Batman's power had another price - he was incapable of escaping the Mobius chair. Performing a specific ritual, the Oyabun and Takeo call forth the souls that inhabit the sword and give them corporeal form. [10] The plan failed, but Batman managed to find the Riddler in the place they'd first met, and best him in a battle of wits, both restoring power and saving the city from an inevitable air-strike. Insisting that his allies remain safe in the cave, Batman followed a lead to Arkham Asylum, where he learned that the Joker had taken over without being noticed. Bruce and the man who would become Ghost-Maker became rivals, having fought on a few occasions due to their differing opinions on killing criminals. [2] Katana lasted for ten issues. Jack Palance is incredible to look at. In Kingdom Come, a rogue superhuman claimed that Ra's al Ghul was killed. However, this entire scenario is revealad to be a simulation created in the Batcomputer. Everyone so far and many more other duplicates fight in an arena before Bat-Mite escapes. The second Harlequin originally debuted as the Joker's Daughter and was a member of the Teen Titans.The third Harlequin was a member of the Injustice Unlimited supervillain team and battled Infinity, Inc. [121] As victor, Bane claimed the mantle of the Bat for himself, requiring Batman to wrest it back from him. Her close ties to Batman also see her fighting by his side, several times, notably during the Imperiex crisis and the Day of Judgment incident when Hell invaded Earth. Later, in seclusion, Ra's reveals everything which happened was a test for Tim Drake, from the league, the council, the Men of Death, and the plot against Bruce Wayne. Arthur sneaks backstage at a campaign event and confronts Wayne, who denies that Arthur is his son or that he and Penny ever had an affair; he says that Penny is delusional and made up the whole thing. This character is or was an incarnation of or an ally of Batman, and a member of the Batman Family. Labs for repair, learned that Nightwing's secret identity had been revealed by the Syndicate. He enters the Well of Sins after an encounter with Jason Todd. Kevin Hart voices the character in the animated film DC League of Super-Pets, which was released in the United States on July 29, 2022.[1]. Though the two Waynes fought and bickered along the way, by the time they reached the Lazarus Pit, Bruce revealed he had secretly buried Martha's corpse in the desert without Thomas knowing. This series has been collected in the following formats: American comics by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness, Captain Atom is actually transported to the Wildstorm Universe, as revealed in, Robinson, James(w),Booth, Brett(p),Rapmund, Norm(i). [164] Over the years, the Court of Owls, who were in fact worshipers of Barbatos, had exposed him to four of the five heavy metals required to open the portal to the Dark Multiverse. [23] Superman/Batman #11 was the highest selling comic for July 2004, with pre-order sales of 143,712.[24]. The team of Batman and Robin is commonly referred to as the Dynamic Duo or the Caped Crusaders.Conceived as a vehicle to attract young readership, Robin garnered He convinced Perpetua, the original creator of the multiverse, to choose him as her lieutenant over Lex Luthor as his vision was limited by his Ra's' grandson, Ibn al Xu'ffasch, is a member of Lex Luthor's Mankind Liberation Front. [124], While hunting for Hush, a criminal that was hired to participate in the real mastermind's plan, Batman had his first - albeit indirect - encounter with The Spoiler, who used him to save her from assassin Eduardo Flamingo who had been after her because she knew something about the secret of the attack on Gotham. He spares her life only after she refuses to publish the identity of Batman and gets rid of all of the evidence she has to that effect. Light is later freed by Lex Luthor, who wants him to join his new Injustice League. [4] During the course of the struggle, a fire is started, andwhile Maseo is distracted by his childrenTakeo kills his brother with the sword that later becomes known as "Soultaker". Early in Dick's career as Robin, before Bruce fully trusted Superman, the trio teamed up to take down the Penguin, who had recruited the extra-dimensional Thunderers of Qward to act as heavies on the advice of Lex Luthor. In the graphic novel Son of the Demon, Ra's successfully enlists Batman's aid in defeating a rogue assassin and warlord, Qayin (a variation on the spelling of Cain), who has murdered Ra's' then-wife Melisande (Talia's mother). However, this version also had a second child named Thomas Wayne Jr. After Martha and Bruce are gunned down by a crooked police officer when Thomas Sr. refused to accompany him for questioning as Thomas Wayne had performed an "illegal medical operation," Thomas Jr. becomes Owlman to get revenge on the justice system. However, he watched them from afar and tried to be as involved as he could, particularly with their daughter Helena. A gifted surgeon and philanthropist to Gotham City, Wayne inherited the Wayne family fortune after Patrick Wayne. [64], Following an encounter with Professor Milo, Bruce seemingly hallucinated a vivid encounter with an alien Batman called the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh. -Wonder Woman "It took me several tries over the last thousand years -- the directions were incomplete. [25], After training with Oblonsky, Bruce and 'Anton' travelled to the wilds of northern British Columbia, hunting down the world's greatest marksman, Luka Jungo, also known as "The Swiss Mark". The character has also been featured in direct-to-video animated movies and a number of DC Comics video games. Detective Comics #27 is an American comic book of the Detective Comics anthology series known for debuting the superhero Batman in a featured story called "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate" during the Golden Age of Comic Books.It is considered one of the most important and valuable first appearance debuts from DC Comics alongside Action Comics #1, released the She is rumored to be mentally unstable due to her belief that her husband's soul, whom she often converses with in Japanese, resides in her sword.[17]. After Batman managed to stop the two from killing each other, McKillen was arrested, her plan thwarted, and Two-Face, disillusioned with his life, shot himself through the head.[123]. However, he lost these abilities following his battle with Jason Todd. In March 2022, DC Comics released Batman/Superman: World's Finest, a new comic series by writer Mark Waid and artist Dan Mora. [33] During this time, Bruce and Zatanna became inadvertently bonded through a miscast spell, and would spend the next few decades having regular meetings in order to contain the arcane chaos their mistake wrought. The Batman is a 2022 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman.Produced by DC Films, 6th & Idaho, and Dylan Clark Productions, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is a reboot of the Batman film franchise.The film was directed by Matt Reeves, who wrote the screenplay with Peter Craig.It stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne / [6][7] He is the son of Sensei; the father of Talia al Ghul, Nyssa Raatko and Dusan al Ghul; and the maternal grandfather of Damian Wayne. "The Big Noise" (issues #6871)(issues #6870 were illustrated by Ardian Syaf) [102] Alone, he fought valiantly, but was on the verge of being overwhelmed until 'Anton' arrived, and together, they fought off the attackers and resolved to train together moving forward. Suspecting Khan of attempting to kill him, Bruce pressed on, seeking out Doctor Daniel Captio, an expert mentalist who was capable of complete concious control over both his brain and body. Once Dick was revived, he, Batman, and Catwoman escaped to seek out the remainder of the Justice League. [153], Batman and Batwoman lead the Gotham Knights, Batman discovered he was being monitored by surveillance equipment, and after investigating he discovered Gotham's other heroes were being monitored as well. Image 1 of 6 Their deaths come at the hands of Sinclair's fear-inducing henchman Scarecrone who causes them to remember the mugging, which drives them to flee Chill by running off their balcony. Detective Comics #311 (January 1963) Thomas Blake was a world-famous trapper of jungle cats who turned to crime because he had grown bored She then proclaimed herself to be the Joker's "daughter", continuing her career as a supervillain. Luthor is defeated and appears to die in the battle, although he is shown to survive. [122], Soon after taking control of the city again, Batman experienced a blast from the past when Erin McKillen returned to Gotham to meet with the other crime families to take back the city from the "freaks". Superman/Batman premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, World's Finest Comics, in which Superman and Batman regularly joined forces.. Superman/Batman explores the camaraderie, Known for his work on the DC Animated Universe and The Batman television series, Alan Burnett took over as writer of the series with issue #37. Upon returning to Gotham, Batman teamed up with Clayface to take down all the villains that Bane had set free. [28], At the age of 22, Bruce travelled to the Himalayas to train with Shihan Matsuda, who taught him to fight with the katana. O'Neil, Dennis. Despite Dick's begging, Bruce refused to leave him. The series began airing on January 10, 1999 on Kids' WB, For his own part, Batman's opposition to Ras is complicated by both his own respect for al Ghul's genius (if not his goals and methods) and his attraction to his daughter, Talia, which she reciprocates.[11]. They are the first writers to hold regular roles on this series since Jeph Loeb. Luke Roberts portrayed Thomas in the 2022 film The Batman. [7] Losing the presidency, Luthor is succeeded in office by Pete Ross. The pair trained under Luka for several months. This theft prevents Batman from realizing Ra's is using his traps until it is too late, as he is distracted by the search for the corpses of his parents. Mara al Ghul is a granddaughter of Ra's al Ghul, daughter to the late Dusan al Ghul and a cousin to Damian Wayne. [26] Red Hood engages Ra's, as Essence joins the battle. Shaw then proceeded to take out all the other shadow organizations such as The D.E.O., A.R.G.U.S., Checkmate, and Spyral. In the "Tower of Babel" storyline, in JLA #4346, Ra's discovers Batman's contingency plans for stopping the other members of the Justice League of America, should they turn or be turned evil, and uses them to try to destroy the group. Ra's then orders him to press the button on his machines which would send New York City under the ocean. Batman warns Clark to stay away, especially after Clark finds Garret's original clue, a Batgadget with a Wayne Enterprises serial number that was left on by an inexperienced Batman. Nightwing defeats Ra's and earns the immortal's respect, signified by leaving his sword in the Batcave as a gift after their fight. Unprepared for another fight, Batman was physically demolished by Bane as Alfred begged for mercy. Though he initially intended to turn the Shadow in, after some conversation and consideration (and no small amount of teasing), he became her protege. Luka, unsettled by Anton's behavior, confronted him, proclaiming him a killer. Katana (Tatsu Yamashiro ( , Yamashiro Tatsu)) is a fictional superheroine that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. In Thomas' eyes, his plan was complete - he had emotionally broken his son to give up being Batman. They go on a rampage and steal a prototype OMAC unit. In the end, Superman decides to give Batman the last piece of Kryptonite, because he feels he needs his weakness to be human and also in case he goes rogue. [98], The Joker returns to destroy the Bat-Family, Once free, Batman returned to the Manor to find a cassette tape revealing that Alfred had been kidnapped and tortured. After Drake finds proof that Wayne is still alive but lost in time after his battle with Darkseid, the former Boy Wonder cripples Ra's' organization, the League of Assassins, from within. He thought perhaps the mythical Court of Owls was responsible, but he never found anything to prove it. More decisively, Lex chose to suffocate Dick until his heart stopped, buying them the time to get him out of the machine and then resuscitate him. While many assumed he had killed the agents of the organizations, in actuality many had been brainwashed or persuaded into joining Leviathan while this new order began appropriated their technology. She claims to have miscarried and the marriage is dissolved. Jeph, along with 25 other comic book professionals and artists who had known Sam, worked on the issue, scripting or penciling individual pages. Robin's debut. Bruce Wayne hires the Metal Men as security guards. Despite this, they parted ways, swearing that Minkhoa would never enter Gotham, and that Bruce would never enter any city Minkhoa set up shop in. Thomas Wayne is featured in the Batman Arkham series where Kevin Conroy reprises the role: Gardner Fox, Finger, Bill(w),Kane, Bob(p),Meldoff, Sheldon(i). [9] At one point, Ace acquired superpowers thanks to Bat-Mite, but this was short-lived. Wishing to give Mesi vengeance, he gives her his sword to execute him. Upon returning to his body, Thomas uses the technology in the Kryptonian probe to revitalize a failing Wayne Enterprises. According to Justice League of America (1st series) #94: It has been whispered in the darkest places for 500 years that a cartel of criminals has slowly sucked its way into the rich veins of the Earth. In Sir Michael Caine's opinion, Heath Ledger beat the odds and topped Jack Nicholson's Joker from Batman (1989): "Jack was like a clown figure, benign but wicked, maybe a killer old uncle. Charismatically arguing against himself, Bruce successfully convinced the jury to acquit Mr. It is also implied that both he and Alfred are keeping a traumatic secret. Leviathan is an organization founded by Talia al Ghul upon leaving her father, Ra's al Ghul's League of Assassins.Leviathan's liturgy is staunchly anti-capitalist and seeks to dismantle society and Mark Shaw then assists her in taking down the Daichi-Doku's Oyabun. The strange Batman takes Superman to his world of origin - a possible future where the world was cursed in a spell summoned by the Coven, a group composed of Felix Faust, Morgan Le Fey, Brother Blood and Blackbriar Thorn. Leviathan was introduced in Batman: The Return (Jan. 2011) and was created by Grant Morrison and David Finch.. Fictional team history First incarnation. He also becomes a near-immortal, aging one year for every century. Despite the temptation, Bruce decided against learning true magic, unwilling to pay the price it would exact on his soul. Returning To Gotham Under Thomas Wayne & Bane's Rule The City of Bane arc saw Batman suffer one of the cruelest inadvertent missteps in his life. Ace was Joker's guard dog. [22] After defeating Ra's, Sensei fights and impales Batman with a cane. [191] Ra's al Ghul appears in the Batman: Arkham video games where he is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker. Talia took control of the League of Assassins and added its agents to the plan. [11], After Earth-2's destruction in the war with Apokolips as seen in the Convergence storyline, Thomas Wayne is one of the few survivors transferred to Telos's world, along with Dick Grayson and other heroes. Thomas hides the fact that he survived for many years in order to keep Bruce safe. Against Batman's wishes, Alfred allowed Damian to leave the Batcave, once again, and help his father. The Joker is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.The character was created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, and first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book Batman on April 25, 1940. Credit for the Joker's creation is disputed; Kane and Robinson claimed responsibility for the Joker's design while [21], In DC Rebirth, a different Ace was introduced in Batman vol. Learning of Bruce Wayne's return, Ra's muses that his next confrontation with the detective will be particularly interesting as he believes that Batman has at last had a taste of the immortality that Ra's himself enjoys.[24]. En route back to the station, Bruce witnessed Jim accepting a trench coat as a bribe from a tailor though neither realized it was a bribe at the time but Bruce would remember it as an indicator of Jim's character. According to the story, Dr. Wayne's actions result in crime boss Lew Moxon being imprisoned; ten years later, Moxon orders Joe Chill to murder Dr. Wayne. Two Elseworlds stories, Kingdom Come and Brotherhood of the Bat, feature two alternate versions of Ibn as an adult, coming to terms with his dual heritage. Sal Maroni first appeared in Detective Comics #66 and was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane.. Fictional character biography Pre-Crisis/Earth-Two. March believed himself to be Bruce's Wayne's younger brother, Thomas Wayne, Jr.,[2] and that, when he was a boy, he had been taken in by the Court and raised to believe Martha Wayne was his mother. Shaw later threw Talia out from his ship for trying to go against him, but Superman rescued her even though he nor the other heroes couldn't discover the new leader's identity. Ace, along with Batwoman, Batgirl and Bat-Mite, retired from Returning To Gotham Under Thomas Wayne & Bane's Rule The City of Bane arc saw Batman suffer one of the cruelest inadvertent missteps in his life. In "Sidekicked" (issue #62, illustrated by Rafael Albuquerque), Supergirl and Robin (Tim Drake) reminisce about their first mission as a team: a hostage crisis at Arkham Asylum. Following his resurrection, Ra's al Ghul, in his new body, moves his base of operations to Gotham City where it is revealed that a remnant of his son Dusan's consciousness still remains within him. 2) #2 (2011) and make their first appearance in Batman (vol. Matsuda warned him against creating personal ties with others, and to embrace his darker side. The events of the 2011 "Flashpoint" storyline led to The New 52, a relaunch of all of DC Comics' monthly books, and a reboot to the DC Universe in-story continuity. However, he reveals this all to be just a plan to get access to the Batcave and a powerful armor he uses to trap One Million Superman and Batman in an eternal time loop before going back and ends up battling Superman, Batman and Robin from the 21st century. He's a lovely guy and his Joker is going to be a hell of a The Oyabun commits ritual suicide and Katana stands by as his "second", ready to help with a blade strike so he can keep his honor. Ignoring the League's dissent, he snuck onto the Satellite to steal a specialized Batsuit designed to help him survive against the threat of Apokolips. For key points in Batman's history see Batman's publication history. 2) #23.3. In their encounter, Lincoln March escaped, leading Bruce to assume the Court of Owls would one day return. During a battle, Ra's kills Huwe and flees to a Lazarus Pit, which he uses. [116], Only Batman and Catwoman evaded the Syndicate's imprisonment and, after bringing a critically injured Cyborg to S.T.A.R. Maroni's first Pre-Crisis appearance was in Detective Comics #66 (August 1942) as Boss Moroni, a mobster on trial for the murder of a man named "Bookie" Benson.Harvey Dent (here named "Harvey Kent") is This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Outsiders members" category. [111], While attempting to recover from his grief, Batman was faced with the threat of The Wrath - a cop-killing arms dealer who had a vendetta against the GCPD, but soon defeated him. Takeo takes the sword to his master Oyabun, the godfather of the Yakuza. 6) in December 2016. Publication history. Bruce Wayne, alternately known by his vigilante name the Dark Knight, is a fictional character appearing in the Warner Bros. TV/DC Comics series Gotham, based on the character of the same name who is the secret identity of DC Comics superhero Batman, created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, and developed for television by Bruno Heller. Superman almost kills Lex, with Batman standing aside. After this, Katana made an appearance in Green Arrow (vol. Maybe Mirror Master can help. 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In many of the modern interpretations of the character, such as those by Frank Miller and Jeph Loeb, Thomas Wayne is portrayed as having been a somewhat distant, stern father, bestowing more kindness and generosity on his patients than his own son. [27], Batman and Aquaman head to an island, where the League of Assassins are located, after Ra's has the bodies of Damian Wayne and Talia exhumed. A creature who could crush a civilization in the palm of his hand. He did not wear a mask, nor was he ever referred to as Bat-Hound, and has the appearance of an English Mastiff with a bat-shaped dark patch on his flank. In the episode "Lazarus", his sword is shown in Batman's trophy room in the Batcave. Meanwhile, Bruce was stuck in the wilderness, unknown how long he had been travelling for and on the brink of death. In contrast to his depiction on the Prime Earth, he and Martha Wayne are targeted for assassination due to Thomas's Mafia connections and subsequent efforts to "straighten out" when Bruce was born. He is one of the few criminals in Batman's rogues gallery to have deduced his secret identity as Bruce Wayne, but keeps silent on the matter due to the same sense of respect for Batman. [18], Bruce also became close training partners with Ducard's son, Morgan. Sal Maroni first appeared in Detective Comics #66 and was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane.. Fictional character biography Pre-Crisis/Earth-Two. He fell in love with his daughter Talia,[68] and unknowingly fathered a son with her. Ra's al Ghul is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman.Created by editor Julius Schwartz, writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams, the character first appeared in Batman #232's "Daughter of the Demon" (June 1971).. Not long after the Zero Year, Batman had his first confrontation with the resurfaced Red Hood One, now going by the name "the Joker". [11] Batman revels in his new powers and uses them to bring complete fear and order to Gotham's criminal underworld and eventually sets his sight on the rest of the world. "Worship" (#7274) Her tragic backstory includes the death of her husband, Maseo, whose soul becomes trapped in her blade, the Because he had already placed a large number of "lost dog" announcements for Ace in his civilian identity of Bruce Wayne, he was concerned that anyone recognizing Ace (who had a prominent star-shaped marking on his forehead) might make the connection between Bruce Wayne and Batman. He has also gained many international contacts and an immense fortune over the course of centuries. Her tragic backstory includes the death of her husband, Maseo, whose soul becomes trapped in her blade, the Soultaker. With the aid of the Justice League, The Man of Steel was able to bring himself and the Dark Knight back to normal. Ra's' plan is eventually stopped when Batman and the remnants of the Insurgency, including Ted's successor as Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes, break into his base, inadvertently killing all endangered life he was protecting. Firestorm and Dex-Starr later attack Leviathan soldiers after freeing him with Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. Issue #10 was written by Jeff Lemire and illustrated by Karl Kerschl and Scott Hepburn. 1: PUBLIC ENEMIES - NEW EDITION, SUPERMAN/BATMAN: MICHAEL TURNER GALLERY EDITION, SUPERMAN/BATMAN: PUBLIC ENEMIES HC BOOK AND DVD/BLU-RAY SET, Batman y Superman - Coleccin Novelas Grficas nm. The Demon. [6] The danger averted and Luthor's plans in jeopardy, Luthor injects himself with a mixture of Venom and synthetic Kryptonite, dons a battle suit from the planet Apokolips, and confronts Batman and Superman. Ra's' plan works: both Nyssa and Talia become the heads of The Demon and the League of Assassins. The files were eventually stolen by Ra's Al Ghul, who used them to target the league to catastrophic effect. Ace, along with Batwoman, Batgirl and Bat-Mite, retired from the comic in 1964, when editor Julius Schwartz instituted a "New Look" Batman that shed some of the sillier elements in the series. It originally appeared in the American comic book Detective Comics #575578, published by DC Comics.. [49][50] Another member is a woman using the alias "Promise". Despite this, Superman and his allies work to rescue all the residents of Limbo, who then assist in the battle against the cosmic threat of Mandrakk. As the world entered the modern age and industrialisation began to cover much of the Earth, Ra's grew to despise the humans who he believed were destroying the world's natural beauty, thus setting him on a path of eco-terrorism. Thomas Alan Wayne, M.D. Batman eventually fought his way to Bane's location and faced off with him, one on one, no equipment or help. [30] Bruce spent time with a nomadic people in the Nigerian desert enduring grueling training. It was there that he dated Julie Madison, but his psychological issues with his parents' deaths ultimately led to the end of their relationship. The child is eventually born and left at an orphanage (eventually taking the name Ibn al Xu'ffasch). Superman/Batman premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, World's Finest Comics, in which Superman and Batman regularly joined forces.. Superman/Batman explores the camaraderie, Katana (Tatsu Yamashiro ( , Yamashiro Tatsu)) is a fictional superheroine that appears in comic books published by DC Comics.First appearing in 1983, Katana is a samurai warrior whose skill with a sword allows her to fight for justice as a superheroine. The issue was supposed to be Sam's DC writing debut and was to be illustrated by Pat Lee. 2) #55 left off[14]and continues the "Reign of Doomsday" storyline. The gang attempted to disrupt it, and inside the plant, Bruce used a blackout to debut the Batsuit. With each side recruiting all the villains they could to fight for them, the city was turned into a war zone for weeks, forcing Batman to choose a side to work with in order for the casualties to stop. In a bid for Batman's life, Wingman offered the Oroboro device Talia sought, as a distraction, as the headmistress of Spyral shot her in the head, freeing the city of Leviathan's grasp. After the escape, Batman confronts the White Ghost; he fights Batman, but accidentally falls into a Lazarus Pit. An enraged Superman throws Darkseid into the reality-spanning Source Wall, entrapping him. Using the fact that his return was outed publicly to his advantage, Bruce called a press conference outside the ACE Chemical plant to expose the Red Hood Gang's plans to the media. 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