Batman Issue 1

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The Legend of the Batman - Who He is, and How he Came to Be
Comic Book series:	Batman
Issue Number:	1
First published:	Spring 1940
Previous issue:	None
Next issue:	Batman #2

Batman #1 is the first issue of Batman. It is the first comic to feature The Joker and Catwoman.

Contents 1 Synopsis 1.1 The Legend of the Batman - Who He is, and How he Came to Be 1.2 The Joker 1.3 The Giants of Hugo Strange 1.4 The Cat 1.5 The Joker Returns 2 Appearances 2.1 The Legend of the Batman - Who He is, and How he Came to Be 2.1.1 Individuals 2.1.2 Location 2.2 The Joker 2.2.1 Individuals 2.2.2 Locations 2.2.3 Items 2.3 The Giants of Hugo Strange 2.3.1 Individuals 2.3.2 Locations 2.4 The Cat 2.4.1 Individuals 2.4.2 Locations 2.4.3 Vehicles 2.5 The Joker Returns 2.5.1 Individuals 2.5.2 Locations 3 Behind the scenes

[edit] Synopsis

[edit] The Legend of the Batman - Who He is, and How he Came to Be

Fifteen years ago, a mugger named Joe Chill accosts Thomas and Martha Wayne and their young son Bruce. He shoots Thomas and Martha and leaves Bruce to survive. Bruce vows to avenge his parents and spends the following years developing his mind and body. One evening, while sitting in his father's study, a huge bat flies into the window. Believing it to be an omen, Bruce decides to drape himself in the trappings of a bat, and thus the Batman is born.

[edit] The Joker

Batman and Robin must fight against the Joker, who first begins his reign of terror.

[edit] The Giants of Hugo Strange

Professor Hugo Strange returns with a growth formula that changes asylum inmates into 10-foot tall "man-monsters" that wreak havoc on Gotham City. Batman is captured and injected with the serum, but manages to escape and create an antidote. Batman then pilots the Batplane and kills many of Strange's henchman and some of the monsters with machine-gun fire. He also manages to hang one of the monsters with his Batrope. He finally kills the last monster by throwing tear gas pullets while it is atop a skyscraper, causing it to fall to its death.

[edit] The Cat

Batman and Robin encounter a female jewel thief known only as the Cat. They stop her from stealing an emerald necklace, but the smitten Batman allows her escape.

[edit] The Joker Returns

Two days after the Joker is captured, he manages to escape and begins to cause more trouble. The reign ends after he accidentally stabs himself while fighting Batman. He is taken away in an ambulance and survives.

[edit] Appearances

[edit] The Legend of the Batman - Who He is, and How he Came to Be

[edit] Individuals

• Batman
• Martha Wayne (In Flashback Only)
• Thomas Wayne (In Flashback Only)
• Joe Chill (In Flashback Only)

[edit] Location

• Gotham City
  • Crime Alley
  • Wayne Manor

[edit] The Joker

[edit] Individuals

• Batman
• Robin
• James Gordon
• The Joker (First Appearance)
• Brute Nelson
• Henry Claridge
• Jay Wylde
• Judge Drake

[edit] Locations

• Gotham City

[edit] Items

• Joker Venom

[edit] The Giants of Hugo Strange

[edit] Individuals

• Batman
• Hugo Strange

[edit] Locations

• Gotham City

[edit] The Cat

[edit] Individuals

• Batman
• Robin
• The Cat (First Appearance)
• Martha Travers
• Denny Travers
• Doctor Wallace
• Roger

[edit] Locations

• Gotham City

[edit] Vehicles

• Luxury Cruise Ship

[edit] The Joker Returns

[edit] Individuals

• Batman
• Robin
• James Gordon
• The Joker
• Chalmers
• Edgar Martin

[edit] Locations

• Gotham City
  • Gotham City Police Headquarters

[edit] Behind the scenes

• Batman (Shooter) appears in Dr. Strange's story, where he mows down his mutated human men with the Batplane.