Batman (franchise)

Batman
Batman
	Promotional image commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Batman franchise, depicting various adaptations of the character
Created by	Bill Finger; Bob Kane
Original work	Detective Comics #27 (March 1939)
Owner	DC Comics
Years	1939–present
Print publications
Book(s)	Batman: The Complete History; The Batman Handbook: The Ultimate Training Manual
Novel(s)	Batman: Dead White; Batman: Fear Itself; Batman: Inferno; Batman: The Ultimate Evil; Enemies & Allies; Wayne of Gotham
Films and television
Film(s)	Batman (1943); Batman and Robin (1949); Batman (1966); Batman (1989); Batman Returns (1992); Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993); Batman Forever (1995); Batman & Robin (1997); Batman Begins (2005); The Dark Knight (2008); The Dark Knight Rises (2012); Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016); Suicide Squad (2016); The Lego Batman Movie (2017); Justice League (2017); Joker (2019); Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021); The Batman (2022); DC League of Super-Pets (2022); The Flash (2023);
Television series	Batman (1966–68); Birds of Prey (2002–2003); Gotham (2014–2019); Titans (2018–2023); Batwoman (2019–2022); Gotham Knights (2023);
Animated series	The Batman/Superman Hour (1968–69); The Adventures of Batman (1968–69); The New Adventures of Batman (1977); Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995); The New Batman/Superman Adventures (1997–2000); Batman Beyond (1999–2002); The Batman (2004–08); Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008–11); Beware the Batman (2013–14); Batwheels (2022–present); Batman: Caped Crusader;

The DC Comics character Batman has been adapted into various media including film, radio, television, and video games, as well as numerous merchandising items. The Batman franchise has become one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.

Batman
Promotional image commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Batman franchise, depicting various adaptations of the character
Created by	Bill Finger Bob Kane
Original work	Detective Comics #27 (March 1939)
Owner	DC Comics
Years	1939–present
Print publications
Book(s)	Batman: The Complete History The Batman Handbook: The Ultimate Training Manual
Novel(s)	Batman: Dead White Batman: Fear Itself Batman: Inferno Batman: The Ultimate Evil Enemies & Allies Wayne of Gotham
Films and television
Film(s)	Batman (1943) Batman and Robin (1949) Batman (1966) Batman (1989) Batman Returns (1992) Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) Batman Forever (1995) Batman & Robin (1997) Batman Begins (2005) The Dark Knight (2008) The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Suicide Squad (2016) The Lego Batman Movie (2017) Justice League (2017) Joker (2019) Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) The Batman (2022) DC League of Super-Pets (2022) The Flash (2023)
Television series	Batman (1966–68) Birds of Prey (2002–2003) Gotham (2014–2019) Titans (2018–2023) Batwoman (2019–2022) Gotham Knights (2023)
Animated series	The Batman/Superman Hour (1968–69) The Adventures of Batman (1968–69) The New Adventures of Batman (1977) Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995) The New Batman/Superman Adventures (1997–2000) Batman Beyond (1999–2002) The Batman (2004–08) Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008–11) Beware the Batman (2013–14) Batwheels (2022–present) Batman: Caped Crusader