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Batman: Origin and History


appearing first in 1939 Batman is much
darker than a superhero counterpart
Superman hi welcome to watchmojo.com
I’m your host Derek Allen and today
we’ll be exploring the dark roots of
Bruce Wayne and Batman as with most
other superheroes there are sometimes
contradicting events in the history of
these characters we have chosen to sit
with one popular timeline born to a
wealthy family in Gotham City Bruce
Wayne was heir to his family’s fortune
one night however would change the past
set up room as a young boy Bruce
witnessed his parents murder at the
hands of an unidentified mugger Bruce’s
life was dramatically changed from then
on as he vowed to avenge his parents
death longtime Butler of the Wayne
family Alfred Pennyworth arranged so
that Bruce would not be taken into
social service care as a teenager Bruce
Wayne depart on a journey around the
world to learn all the skills needed to
become the Crusader he envisioned Bruce
Wayne then returned to Gotham City a
city rampant with crime and corruption a
bat flying through his window gave him
the inspiration to transform himself
into Batman blood fetch Oscar winning
that’s right in me
it’s time my enemies shared my dread
soon after his new persona was born he
becomes an urban legend in Gotham City
sending shivers through the city’s
underworld a place where criminals were
before free to work mostly under the
cover of police corruption
Batman has no superpowers instead he
uses his fighting skills scientific
knowledge and exceptional detective
abilities to fight crime
his utility belt is outfitted with
various gadgets he uses in various
scenarios such as a grapple gun smoke
grenades and his own personalized
boomerangs better known as batarangs
perhaps the most famous bat inspired
object used by Batman is his Batmobile
during the day Bruce Wayne plays up a
lifestyle of a superficial wealthy
playboy in order to hide his
crime-fighting alter-ego
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