Batman’s first appearance was in DETECTIVE COMICS issue 27 in May 1939, at the hands of Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. This subsequently launched Batman’s career as a comic crime fighter in the years after. It was actually quite soon that the first Batman movie (series) appearance was a fact, as you can see below in this list of Batman movies and TV series!
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Contents
- 1The Batman (1943) (movie serial)
- Chapter Titles:
- 2Batman and Robin (1949) (movie serial)
- Chapter Titles:
- 3Batman (1966-1968) (TV series)
- 4Batman the Movie (1966)
- 5Legends of the Superheroes (1979)
- 6Batman Returns (1992)
- 7Batman Forever (1995)
- 8Batman & Robin (1997)
- 9Birds of Prey (2002-2003) (TV series)
- Episode Titles
- 10Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003)
- 11Batman Begins (2005)
- 12The Dark Knight (2008)
- 13The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Related
1The Batman (1943) (movie serial)
- Directed by: Lambert Hillyer
- Starring: Lewis Wilson, Douglas Croft, J. Carrol Naish, Shirley Patterson
- Filming budget: $?
- Box office, gross: $?
Chapter Titles:
- The Electrical Brain
- The Bat’s Cave
- The Mark of the Zombies
- Slaves of the Rising Sun
- The Living Corpse
- Poison Peril
- The Phoney Doctor
- Lured by Radium
- The Sign of the Sphinx
- Flying Spies
- A Nipponese Trap
- Embers of Evil
- Eight Steps Down
- The Executioner Strikes
- The Doom of the Rising Sun
2Batman and Robin (1949) (movie serial)
- Directed by: Spencer Gordon Bennet
- Starring: Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan, Jane Adams, Lyle Talbot
- Filming budget: $?
- Box office, gross: $?
Chapter Titles:
- Batman Takes Over
- Tunnel of Terror
- Robin’s Wild Ride
- Batman Trapped
- Robin Rescues Batman
- Target – Robin!
- The Fatal Blast
- Robin Meets the Wizard
- The Wizard Strikes Back
- Batman’s Last Chance
- Robin’s Ruse
- Robin Rides the Wind
- The Wizard’s Challenge
- Batman vs. Wizard
- Batman Victorious
3Batman (1966-1968) (TV series)
- Directed by: Bob Kane
- Starring: Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton
- 3 seasons (cancelled at the end of season 3)
- Filming budget: $?
- Box office, gross: $?
4Batman the Movie (1966)
- Directed by: Leslie H. Martinson
- Starring: Adam West, Burt Ward, Lee Meriwether
- Filming budget: $1,500,000
- Box office, gross: $1,700,000 (estimate based on US and Canadian movie rentals)
5Legends of the Superheroes (1979)
- Produced by: Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.
- Starring: Adam West, Burt Ward, Jeff Altman, Charlie Callas, Gabriel Dell
- Filming budget: $?
- Box office, gross: $?
6Batman Returns (1992)
- Directed by: Tim Burton
- Starring: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken
- Filming budget: $80,000,000
- Box office, gross: $267,000,000
7Batman Forever (1995)
- Directed by: Joel Schumacher
- Starring: Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman
- Filming budget: $100,000,000
- Box office, gross: $336,500,000
8Batman & Robin (1997)
- Directed by: Joel Schumacher
- Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O’Donnell, Uma Thurman
- Filming budget: $140,000,000
- Box office, gross: $238,000,000
9Birds of Prey (2002-2003) (TV series)
- Created by: Laeta Kalogridis
- Starring: Ashley Scott, Dina Meyer, Rachel Skarsten and Bruce Thomas as Batman
- Filming budget: $?
- Box office, gross: $?
Episode Titles
- Pilot
- Slick
- Prey for the Hunter
- Three Birds and a Baby
- Sins of the Mother
- Primal Scream
- Split
- Lady Shiva
- Nature of the Beast
- Gladiatrix
- Reunion
- Feat of Clay
- Devil’s Eyes
10Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003)
- Directed by: Paul A. Kaufman
- Starring: Adam West, Burt Ward, Jack Brewer
- Filming budget: $?
- Box office, gross: $?
11Batman Begins (2005)
- Directed by: Christopher Nolan
- Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe, Liam Neeson
- Filming budget: $150,000,000
- Box office, gross: $374,000,000
12The Dark Knight (2008)
- Directed by: Christopher Nolan
- Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine
- Filming budget: $185,000,000
- Box office, gross: $1,004,000,000
13The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Directed by: Christopher Nolan
- Starring: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman
- Filming budget: $300,000,000
- Box office, gross: $1,084,000,000