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Batman (he was originally named "The Bat-Man") appears on newstands for the first time within the pages of <i>"Detective Comics"</i> No. 27.
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The Joker and Catwoman make their debuts in <i>"Batman"</i> No. 1.
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Robin debuts as Batman's sidekick in <i>"Detective Comics"</i> No. 38.
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The Scarecrow makes his first appearance in "World's Finest Comics" No. 3
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The Penguin first appears in "Detective Comics" No. 58
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Two-Face makes his first appearance in "Detective Comics" No. 66
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The Riddler makes his debut within the pages of "Detective Comics" No. 140
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Mr. Freeze (originally named "Mr. Zero") makes his debut within the pages of "Batman" No. 121
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The television series <i>"Batman"</i> premieres on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).
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Poison Ivy first appears in "Batman" No. 181
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Ra's Al Ghul makes his debut in "Batman" No. 232
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Franks Miller's mini-series about an aging Bruce Wayne changes the way readers and critics view Batman and the comic book industry.
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The Joker murders Jason Todd, the second Robin, in the final pages of <i>"Batman"</i> No. 429.
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Tim Burton's <i>"Batman"</i> is released in theaters and goes on to gross a worldwide total of $411.35 million. It is proceeded with three sequels. https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=batman.htm
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Victor Zsasz makes is debut in "Batman: Shadow of the Bat" No. 1
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The television series premiers on the FOX Network. <i>"Entertainment Weekly"</i> ranks this cartoon as one of the top-ten television series of 1992.
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Bane makes his debut within the pages of "Batman: The Vengeance of Bane" No. 1
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A new enemy, Bane, breaks Batman's back, thus forcing Bruce Wayne to give up the mantle of the Batman to his protoge, Jean-Paul Valley.
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After Batman's reputation in Hollywood was tarnished with the release of 1997's <i>"Batman & Robin"</i>, Warner Bros. releases <i>"Batman Begins"</i>. Roger Ebert gives the film four out of four stars.
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The sequel to <i>"Batman Begins"</i> is released and is one the best reviewed films of the year. It receives a worldwide gross of $1,001,921,825 almost beating out <i>"Titanic"</i>.
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The late Heath Ledger wins an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the Joker in <i>"The Dark Knight"</i> at the 81st Academy Awards. The film also receives an award for Best Sound Editing. http://www.oscar.com/
