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Batman, real name Bruce Wayne, (COMIC: Moving In [+]Mark Wright, DWM Comics (Panini Comics, 2016).) also known as the Dark Knight, (TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2016 (BBC One, 2016).) was, a costumed superhero who operated in Gotham City and avenged his parents. (COMIC: Moving In [+]Mark Wright, DWM Comics (Panini Comics, 2016).) He dressed in a bat-like costume including a logo on the chest, (WC: New Adventures Await! [+]LEGO Dimensions promotional material (2016)., etc.) was a member of the Supreme Omniversal Tribune, (COMIC: Judgement Day [+]Alan Moore, Captain Britain crossovers (Marvel UK, 1983).) and travelled alongside Gandalf and Wyldstyle. (WC: New Adventures Await! [+]LEGO Dimensions promotional material (2016).) He had a butler named Alfred, (AUDIO: A Kill to a View [+]Mac Rogers, Aliens Among Us 2 (Aliens Among Us, Big Finish Productions, 2017).) and operated alongside his sidekick, Robin. (PROSE: In the Sixties [+]Paul Magrs, Twelve Stories (Salt Publishing, 2009).)
Batman was depicted in various comic books, including an issue of Detective Comics, (TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2016 (BBC One, 2016).) and a comic book where he faced off against Superman. (PROSE: Curiosity [+]Mike Amberry, Short Trips: How the Doctor Changed My Life (Short Trips short stories, 2008).) Various merchandise items also featured him. (COMIC: Miranda [+]Lance Parkin, Comeuppance Comics (2003)., TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Ben Aaronovitch, Doctor Who season 25 (BBC1, 1988)., etc.)
A version of Batman existed in Earth-33⅓, (COMIC: Doctor Who? 64 [+]Tim Quinn, Doctor Who? (Marvel Comics, 1982)., Doctor Who? 138 [+]Tim Quinn, Doctor Who? (Marvel Comics, 1988).) where he was apparently a possible incarnation of the Doctor. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 138 [+]Tim Quinn, Doctor Who? (Marvel Comics, 1988).)
Biography[]
Defending Gotham City[]
At some point, at least according to comic books, Bruce Wayne's parents were killed. As Batman, Wayne protected Gotham City, avenged his parents, had a "cool car", and battled an "idiot in clown makeup" (COMIC: Moving In [+]Mark Wright, DWM Comics (Panini Comics, 2016).) - the Joker. (WC: Doctor, Doctor, Doctor [+]James McLoughlin, LEGO Dimensions promotional material (2016).)
Part of the Supreme Omniversal Tribune[]
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Batman in the Supreme Omniversal Tribune. (COMIC: Judgement Day [+]Alan Moore, Captain Britain crossovers (Marvel UK, 1983).)
Batman was part of the Supreme Omniversal Tribune, who were witness to Saturnyne's trial for causing the destruction of an alternate Earth, an event which she was innocent of. (COMIC: Judgement Day [+]Alan Moore, Captain Britain crossovers (Marvel UK, 1983).)
Donating to Comic Relief[]
Batman was among the superheroes who donated to Comic Relief in 1991, dropping off a large donation from the Wayne Foundation. (COMIC: The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic [+]Dan Abnett, et al., Fleetway Publications (1991).)
Travels with Gandalf and Wyldstyle[]
Batman runs through New York City alongside Gandalf and Wyldstyle. (WC: New Adventures Await! [+]LEGO Dimensions promotional material (2016).)
At one point, Batman walked through the Brick Boulevard, shortly before the Twelfth Doctor, Peter Venkman, and Doc Brown crashed the TARDIS, Ecto-1, and the DeLorean into each other. (WC: Doctor, Doctor, Doctor [+]James McLoughlin, LEGO Dimensions promotional material (2016).)
After travelling through the Vortex with Gandalf and Wyldstyle, the trio landed on the streets of New York City, where Slimer flew past. The Ghostbusters quickly began attempting to capture the ghost, before it broke free, with Harry Potter having to help. The trio then ran past Ghostbusters H.Q. and into a portal.
Reuniting with Gandalf and Wyldstyle, he then found himself in the Land of Ooo, before Finn and Jake appeared, proclaiming "It's battle time!". He then crashed into a cave where he met Sloth, asking "what took [him] so long" before exiting the cave.
He later charged into battle alongside others, before ending up in a mosh pit including everyone who participated in the battle. (WC: New Adventures Await! [+]LEGO Dimensions promotional material (2016).)
Other references[]
Maxwell Collins and the Twelfth Doctor debate who's cleverer out of Batman and Captain America. (COMIC: Moving In [+]Mark Wright, DWM Comics (Panini Comics, 2016).)
According to Maxwell Collins, Batman was "the world's greatest detective", and despite having no powers, he could beat "anyone". The Twelfth Doctor didn't believe that "solving crimes after they happen[ed]" made him clever, let alone cleverer than Captain America, and thought that Batman was a bored billionaire with "too much time on his hands". Batman wielded "a Batarang" [sic], and fought what the Doctor referred to as "an idiot in clown make-up". Batman had a "cool car", protected Gotham City, and avenged his deceased parents. Maxwell thought that Batman would win in a fight between Batman and Captain America, while the Doctor favoured Captain America. (COMIC: Moving In [+]Mark Wright, DWM Comics (Panini Comics, 2016).)
In one issue of a comic, he was faced up against Superman, and, as the cover promised, "only one can survive!" (PROSE: Curiosity [+]Mike Amberry, Short Trips: How the Doctor Changed My Life (Short Trips short stories, 2008).)
A poster depicting the cover of one issue of Detective Comics. (TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2016 (BBC One, 2016).)
Batman was featured in at least one issue of Detective Comics, with the character appearing as part of the logo. (TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2016 (BBC One, 2016).)
He had a butler named Alfred (AUDIO: A Kill to a View [+]Mac Rogers, Aliens Among Us 2 (Aliens Among Us, Big Finish Productions, 2017).) and a sidekick, Robin. (PROSE: In the Sixties [+]Paul Magrs, Twelve Stories (Salt Publishing, 2009).) Sarah Jane Smith knew that he "only hired orphans as sidekicks", mentally comparing it to the Doctor's preference for largely-unattached companions. (PROSE: Interference - Book One [+]Lawrence Miles, BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures (BBC Books, 1999).)
Ace wearing a Batman earring. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Ben Aaronovitch, Doctor Who season 25 (BBC1, 1988).)
During a visit to Shoreditch in November 1963, Ace was wearing a Batman earring in her left ear. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Ben Aaronovitch, Doctor Who season 25 (BBC1, 1988).) She also wore it when she visited Terra Alpha in the 24th century. (TV: The Happiness Patrol [+]Graeme Curry, Doctor Who season 25 (BBC1, 1988).)
In the 1970s at the Inferno Project, when Greg Sutton expressed surprise at the appearance of the Third Doctor's TARDIS console, the Doctor sarcastically asked Sutton whether he'd expected "some kind of space rocket with Batman at the controls" instead. (TV: Inferno [+]Don Houghton, Doctor Who season 7 (BBC1, 1970).)
Stuart Hyde playfully called Dr Ruth Ingram "Batman". (TV: The Time Monster [+]Robert Sloman, Doctor Who season 9 (BBC1, 1972).)
Ace once called the Seventh Doctor "Batman." (AUDIO: Night Thoughts [+]Edward Young, adapted from Night Thoughts, Main Range (Big Finish Productions, 2006).)
The Batmobile. (COMIC: Selfie [+]George Mann and Cavan Scott, SDCC exclusive (Titan Comics, 2015).)
When the Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald landed at the San Diego Comic-Con in 2015, the Batmobile from one of the Batman films was being shown off. (COMIC: Selfie [+]George Mann and Cavan Scott, SDCC exclusive (Titan Comics, 2015).)
In the far future, Miranda Dawkins occasionally wore a Batman T-shirt. (COMIC: Miranda [+]Lance Parkin, Comeuppance Comics (2003).)
Clyde Langer jokingly referred to Sarah Jane's attic at 13 Bannerman Road as "the Batcave", after Batman's secret base of operations. (TV: Sky [+]Phil Ford, The Sarah Jane Adventures series 5 (CBBC, 2011).)
Upon completing his own superhero comic book, The Silver Bullet, Clyde declared, "Step aside, Batman!" (TV: The Curse of Clyde Langer [+]Phil Ford, The Sarah Jane Adventures series 5 (CBBC, 2011).)
St John Colchester once described himself as a better-dressed Batman. (AUDIO: A Postcard from Mr Colchester [+]James Goss, Torchwood (Big Finish Productions, 2022).)
Behind the scenes[]
Batman faces off against Daleks in LEGO Dimensions.
- David Tennant has expressed interest in playing popular Batman villain the Riddler in a future Batman film.[1]
- Tim Curry, who played several roles in Batman: The Animated Series, was considered for both the Eighth Doctor and the Bruce Master in the 1996 TV movie.[2] He was also considered for the role of Sharaz Jek in the 1984 story The Caves of Androzani.[3]
- Robert Englund, who played the Riddler in The Batman, was considered for the role of the Master in the 1996 TV movie.[2]
- At a charity stage show in Hollywood, Matt Smith played a spoof Batman in Gotham Autopsy, a comedy sketch written the night before.[4]
- A persistent rumour states that Jim Carrey, who played the Riddler in Batman Forever, turned down the role of the Eighth Doctor as he had never heard of Doctor Who and thought that it would cause outrage amongst fans if the role were played by a non-fan.[2]
- Batman appears as one of the main characters in LEGO Dimensions.
- The Daleks make an appearance as major adversaries in The Lego Batman Movie (though, as part of a joke, they are not referred to as Daleks but merely "British robots" as fourth-wall-breaking from villain the Joker).
- Sean Pertwee, who plays Alfred Pennyworth in Gotham, is the son of Jon Pertwee.
- Jo Martin played a police officer in Batman Begins.
External links[]
- Batman at Batman Wiki
- Batman at DC Extended Universe Wiki
- Batman at DC Database
- Batman at the LEGO Dimensions wiki
Footnotes[]
- ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctor-who/news/a76431/david-tennant-craves-batman-villain-role.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/tvm.html
- ↑ http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/6r.html
- ↑ Doctor Who star Matt Smith plays Batman as he tries to crack Hollywood
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