Batman franchise

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The Batman franchise is a long-running multimedia universe centered on DC Comics’ superhero Batman, spanning comic books, television series, films, video games, and merchandise.

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Observed surface forms (5)

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Batman films 3
Batman film franchise 1
Batman mythos 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf media franchise
superhero franchise
basedOn Batman NERFINISHED
coCreatedBy Bill Finger NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Bob Kane NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Alfred Pennyworth NERFINISHED
Batgirl NERFINISHED
Commissioner James Gordon NERFINISHED
Nightwing NERFINISHED
Robin NERFINISHED
featuresOrganization Justice League NERFINISHED
Wayne Enterprises NERFINISHED
featuresVillain Bane NERFINISHED
Catwoman NERFINISHED
Joker NERFINISHED
Penguin NERFINISHED
Ra's al Ghul NERFINISHED
Riddler NERFINISHED
Scarecrow NERFINISHED
Two-Face NERFINISHED
filmRightsHeldBy Warner Bros. Pictures NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceWork Detective Comics #27 NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 1939
genre action
crime fiction
noir
superhero fiction
hasMainCharacter Batman NERFINISHED
Bruce Wayne NERFINISHED
hasPublisherImprint DC Comics NERFINISHED
hasSpinOffFranchise Batfamily
language English
medium animated films
animated series
comic books
live-action films
merchandise
radio serials
television series
video games
notableFilm Batman (1989 film) NERFINISHED
The Dark Knight (2008 film) NERFINISHED
notableFilmSeries Batman film series (Burton/Schumacher) NERFINISHED
notableFilmTrilogy The Dark Knight Trilogy NERFINISHED
notableTelevisionSeries Batman (1966 TV series) NERFINISHED
Batman: The Animated Series NERFINISHED
notableVideoGameSeries Batman: Arkham NERFINISHED
ownedBy Warner Bros. Discovery NERFINISHED
publisher DC Comics
setInFictionalCity Gotham City NERFINISHED
televisionRightsHeldBy Warner Bros. Television NERFINISHED

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Jack Napier adaptationOf Batman franchise
this entity surface form: DC Comics Batman franchise
Batcave appearsIn Batman franchise
this entity surface form: Batman films
Batsuit appearsIn Batman franchise
this entity surface form: Batman films
Lego DC Super Heroes hasMediaTieIn Batman franchise
this entity surface form: Batman films
The Lego Batman Movie parodies Batman franchise
this entity surface form: Batman film franchise
Batman (1960s TV series) partOfFranchise Batman franchise
Gotham prequelTo Batman franchise
this entity surface form: Batman mythos
Batman: The Telltale Series reimagines Batman franchise
this entity surface form: Batman universe
Batwing theme Batman franchise