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Batman (his alter ego – Bruce Wayne) – a fictional character (superhero) known from numerous comic book series published by DC Comics and various adaptations related to this character. For the first time, the character of Batman appeared in the comic book Detective Comics vol. 1 # 27 in May 1939. The character of Batman was created jointly by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, but for many years only Kane was officially recognized as the author. The creators of Batman intended him to be a crime fighter created from a combination of features of various pulp magazine and film heroes. Bob Kane was primarily inspired by Zorro, whom he knew from his youth watching the adaptation of his adventures titled The Mark of Zorro from 1920 (hence he borrowed the idea of a masked man as Bruce Wayne). Other inspirations for him were The Shadow and Dracula from the 1931 film adaptation (the idea of a dark character), a villain from the 1930 film The Bat Whispers (the idea of a bat costume, the idea of a bat signal), Sherlock Holmes (the idea of a brilliant detective and strategist), as well as sketches of a flying machine by Leonardo da Vinci. The name of Batman’s alter ego – Bruce was inspired by the character of King of Scotland Robert I Bruce, and the family name – Wayne comes from the hero of the American Revolution – Anthony Wayne. Originally he was called “The Bat-man” or “The Batman”, in Poland also known as “the bat man”, he also has nicknames: The Caped Crusader, The Dark Knight, and The World’s Greatest Detective.

Batman, along with Superman, is one of the most famous comic book characters. Both are superheroes whose task is to fight evil and help people. Batman has no superhuman powers, his abilities are due to physical training, unique gadgets, and vehicles. In the DC comic book universe, he is considered the most outstanding detective. He watches over order in his hometown of Gotham City.

He is also known from numerous live-action and animated series, feature films, and video games based on comics. He first appeared on the screen in the 15-episode movie serial Batman in 1943, where Lewis Wilson played the title character. In the continuation of the series, entitled Batman and Robin in 1949, Wilson was replaced by Robert Lowery. In the sixties television series and the movie Batman: The Movie, Adam West played the role of the Caped Crusader. In two films directed by Tim Burton: Batman from 1989 and Batman Returns from 1992, the title character was played by Michael Keaton, while in the continuations (directed since then by Joel Schumacher), Batman was played by Val Kilmer in Batman Forever from 1995, and George Clooney in Batman and Robin from 1997. In Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, Christian Bale played the role of Batman. In the sequel to Man of Steel entitled Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice from 2016, the new actor playing Batman was Ben Affleck. In the Gotham television series, young actor David Mazouz played the role of young Bruce Wayne, and in the movie The Batman from 2022, the title role was played by Robert Pattinson.


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