee" villains such as the Joker and the Penguin. Similar in style and content to the 1940s serials, Batman and Robin would arrive at the bottom of the Batpoles in the Batcave in full costume (reference is made later in the series to some sort of costuming device that functions on the way down the poles). They then
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"Robin" authored by Fabian Nicieza, with the intention of ending this period of obscurity. The storyline drastically altered the character's presentation, prompting a series of responses by Nicieza. Anarky became a recurring character in issues of "Red Robin", authored by Nicieza, which was cancelled in 2011. In 2013 a revamped version of Anarky was debuted as the primary antagonist for "Beware the Batman", a Batman animated series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Later that year, the character made his video game debut in "", as an anti-villain who attempts to ally with Batman against corruption in Gotham City, while threatening
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and "Batman Annual" #25, Neil Patrick Harris voices Dick Grayson/Nightwing while Jensen Ackles portrays Jason Todd/Red Hood. Vincent Martella and his younger brother Alexander Martella each provide the voice of the young Jason Todd in different ages as Robin in a flashback in the beginning of the film. Carrie Kelly appears as Robin in the two-part animated film "", voiced by Ariel Winter. Being a fan of Batman, Carrie took the mantle of Robin herself when the Mutant crime organization had been wreaking havoc on Gotham. Batman comes to see her as a suitable Robin, training her and using her
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widely considered the best individual episode of "Batman: The Animated Series". Some fans considered the execution for "Heart of Ice" to be "nearly flawless," with both comic and animation fans appreciating the revamp of the Mr. Freeze character. This episode provided such a burst in the popularity of the character that his comics' counterpart had his origins retconned to more closely resemble this episode. This brought about his resurrection in the comics and introduced Nora Fries to the comics as well. His origin was also used in the 1997 film "Batman & Robin", which featured Mr. Freeze as one of
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apologizes and relents, handing Zucco to the police. As Zucco is hauled away, Robin tells Batman that Batman was right to leave him out of the investigation, as his emotions made him unstable. In a rare moment of vulnerability, Batman explains that he distanced Robin from the investigation because he feared his partner would be killed. The two crimefighters reconcile and leave the pier. "Robin's Reckoning" has received a great deal of praise from both critics and fans of "Batman: The Animated Series", often cited among the show's best episodes. "The A.V. Club" state that the episode's direction "handles energetic
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the exception of three done by Studio Junio ("A Bullet for Bullock", "Avatar" and "Baby-Doll") and one done by Jade Animation ("The Terrible Trio"). The show also featured numerous adaptations of various Batman comics stories. The following episodes were adaptations: Sixteen minutes of animated segments in the video game "The Adventures of Batman & Robin" for the Sega CD are sometimes referred to as a "lost episode" of the series. These segments are intended to be interspersed between gameplay elements of an early-1990s video game and as such, the sound, color and story are not quite of the same quality
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Super Friends (1973 TV series) Superfriends is a 1973 animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera and National Periodical Publications. It is based on the "Justice League" comic books, and is the first incarnation of the "Super Friends" series. "Super Friends" first aired on ABC on September 8, 1973, featuring the well known DC characters Superman, Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman. Superman, Batman and Aquaman had each previously appeared in their own animated series produced by Filmation, and voice talent from these prior programs was brought over to work on the new show. Shortly before the "Super Friends" series was
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Mr. Freeze and features similarities to the "" episode, "". The content introduces new equipment for Batman, including the XE suit which generates heat, allowing him to melt ice or throw thermal-charged batarangs. In January 2014, the Wii U version of the expansion was cancelled by Warner Bros., who cited a lack of demand as the reason. A number of alternate outfits for Batman and Robin were made available by completing in-game tasks and as downloadable content. Batman's skins include designs worn in the 1960s TV series, "", "Arkham City", "Batman: The Animated Series", "", "Batman Incorporated", "Batman: Year One",
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adopted by Batman as a teenager and his Robin outfit is actually a modified Reggae outfit for Batman with the pants taken off. He has large, green glasses similar to the Carrie Kelley version. During the climax, he briefly dons a Batman armor labeled "Nightwing" when attempting to save Barbara and Alfred. Feudal Japan versions of both Robin and Red Robin appear in the anime film "Batman Ninja" as well as Red Hood and Nightwing. This was the first time all four mainstream Robin's have appeared together outside of the comics. Robin (Tim Drake) is a playable character in "",
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movie stating "Bruce Timm returns to his Batman: The Animated Series roots." DC has listed the film as a Batman: the Animated Series movie on their website and on the back of the trade collection of the movies tie-in comics stated "Head back to the universe of Batman: The Animated Series in Batman and Harley Quinn" In 2018, Kevin Conroy said work on the DCAU had stalled because the writers ran out of ideas for stories and believed stopping was best, as they did not want to "compromise on the quality of what they had and start creating kind of
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Starfire when Jump City is threatened by aliens in "Go!". Robin is generally respected by the others as the team's best leader, but on the inside he is driven by an unhealthy obsession to win, which sometimes alienates him from his teammates ("Divide And Conquer", "Masks", "Winner Take All", "The Quest"). The identity of the series iteration of Robin (voiced by Scott Menville) isn't directly obvious, as the style of this version's costume is still closely modeled on Tim Drake's first costume as well as Robin's costume from "Batman: The Animated Series", however, the colors are those of Dick Grayson
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Batman & Robin: The Chiller Batman & Robin: The Chiller was a dual-tracked, launched roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. Designed by Premier Rides, the ride opened to the public on June 7, 1997. After a series of setbacks shortly after its debut, the roller coaster closed for much of its inaugural season and didn't reopen until 1998. When it did, ride operation was changed to launch only one side at a time as a result of the amount of power required by the ride's linear induction motor (LIM) launch system. Although modifications were
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is transported to an alternate reality somewhere in Hypertime which resembled the "Batman Beyond"-era Gotham City, with "Batman Beyond" in action with the 1999 animated black-and-red costume and the 1992 Batplane from the original animated series. This version of the character is in radio contact with Bruce Wayne, but was referred to as "Tim". The "Batman Beyond" cameo was enough to garner a DC Direct action figure, the character's first in years, listed as "Tim Drake". Also, in "Countdown to Final Crisis", former Robin Jason Todd, former Wonder Girl Donna Troy, Green Lantern Kyle Rayner, and Bob the Monitor travel
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fan. As a result, he wears a variant of Batman’s costume and attempts to help him, only to often create more problems. Missing is Alfred, the faithful butler of Batman's alter ego Bruce Wayne; also notable in this series are the inverted colors of the circled "R" on Robin's costume. In September 1968, before "The New Adventures of Batman" Filmation Associates had created and aired an animated Batman series (pre-Bat-Mite), named "The Batman/Superman Hour", for CBS. This series, the first Saturday Morning vehicle for the Caped Crusader, paired up new Batman and Robin adventures with old Superman/Superboy episodes. In 1969,
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"Batman" No. 700 (Aug. 2010), saw the return of Morrison to the title and a collaboration with an art team that consisted of Tony Daniel, Frank Quitely, Andy Kubert, and David Finch. The separate stories tied together to illustrate that the legacy of Batman is unending, and will survive into the future. At San Diego Comic-Con International 2010 it was announced that Grant Morrison would be leaving "Batman and Robin" with No. 16 and launching a new series entitled "Batman Incorporated" with revolving artists starting with Yanick Paquette. A more team-oriented Batman book inspired by the "" animated series, "Batman
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issue, he kidnaps Commissioner Gordon and threatens Gotham City with a deadly nerve gas. Since Batman and Robin fail to show up, Batgirl is forced to take on the Riddler alone and save her father. The Riddler is featured prominently in "", a spin-off of "Batman: The Animated Series". In ""'s prequel comic, when the Justice League come to remove the patients of Arkham, only to be resisted by Batman and Nightwing, the Riddler watches the argument between the heroes in silence. He was about to make a riddle but Cyborg orders him to be silent. Cyborg next plans to
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The Batman/Superman Hour The Batman/Superman Hour is a Filmation animated series that was broadcast on CBS from 1968 to 1969. Premiering on September 14, 1968, this 60-minute program featured new adventures of the DC Comics superheroes Batman, Robin and Batgirl alongside shorts from "The New Adventures of Superman" and "The Adventures of Superboy". This series marked the animation debut of Batman, his supporting cast and some of their classic enemies like Joker, Penguin, Riddler, Catwoman, Mr. Freeze, Scarecrow, Mad Hatter, and some villains exclusive to the series. The success of "The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure" in 1967 had prompted Filmation
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Although not appearing in the television show, Batgirl does appear in some of the merchandise produced for the show using her design from "The Adventures of Batman" and the Bronze Age comics. Barbara Gordon has appeared in Bruce Timm's DC animated universe, with Batgirl voiced by Melissa Gilbert in "Batman: The Animated Series", by Mary Kay Bergman in the animated movie "", by Tara Strong for "The New Batman Adventures", "", and "Gotham Girls" and by Stockard Channing during the first two seasons of "Batman Beyond" and by Angie Harmon during the last season and "". In "", Barbara Gordon
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emperor penguins. The character has been featured in various media adaptations, such as feature films, television series, and video games. For example, the Penguin has been voiced by Paul Williams and David Ogden Stiers in the DC animated universe, Tom Kenny in "The Batman", and Nolan North in the . His live-action portrayals include Burgess Meredith in the 1960s "Batman" television series and its spinoff film, Danny DeVito in "Batman Returns", and Robin Lord Taylor in the television series "Gotham". The Penguin has repeatedly been named one of the best Batman villains, and one of the greatest villains in comics.
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The New Adventures of Batman The New Adventures of Batman is an animated series that aired on CBS from February 12 to May 28, 1977, featuring the DC Comics superheroes Batman and Robin, and Batgirl. The series was a Filmation and DC Comics production in association with Warner Bros. Television (whose current parent company is Time Warner). In "The New Adventures of Batman", the "Dynamic Duo" fights crime in Gotham City, encountering the classic Batman rogues gallery as well as some original villains. Complicating matters is Bat-Mite, a well-meaning imp from another dimension called Ergo, who considers himself Batman's biggest
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tone of the original series (which differs from the darker, serious tone of Timm's series) and also mimics the low frame rate animation style used by Filmation. The original villain Sweet Tooth makes a cameo appearance in the "" episode "A Bat Divided". The New Adventures of Batman The New Adventures of Batman is an animated series that aired on CBS from February 12 to May 28, 1977, featuring the DC Comics superheroes Batman and Robin, and Batgirl. The series was a Filmation and DC Comics production in association with Warner Bros. Television (whose current parent company is Time Warner).
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"Batman Beyond", James Gordon's daughter Barbara Gordon (former Batgirl in "Batman: The Animated Series") serves as the new commissioner. Gordon, Ramirez, and Crispus Allen all appear in three of the shorts in "" (which bridges the gap between "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight") consisting of "Crossfire", "In Darkness Dwells", and "Deadshot". Gordon was voiced by Jim Meskimen, Ramirez was voiced by Ana Ortiz, and Allen was voiced by Gary Dourdan. On the animated series "The Batman", the focus of the GCPD in the first two seasons is on Detectives Ellen Yin (voiced by Ming-Na Wen) and Ethan Bennett (voiced
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The Batman Adventures The Batman Adventures was a DC Comics comic book series featuring Batman. It is different from other "Batman" titles because it is set in the continuity (and style) of "", as opposed to the regular DC Universe. "The Batman Adventures" was created to tie-in with the "". As the animated series changed with each successive re-branding and relaunch, so too did "The Batman Adventures". It was originally conceived as a miniseries, but eventually got its status as tie-in. The success of "The Batman Adventures" has also led to a set of "Adventures" titles mirroring the animated series
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ordered a second season of 20 more episodes that was later reduced to airing weekly on Saturday mornings. The second season featured Robin more prominently and, as a result, was retitled "The Adventures of Batman & Robin" in the title credits; this run of episodes had two new opening sequences and ending credits. In total, the series reached 85 episodes before finishing its original run on September 15, 1995. In 1997, following the end of Fox Kids' five-year exclusive broadcast contract, the series began airing in reruns on The WB Network's children's block Kids' WB. Later that year, "The New
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of the series follows the events of "Batman R.I.P.", "Final Crisis", and "" in which the original Batman, Bruce Wayne, apparently died at the hands of DC Comics villain Darkseid. Of all the characters in the so-called "Batman Family", Drake (now technically a Wayne) is the only one that believes Bruce Wayne is still alive and leaves Gotham City to begin a global search for evidence supporting his theory and hope. DC Comics "Batman" line editor Mike Marts revealed characters slated to appear in "Red Robin" by showing his "wall" of character thumbnails underneath the various "Batman" titles. Characters slated
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Nightwing film was confirmed to be in development. Dick Grayson/Nightwing is confirmed to exist in the DCEU. Robin (apparently Dick Grayson) was featured in the DC DTV movie "", where he was adopted, as a teenager (not a child, as in most interpretations), during the events of the movie. Batman did so because he realized that he was frightening those he was trying to protect. The circumstances of his adoption are not explained. He was voiced by Shane Haboucha. In the DC Universe Animated Original Movie "", an adaptation of the bestselling Batman storyline "Under the Hood" from "Batman" #635-650
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later in another Batman animated television series, "Beware the Batman", and also on the DC Nation short "Super Best Friends Forever", "Teen Titans Go!" and in the animated feature "", which reunited her with Conroy and Mark Hamill. Tim Drake was introduced as the new Robin in the episode "Sins of the Father". However, Dini remarked that "the Tim Drake origin in the comics as written now didn't work for us with him having a father and living so close to Wayne Manor. It seemed to work fine in the comics, but we needed our own little family unit of
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film, Batman drives the "SpeedWagon" Batmobile, which appears to take inspiration from previous Batmobiles. This Batmobile also uses "atomic batteries", a feature seen in 1960s depictions. Other Batmobiles appear briefly, including the one from the 1960s television series, Tim Burton films, "Batman Forever", the Golden Age, Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns", "The Dark Knight" trilogy, and "". The Speedwagon was fault-driven by "Nightwing" (alter-ego of Robin when Batman is missing in the world) combining with the novice skills of Nightwing caused the speed wagon's destruction, but at the climax of the movie, Batman, his bat-family, and former Joker henchmen
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Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders is a 2016 American direct-to-video animated superhero film produced by Warner Bros. Animation and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Based on the 1960s "Batman" TV series, the film stars Adam West, Burt Ward and Julie Newmar reprising their roles of Batman, Robin and Catwoman from the series. Originally intended to be released directly on home media, the film premiered at the New York Comic Con on October 6, 2016, and had a simultaneous release in theaters on October 10, 2016, a digital release on October 11, 2016, and
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Batman vs. Two-Face Batman vs. Two-Face is a 2017 American animated direct-to-video superhero film produced by Warner Bros. Animation and distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. It is a sequel to "". It premiered at the New York Comic Con on October 8, 2017, was released digitally on October 10, 2017, and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 17, 2017. Based on the 1960s "Batman" TV series, the film stars Adam West (in his final role before his death), Burt Ward and Julie Newmar reprising their roles of Batman, Robin and Catwoman from the series. The film included
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Jason Hillhouse provides the voice of Dick Grayson, while Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill reprise their respective roles (from the DC animated universe) as Batman and the Joker in the storyboard sequence. Burton planned to cast Northern Irish actor Ricky Addison Reed as Robin, but later felt it was unimportant to the story and cut Robin out altogether. In an earlier script of "Batman Returns", he was portrayed as a technologically savvy street kid who would help Batman following his narrow escape when The Penguin tried to kill him. He would later play a crucial role in Batman's final confrontation
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coming "as close as any artistic statement has to defining the look of Batman for the 1990s." Animation historian Charles Solomon gave the series a somewhat mixed assessment, commenting that "the dark, Art Deco-influenced backgrounds tended to eclipse the stiff animation and pedestrian storytelling" and concluding that the series "looked better in stills than it did on the screen." IGN listed "The Animated Series" as the best adaptation of Batman anywhere outside of comics, the best comic book cartoon of all time, and the second best animated series of all time (after "The Simpsons"). "Wizard" magazine also ranked it #2
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entitled "The Adventures of Batman". The Adventures of Batman The Adventures of Batman is an animated television series produced by Lou Schiemer's Filmation studios. It showcased the 12-minute Batman segments from "The Batman/Superman Hour", sometimes broken up by and surrounding another cartoon from Filmation's fast-growing stream of superhero stars. A re-branded 30-minute version premiered on CBS on September 14, 1968, as Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder. This version was repackaged without the Superman and Superboy segments. Olan Soule was the voice of Batman and is most likely best remembered for his work on that show, and many others in
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and Warner Bros. Animation. "Super Friends" first aired on ABC on September 8, 1973, featuring well-known DC characters Superman, Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman. Superman, Batman and Robin, and Aquaman had each previously appeared in their own animated series produced by Filmation, and voice talent from these prior programs was brought in to work on the new show (with the exception of Marvin Miller who was replaced by Norman Alden as the voice of Aquaman). Shortly before the "Super Friends" series was developed, Superman and Wonder Woman also guest-starred in two episodes of "The Brady Kids" (voiced by
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was only unlockable via a unique code obtained by purchasing the extended cut edition of the Warner Bros. film, "Green Lantern" on Blu-ray Disc. Batman's sidekick Robin (Tim Drake) was made available as a playable character for use in challenge maps, with his own set of combat moves and gadgets. Additional Robin skins were also released, including his appearance from "Batman: The Animated Series" and the Red Robin outfit. The character came with two exclusive challenge maps: "Black Mask Hideout" and "Freight Train Escape". The "Joker's Carnival" challenge map was also made available; it set within the Joker's Sionis Steel
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Court of Owls members were killed by the Talons working for Shaman. The Court of Owls appear in the animated film "Batman vs. Robin", with Talon voiced by Jeremy Sisto. In the film, Talon attempts to persuade Robin (Damian Wayne) into joining the Court of Owls. But, midway through the film, Talon betrays the Grandmaster (voiced by Robin Atkin Downes), revealed to be Bruce Wayne's lover Samantha Vanaver (voiced by Grey DeLisle), killing her, as well as all members of the Court of Owls, and seizes control of the Court's army of zombified Talons to attack the Batcave. In the
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The Adventures of Batman The Adventures of Batman is an animated television series produced by Lou Schiemer's Filmation studios. It showcased the 12-minute Batman segments from "The Batman/Superman Hour", sometimes broken up by and surrounding another cartoon from Filmation's fast-growing stream of superhero stars. A re-branded 30-minute version premiered on CBS on September 14, 1968, as Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder. This version was repackaged without the Superman and Superboy segments. Olan Soule was the voice of Batman and is most likely best remembered for his work on that show, and many others in the Filmation stable. Casey Kasem,
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monkeys of Gleek's species appear and try to take over the world. Their leader is able to speak English apparently. They are able to brainwash Gleek and he helps them find the weaknesses of Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman and Robin. Gleek (Super Friends) Gleek is a fictional character appearing in the animated series "Super Friends" and its related spinoffs. He debuted in "The All-New Super Friends Hour", which first aired September 10, 1977. Gleek's vocalizations were provided by Michael Bell who also voiced Zan. Gleek is a blue alien monkey and the pet of Zan and Jayna, the Wonder Twins.
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is a multiverse similar to the Pre-"Crisis" DCU but also includes references to other Elseworlds tales ("Kingdom Come" and ""), the modern DCU, the DCAU and even pays a visit to "Crisis on Infinite Earths". The story starts in typical Silver Age comics series "World's Finest"-style with Superman, Batman and Robin handing over the supervillain team of Lex Luthor and the Joker to the authorities. Bat-Mite and Mxyzptlk appear simultaneously, the former to see his hero, Batman, in action, and the latter to torment Superman. As the two imps clash, Superman, Batman, Robin, Luthor, and the Joker are killed, as
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of new 6-minute shorts from Filmation's "The New Adventures of Superman" and "The Adventures of Superboy". The Batman half of "The Batman/Superman Hour" consisted of new shorts. One story was presented in two 6 minute segments and one story in a single 6 minute segment. Thirty-four stories were produced. The Batman/Superman Hour The Batman/Superman Hour is a Filmation animated series that was broadcast on CBS from 1968 to 1969. Premiering on September 14, 1968, this 60-minute program featured new adventures of the DC Comics superheroes Batman, Robin and Batgirl alongside shorts from "The New Adventures of Superman" and "The Adventures
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Vampire's side had a majority, though all the other series 1 monsters were included as enemies in the game. Blemmyes appeared prominently on the cover, and the figure was distributed exclusively with the game, though did not appear in the game itself. It came inside the box, next to a smaller piece of styrofoam than NES cartridge boxes normally contained. The Asia release of this game is titled "Batman & Flash", and is basically a rom hack of the game where the main playable characters are replaced with Batman and The Flash. In 1992, there was an animated special, "Monster
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and an arcade game, "Batman". Two games were released based on "Batman: The Animated Series". The first was the Konami-developed game "" (1993) for Game Boy. The second, "The Adventures of Batman & Robin", was released for the Super NES as an action adventure platform and for Genesis as a side-scrolling shooter. The only game based on the "Batman Beyond" franchise, "", was released as a companion to the eponymous film for Game Boy Color, PlayStation and Nintendo 64. "" (2001) was released for several platforms, based on "The New Batman Adventures" and starring its voice cast, including Mark Hamill
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Batman mythos often joins Smith on "Fatman on Batman". Guests include actors who have portrayed Batman and other characters in the Bat-verse, writers and artists involved with DC Comics as well as others who join big Kev Smith in his love of Batman. Guests include: Paul Dini (Writer for "Batman the Animated Series" / Creator of Harley Quinn); Bruce Timm (Producer of "Batman the Animated Series"), Adam West (Batman, "Batman '66"), Kevin Conroy (Batman, "Batman Animated Series"), Diedrich Bader (Batman, "Batman: Brave and the Bold"); Mark Hamill (Joker, "Batman Animated Series"); Scott Snyder / Gregg Capullo (Writer / Artist of
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Cadmus. The animated series "The Batman" featured a modified version of the "JLA Watchtower" which closely resembled the Hall of Justice. The Hall of Justice appeared in the "" episode "Sidekicks Assemble!", with a pastiche of the music played when the Hall appeared in "Super Friends". The Wonder Twins appeared in the "Smallville" episode "Idol", with Zan played by David Gallagher and Jayna played by Allison Scagliotti. Gleek did not appear physically, but a cartoonish image of him was shown on each of the twins' cellphones. The Hall of Justice was featured in "Young Justice" as the Justice League's decoy
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attempting to cure his terminally ill wife Nora Fries. The disaster lowered his body temperature to the point that he must wear a cryogenic suit in order to survive, and he utilizes a "freeze gun" that freezes its targets solid. Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders, Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach in the "Batman" television series, by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1997 film "Batman & Robin", and by Nathan Darrow on the television series "Gotham". He was voiced by Michael Ansara in the DC animated universe, by Clancy Brown in "The Batman", and by Maurice LaMarche in the ""
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series, has led to numerous unauthorised remakes and pastiches, such as "James Batman" starring comedian Dolphy, "Batman Fights Dracula", and "Alyas Batman en Robin". Dolphy also played leading roles in other mockbusters, including "Wanted: Perfect Father", a comedy-drama based on the 1993 film "Mrs. Doubtfire", and "Tataynic", a 1998 parody of James Cameron's "Titanic". Other Filipino knockoffs include "Bobo Cop" (a parody of "RoboCop") and "Rocky Plus V" (a spoof of the "Rocky" series). Mockbusters based on popular animated films are known as a "drafting opportunity." For example, "Kiara the Brave" (a mockbuster of Pixar's "Brave") and "Puss in Boots:
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Batman (1966 film) Batman (often promoted as Batman: The Movie) is a 1966 American superhero film based on the "Batman" television series, and the first full-length theatrical adaptation of the DC Comics character Batman. Released by 20th Century Fox, the film starred Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. The film hit theaters two months after the of the television series. The film includes most members of the original TV cast, with the exception of Lee Meriwether as Catwoman, the character previously played by Julie Newmar in two episodes of the series' first season. When Batman and Robin
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All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder is an American comic book series written by Frank Miller and penciled by Jim Lee. It was published by DC Comics, with a sporadic schedule, between 2005 and 2008. The series was to be rebooted under the title "Dark Knight: Boy Wonder" in 2011, when both Miller and Lee were to finish the last six issues. The series retells the origin story of Dick Grayson, who became Batman's sidekick Robin. This was the first series to be launched in 2005 under DC's "All Star"
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cover the later incarnations of the series ("The Adventures of Batman & Robin" and "The New Batman Adventures") in the future, provided that sales of existing volumes are strong enough and that there is strong fan encouragement. A "" soundtrack has also been released as of January 2014, and a "Justice League" volume was released on July 26, 2016. "Justice League Unlimited" and a second volume of "" will only be released if "Justice League" and the first "" volume sell well. On July 22, 2014, WaterTower Music released six digital albums on download and streaming platforms (covering La La
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batarang and a rope in the comics after artist Norm Breyfogle introduced a grapple gun in "Batman" #458 in January 1991. That tool became the standard in the subsequent animated series, comics, films, and video games such as "" and in "" a more advanced version called the Grapnel was introduced which could be used to launch Batman into the air to glide using kinetic energy. Batgirl also uses batarangs. Nightwing, a former Robin, is known to use his own modified batarangs called "Wing-Dings", which are styled after a bird. Tim Drake, the third Robin, also possesses his own 'R'-shaped
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Batman and Robin Eternal Batman and Robin Eternal is a 6-month weekly limited series published by DC Comics, that began in October 2015 and concluded in March 2016. The series featured Batman, Robin, and their allies, and was a follow up series to "Batman Eternal". "Batman and Robin Eternal" was written by James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder, Tim Seeley, Steve Orlando, Genevieve Valentine, Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, and Ed Brisson. In September 2015, DC Comics held another Batman Day celebration, re-releasing Batman #35 as "Batman: Endgame Special Edition" for free in stores and electronically. This comic contained an 8-page preview
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