Batman

Batman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). Originally referred to as "the Bat-Man" and still referred to at times as "the Batman," the character is additionally known as "the Caped Crusader,"^[4] "the Dark Knight,"^[4] and "the World's Greatest Detective,"^[4]among other titles.


characters:

• Nightwing (Dick Grayson) – An orphaned child acrobat who originally served as Batman’s first sidekick, Robin, and became Bruce Wayne's ward^[16] and later adopted son.^[17] As an adult, he took up the identity of Nightwing, and served as protector of Blüdhaven, Gotham's ugly sister city to the south.^[18] During an extended absence of Bruce's, Dick temporarily served as Batman.^[19] Grayson has since returned to the identity of Nightwing.^[20]
• Alfred Pennyworth – The Wayne family butler and father figure to the rest of the Wayne family. Alfred raised Bruce Wayne after his parents were killed.^[3]
• Red Robin (Tim Drake) – The adopted son of Bruce Wayne and heir to Wayne Enterprises & Wayne Manor. Another teenage crime fighter whose skill drove him to want to assist Batman after the death of Jason Todd. After his family is threatened and moved into witness protection, he is adopted as Bruce Wayne's son and becomes the hero known as "Red Robin."^[21] Tim later leaves Gotham, and leads a new team called the "Teen Titans."^[22]
• Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) – The daughter of Gotham police commissioner James Gordon, Barbara began operating as Batgirl soon after the first appearance of Robin.^[23] After she was left paraplegic by the Joker, she became Oracle, the information broker to the DC Universe, and founded a covert team of female operatives called the Birds of Prey.^[24] Following a miraculous and as-yet unknown method of recovery, Barbara began to serve as Batgirl once again.^[25]
• Red Hood (Jason Todd) – A young street orphan that Batman caught trying to steal the tires off the batmobile. Batman recognized some skills in the kid and took him in as the second Robin. He later gets murdered by The Joker. Six months later, he was resurrected in a damaged state before Talia al Ghul tossed him in the Lazarus Pit which healed him completely. When Jason learns that Batman never avenged his death by killing Joker, he became Red Hood, his murderer's former alias and became at odds with the Batman Family. In New 52, he makes an uneasy truce with the Bat-Family and wears the Bat-Signal on his costume. He forms a team with Starfire and Arsenal to investigate a group called "The Untitled".
• Ace the Bat-Hound – In 1955, a few months after the Superman mythos saw the introduction of Krypto, the Batman mythos saw the introduction of Ace the Bat-hound, a German shepherd with a black mask covering most of his head, who helped Batman and Robin on various cases. Ace later reappeared as Bruce's guard dog and companion in the television series Batman Beyond (in which Ace is portrayed as a black Danish hound), the 2005 television series Krypto the Superdog. He also makes appearances as Batman's crime-fighting partner on TV show Batman: The Brave and the Bold. The modern comic book version of Ace depicts him as a companion to Harold,^[26] rarely playing a role in the plotlines. In the new Batman and Robin, Bruce adopts a Great Dane for Damian. He names the dog Titus. Damian, at first doesn't like the dog, but the two eventually bond. Bruce and Damian call the dog Ace as a nickname. It is unknown if Titus will become Ace the Bat-Hound.
• Batwoman (Kate Kane) – A wealthy heiress and disgraced former West Point cadet who became a superhero, Kate Kane appeared after the timeline-altering Infinite Crisis in the pages of 52.^[27] for several months.^[28] For a portion of 52, she fought alongside Nightwing. In the wake of Bruce Wayne's apparent death, Batwoman was the feature character in Detective Comics for a short time, which prompted the launch of a Batwoman solo series with the onset of "The New 52".
• Catwoman (Selina Kyle) – One of Batman's early adversaries. In later years, she becomes his frequent love interest and defender of Gotham City's East End.^[10] One year after the events of Infinite Crisis, she retired (allowing Holly Robinson to take the mantle of Catwoman) and gave birth to a baby girl named Helena. Batman calls her out of retirement to infiltrate an Amazon sect.^[29] Following a series of kidnappings of her baby, Catwoman gives her daughter up for adoption. In the New 52, Selina is a 23 year-old thief who is in a sexual relationship with Batman.
• The Huntress (Helena Bertinelli) – The daughter of a slain mafia family. She rejected crime and took to patrolling Gotham as anantiheroine.^[30] She serves as an agent of Oracle, one of the Birds of Prey.^[24] While her relationship with Batman has been tenuous, she recently earned his respect. Following the Flashpoint event that altered DC Comics continuity, she has been revealed as the daughter of an alternate universe version of Bruce Wayne (Batman) and Selina Kyle (Catwoman).^[10]
• The Birds of Prey – A covert group of heroes formed by Oracle that largely fight crime in Gotham. Prominent members have included Black Canary, Huntress, Lady Blackhawk, Savant, and Creote. Following "Flashpoint", the team has been rebooted with Black Canary as the leader, Starling, Poison Ivy, Katana, and Stix, with Batgirl assisting the team on occasions.
• The Outsiders – Becoming fed up with the politics and practices of the Justice League, Batman formed the Outsiders to have his own unit to perform on his terms.^[31] Drifting through various incarnations, Batman restarted the team and operated as its leader until his disappearance in Final Crisis.