King, Tom( w),Janín, Mikel; Petrus, Hugo( p),Janín, Mikel; Petrus, Hugo( i)."City of Bane Conclusion" Batman,vol.3,no.85(Late February 2020). Though the Batman comic book was initially launched as a quarterly publication, it later became a bimonthly series through the late 1950s, after which it became a monthly publication. McAvennie, Michael "1960s" in Dolan, p. 102: "Young Betty Kane assumed the costumed identity of Bat-Girl in this tale by writer Bill Finger and artist Sheldon Moldoff." Brubaker, Ed; Johns, Geoff( w),McDaniel, Scott( p),Owens, Andy( i)."Death-Wish for Two Conclusion" Batman,no.607(November 2002).

Joshua Williamson became the new writer of Batman in December 2021 with issue #118, [144] along with Jorge Molina as the new artist. Williamson's seven-issue run consisted of the story arc The Abyss and two issues of the crossover story Shadow War. Starlin, Jim( w), Aparo, Jim( p), DeCarlo, Mike( i)."A Death in the Family" Batman,no.426-27(1989).To this day, many still call Conroy’s performance in the animated theatrical release, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, the best take on the character ever. Whether you agree or not, there’s no denying that Conroy’s iconic voice has left an indelible mark on Gotham City, and its fandom, forever. And for those who dreamed of seeing Conroy actually suit up as Batman in live action, they finally got their wish when the actor played a Kingdom Come-inspired Bruce in the Arrowverse crossover adaptation of Crisis on Infinite Earths! Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images Val Kilmer Snyder, Scott; Fawkes, Ray( w), Haun, Jeremy( p), Haun, Jeremy( i)."Solitaire" Batman,vol.2,no.23.2(November 2013). Norm Breyfogle became a cover artist for the main Batman title with issue #450, in " The Return of the Joker" storyline, a sequel to " A Death in the Family". Writer Alan Grant transferred from Detective Comics to the main Batman title with issue #455 (October 1990). Their first story arc together, with Breyfogle as both cover and interior artist, was "Identity Crisis". [59] The story followed directly from their final arc on Detective Comics, "Rite of Passage." [60] The three-issue "Identity Crisis" culminated in Tim Drake officially becoming the new Robin, with a redesigned costume, in issue #457 (December 1990). Breyfogle later pointed out that " Neal Adams was the one who designed the costume. The 'R' symbol and the staff were all that was really mine." [61] [62] Tim Drake then starred in the five-issue miniseries Robin [63] before returning in Batman #465 (Late July 1991) for the story "Debut", depicting the new Batman and Robin team's first official mission together. Grant left the main Batman title with issue #480 (Late June 1992) for his own ongoing Batman title, Batman: Shadow of the Bat, where he was again initially partnered with Breyfogle.

Morrison, Grant( w), Jones, J. G.; Pacheco, Carlos; Mahnke, Doug( p), Rudy, Marco; Alamy, Christian; Merino, Jesus( i)."How to Murder the Earth" Final Crisis,no.6(January 2009). Batman and Catwoman are shown having a sexual encounter on the roof of a building in Catwoman vol. 4 #1 (2011); the same issue implies that the two have an ongoing sexual relationship. [115] Following the 2016 DC Rebirth continuity reboot, the two once again have a sexual encounter on top of a building in Batman vol. 3 #14 (2017). [116] a b McCrystal, Erica (2021). Gotham City Living: The Social Dynamics in the Batman Comics and Media. London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic. pp.36–46. ISBN 9781350148895. Four more Annuals were published from 2006 to 2011, again with the numbering continued from the previous series. [150] In 2012, a new Annual series was begun with a #1 issue. [151] Content and themes [ edit ] Tomasi, Peter J.( w), Nolan, Graham( p), Nolan, Graham( i)."Dark Destiny" Batman,vol.2,no.23.4(November 2013).

Kubert, Andy( w), Clarke, Andy( p), Clarke, Andy( i)."Time to Monkey Shine" Batman,vol.2,no.23.1(November 2013).