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Batman
History
A family outing to the cinema ended in tragedy for young Bruce
Wayne. Walking homeward, Bruce, his father, Thomas, and mother,
Martha, accidentally ventured into Gotham City's notorious "Crime
Alley" and were accosted by a mugger. Not content merely to rob the
wealthy family, the hoodlum - whose identity was "never determined" - shot Dr. Thomas and
Martha Wayne dead before fleeing into the darkness. As he knelt beside his parent's bodies,
Bruce swore to avenge them. After the police arrived, Bruce was comforted by Dr. Leslie
THompkins. Dr. Thompkins and Alfred Pennyworth helped arrange matters so that Gotham's
Social Services would not take Bruce into care. In this way, both Dr. Thompkins and Alfred
enabled Bruce to realize his dream of becoming a crusader against crime.
The Young Bruce Wayne
At age 14, Bruce embarked on a journey that took him to every continent as he sought to
learn all the skills he would need to keep his vow. He studied criminology, forensics, and
criminal psychology, and learned from manhunters and martial artists, mastering every
fighting style. In time, Bruce forged himself into a living weapon to wage war on crime and
injustice. On his return to Gotham, Bruce stalked street thugs as a plainclothes vigilante.
Beaten by the very people he intended to protect, he barely survived his first night out. As
he sat bleeding in his study at Wayne Manor Bruce knew that he had to first strike fear in the
hearts of his foes. Just then, a bat crashed through the study window, giving Bruce the
inspiration he needed.
Batman Begins
Establishing a secret headquarters in the caves beneath his mansion, Bruce became
Batman, a Dark Knight to protect Gotham and its citizens from vice and villainy. Alfred
Pennyworth remained his confidant, tending to injuries and offering sage advice - whether
requested or not!
Batman became an urban legend, a cautionary tale that sent shivers through the city's
underworld. This Caped Crusader found a friend in Captain James Gordon a Gotham cop who
didn't approve of Batman's methods, but appreciated the results of his nightly crime
fighting. Batman's Rogues Gallery grew to include a host of bizarre criminals, such as the
Joker, Catwoman, Two-Face and the Penguin. As his enemies increased, help arrived in the
form of another young boy left parentless by brutal crime.
Robin
As a member of the Flying Graysons acrobatic family, young Dick Grayson thrilled audiences
nightly on the high wire beside his circus aerialist parents. But when gangster "Boss" Zucco
sabotaged the high wire because the owner of Haly's Circus refused to offer up protection
money, the elder Graysons paid with their lives. Billionaire Bruce Wayne was in the audience
that night; however, it was Batman who visited the grieving Dick Grayson, offering the boy a
chance at retribution by becoming Robin, the Dark Knight's squire in his personal war on
crime.
Dick Grayson
The first Robin [yes, there was more than one Robin, there have been 4 in fact, all in
continuity] was carefully schooled by Batman, learning all the skillshe would need to bring
"Boss" Zucco to justice. Before long, Dick was ready for action. Sewaring a solemn oath, he
joined the Dark Knight's crusade as his most trusted partner, Robin the Boy Wonder.
After several years in service to the Dark Knight, Grayson - then leader of the Teen Titans relinquished the mantle of Robin when Batman forced him to choose between his duties with
the Titans and his promise to aid the Dark Knight. Adopting the identity of Nightwing, Dick
continued to battle crime while remaining Batman's close ally.

Jason Todd [robin #2]

Batman met juvenile delinquent and presumed orphan, Jason Todd, when the boy literally
tried to steal the tires right off the Batmobile. With original partner Dick Grayson having
given up the role of Robin, Batman decided to take Jason in and offer him both a home and a
purpose. Jason began the same training regimen Grayson once undertook to become the
Dark Knight's partner. However, Jason was a troubled soul who lacked maturity and was
quick to anger.
A Death in the Family
When Jason discovered clues that his long-lost mother was alive, he secretly traveled to
Africa to find her. Tragically, the trail also led him straight into the clutches of the Joker, who
savagely beat the second Boy Wonder within an inch of his life. The Clown Prince of Crime
left Jason and his mother to die in a booby-trapped warehouse wired from floor to ceiling
with high-explosive charges. Jason courageously tried to shield his mother from the brunt of
the devastating blast. She survived the explosion just long enough to tell a grief-stricken
Batman that his reckless young partner had died a hero.
Tim Drake [Robin #3]
Tim Drake was barely more than a toddler when he sat in the stands at Haly's Circus and
watched the Flying Graysons fall to their doom. Tim was transfixed as the Dark Knight
swooped down to comfort young Dick Grayson. The moment was burned into his memory.
Years later, Tim saw news reports of an unhinged Batman becoming more and more violent
following the death of the second Robin, Jason Todd. Using his detective skills, Tim deduced
the secret identity of Batman and the first Boy Wonder, Dick Grayson.
After revealing this knowledge to the original Dynamic Duo, Tim argued the need for a Robin
to give the Dark Knight hope, especially when faced with a seemingly hopeless and
unyielding war on crime. Though reluctant at first, Batman gave Tim the opportunity to
prove that he was as good as his word. After months of grueling training, Tim Drake became
the third Robin.
It is a job at which Tim excels, despite the constant struggle of balancing his crime-fighting
life with the day-to-day battles of just being a teenager. A former member of the Young
Justice, Tim presently belongs to the latest incarnation of the Teen Titans.
Stephanie Brown [Robin #4? for about 30 minutes]
Tim Drake met teen vigilante Stephanie Brown, the Spoiler, when she first attempted to
thwart her father the Cluemaster's criminal schemes. Mutual attraction grew, and Tim began
supplying Stephanie with official Bat-Equipment. Their love ended tragically when
Stehphanie was killed in ation.
Batman's Uniform
Batman's [uniform] is bulletproof and fire resistant, featuring a weighted cape and a cowl
outfitted with night-vision technology and communications arrays; utility belt contains an
arsenal of crime-fighting gear, including various types of offensive Batarangs, de-cel
jumplines and grapnels, micro-camera, smoke pellets, acetylene torch, gas mask,
rebreather, and flexi-cuffs among other miniaturized non-lethal weapons. [Batman] employs
a variety of detective gadgets, including micro-computers and crime scene analysis kits;
maintains a fleet of high-tech and high-powered vehicles, chief among the Batmobile,
Batcycle, Batboat, Batplane and Batcopter; supersophisticated Batcave headquarters houses
training facilities, forensics laboratories, computer databases, and maintenance bays for all
Bat-vehicles.
Some of the more prominent storylines of The Batman
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The Origin of The Joker? the history of The Red Hood There are two stories, we will
give you the current history of The Red Hood. The man who was to wear the Red Helmet

and become the Red Hood was actually a former chemical technician for the Ace
Chemical plant, who became a struggling stand-up comedian burdened with the thought
of not being able to support his newly pregnant wife.
Jack, this poor sot's name, is approached by criminals who strong arm him into accepting
the role of The Red Hood since they want to rob the Ace Chemical plant. Jack accepts [he
had no choice], in order to make enough money to start a better life for his family. The day
of the heist, Jack learns that his pregnant wife dies from a "freak accident", the reader is
led to believe that it was done by the gang members ensuring that Jack stuck with deal.
Jack, failed comedian, failed husband to a murdered wife, reluctantly dons the helmet?
becoming the new Red Hood. Red Hood had a large domed red helmet [of course] with
one way mirror lenses [like Spider-Man] to see through and a red cape. Oh yes.. he also
wore a tuxedo. Very dapper was the Red Hood. While attempting to rob a chemical plant,
the plant's security men spot the robbers, shooting the other criminals dead, narrowly
missing the Red Hood. Cornered on a catwalk by Batman the [now terrified] Red Hood
dives into a chemical basin to make his escape and swims to freedom by way of a venting
pipe. He only survived via a special breathing apparatus that was built into his helmet.
However, the chemicals in the basin permanently disfigured the an under the hood,
turning his hair green, his skin white and his lips red.
Upon discovering this, he went insane. What really crawled out of that chemical basin so
many years ago was the worst criminal mind to walk the earth?. no not Lex Luthor, none
other than they psychotic and maniacle Joker.
Broken Bat - Bane will forever be remembered as the man who broke the Bat! More
than three decades ago, Bane's father received a life sentence from the Satna Priscan
government for his role in a failed revolution. He fled the country, but Santa Priscan law
demanded that his son take his place. The child that would become Bane was raised
inside Pena Duro prison (mostly in a pit called the Cavidad Oscuro). Bane killed dozens of
inmates and engineered a jailbreak when experiments with the drug Venom gave him
monstrous strength.
Winding up in Gotham City, Bane exhausted Batman by freeing all the villains from
Arkham Asylum. He then crippled the Dark Knight by snapping his spine. Jean Paul Valley
(Azrael) donned the Batman garb ? wile Bruce recuperated from his injuries. This interim
Batman was more violent and unstable; Bruce returned to action as soon as his body had
healed and he had regained his fighting spirit, with the help of ruthless martial-arts
mistress Lady Shiva. Bruce took back the mantle of the Bat by force.
The "Batman: Hush" storyline introduced Tommy Elliot, a childhood friend of Bruce
Wayne's. As Hush, the bandaged villain, Elliot secretly orchestrates constant attacks on
the Batman by manipulates many of the Batman's Rogues Gallery's villains. As the
manipulations and orchestrations grow so does the sexual tension between Batman and
Catwoman, to the point where they actually become romantically involved? to a certain
degree. Ultimately, Batman's distrust in Catwoman ends the doomed relationship. Hush
tricks Batman into believing that Jason Todd, the second Robin who was killed by the Joker,
is actually alive. An angry Jason fights Batman but he is later revealed to be none other
than Clayface. In a bizarre twist of writing, the DC creators decided to go ahead and let
Jason Todd actually become alive, imagine that, but he arrives in the guise of ? the Red
Hood.
Remember The Red Hood? Well meet Red Hood 2! Wait, or is it Robin? ... Ahh Jeeze!