Brubaker, Ed; Johns, Geoff( w),McDaniel, Scott( p),Owens, Andy( i)."Death-Wish for Two" Batman,no.606(October 2002).

McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 118: "Poison Ivy first cropped up to plague Gotham City in issue #181 of Batman. Scripter Robert Kanigher and artist Sheldon Moldoff came up with a villain who would blossom into one of Batman's greatest foes." Tomasi, Peter J.( w), Nolan, Graham( p), Nolan, Graham( i)."Dark Destiny" Batman,vol.2,no.23.4(November 2013). Len Wein became the writer of the series with issue #307 (January 1979) and in his first issue, created Wayne Foundation executive Lucius Fox, [33] later portrayed by Morgan Freeman in the movies Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises. Julius Schwartz ended his tenure as editor of the series with issue #309 (March 1979). [20] After Wein, Marv Wolfman briefly wrote Batman and co-created the Electrocutioner in issue #331 (Jan. 1981). [34]A sequel to this story, which was going to be titled Spawn/Batman: Inner Demons, was announced but never published. [497] [498] The Batman show premiered on January 12 th 1966 and ran for three seasons of 120 episodes: airing twice weekly for the first two. It was a monumental, world-wide hit that sparked a vast wave of trendy imitation. Resultant media hysteria and fan frenzy generated an insane amount of Bat-awareness, no end of spin-offs and merchandise – including a cinema movie – and introduced us all to the phenomenon of overkill. Manning "1980s" in Dougall (2014), p. 139: " Batman #337 Gerry Conway was assisted by writer Roy Thomas and the pencils of José Luis García-López in this issue that introduced Batman to the new threat of the Snowman." When Wayne’s ward is snatched from college the distressed hero calls in Batgirl and Superman – but only in their plainclothes personas of Babs Gordon and Clark Kent -gratuitously along to pad out the done-by-numbers rescue… Issue #0 was published in September 2012 as part of DC's line-wide "Zero Month" event, depicting an incident set very early on in Bruce Wayne's crime-fighting career. The spin-off series Talon, focusing on a rogue Talon from the Court of Owls, debuted in the same month. [109]

Morris, Brian K. (June 2006). "Maybe I Was Just Loyal Longtime Batman artist Sheldon Moldoff talks about Bob Kane and other phenomena". Alter Ego. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. 3 (59): 14–23. But, Batman on the big screen and small screen is one thing – Batman in the comics is something different. The main series and Detective comics are generally for ages 13 and up and too much to comprehend for a 6 year old. In 1964, Julius Schwartz was made responsible for reviving the faded Batman titles. He jettisoned the sillier aspects that had crept into the series such as Ace the Bat-Hound and Bat-Mite and gave the character a "New Look" that premiered in Detective Comics #327 (May 1964). [18] [19] Schwartz's first issue of the Batman title was #164 (June 1964) [20] which was written by France Edward Herron and drawn by Sheldon Moldoff. [21] The Riddler returned after an 18-year absence in #171 (May 1965). [22] Among the new villains introduced during this period was Poison Ivy in #181 (June 1966). [23] In the 1960s, Batman comics were affected by the popular Batman television series, with campy stories based on the tongue-in-cheek premise of the series. Published as part of the DC Comics crossover story line Dark Nights: Metal (see DC Rebirth Batman below)Williamson, Joshua; King, Tom( w), Fabok, Jason( p), Fabok, Jason( i)."The Button Part 3" Batman,vol.3,no.22(Early July 2017). Batman, The Animated Series, is fondly remembered and loved by many, serving as a very common entry on multiple best of TV series lists, superhero TV series lists, and animated series lists, and is often held as the prime example of great Batman storytelling. Starting in 1992, the series went through a few iterations, experiencing its last metamorphosis as The New Batman Adventures, where it was partnered with Superman the Animated Series in 1997 through 1999. However, in 2003 Warner Brothers decided to give the animated Batman another spin on video game systems. Several games were based off Batman The Animated Series canon during and after it's run on television, with Batman Vengeance in 2001 having been the most recent, so in 2003 Warner Brothers did another Batman The Animated Series video game based off the New Batman Adventures, which would be the last Batman game based off the Animated Series. Batman Rise of Sin Tzu PS2 Cover Irvine "1950s" in Dolan, p. 92: "The Dynamic Duo battled the frosty foe Mr. Zero in a story written by Dave Wood and with art by Sheldon Moldoff in Batman #121...The 1960s Batman TV series, starring Adam West, included the character of Mr. Zero but renamed him Mr. Freeze. Later comic book incarnations of the ice-cold villain would adopt the new name." Grant Morrison temporarily returned to the Batman title for issues #700-702. The milestone issue #700 (August 2010) was set during the past, present and future of Batman, with different eras drawn by an art team consisting of Tony Daniel, Frank Quitely, Andy Kubert, and David Finch. [99] Issues #701-702 (September – October 2010), titled "R.I.P.: The Missing Chapter", retold the events from the end of Batman: R.I.P. through to the end of Final Crisis from Bruce Wayne's point of view, leading into the miniseries Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne. [88] In addition to this issue's main cover, it also had eight variant covers that each portray the Catwoman as she appeared from the 1940s to the 2010s.