you can’t become a legend without
acquiring a few misconceptions along the
way welcome to watchmojo.com it’s in
today’s installment we counting down the
top 5 myths about Batman before we begin
we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content come along as we explore the
history of this comic book icon and sort
fact from fiction to address the
incorrect assumptions often made about
the caped crusader
and setting some new rules about being
cool there number 5 there’s a definitive
Batman dark and brooding it’s a sentence
we’ve all heard before that’s not the
real Batman
however as explored by author Glen
Weldon in his book the Caped Crusader
Batman and the rise of nerd culture
Batman’s history is too varied for a
definitive Batman to exist even dark and
gritty can be subdivided into different
variations sometimes he’s a gothic noir
figure of vengeance other times he’s a
stoic but grounded man of scientific
logic in Frank Miller’s all-star Batman
and Robin he’s arguably a violent
psychopath in reality Batman’s identity
is a diverse cycle of reinvention one
that includes everything from his debut
as a man thwarting robberies against the
rich to the kitschy fun Adam West’s
Batman of the 60s number 4 Batman’s
superpower is his money
what are your superpowers again I’m rich
without his massive fortune and the
extensive reach of his company Bruce
Wayne couldn’t have possibly become the
Batman we know today that being said
it’s foolish to assume that wealth is
the only factor give the average person
even within the pages of a comic book
the same resources as Bruce and they
couldn’t Don the cape and cowl though
Batman may be a mantle taken on by a
mortal man we’re talking about a human
with incredible intellect and willpower
he is the world’s greatest detective the
man with a plan for any and all
situations and the drive and
determination to get the job done
against insurmountable odds
that’s his superpower
the batwing ready the Justice League is
under attack by whom by me
number three Batman never uses guns
Batman regularly wields an assortment of
weapons with the notable exception of
firearms but in his earlier days he used
them with abandon but he quickly
developed an outspoken aversion to guns
which seemed to be a good fit
considering his parents were shot to
death
the thing is guns have found their way
into his hands many times over the years
aside from his Golden Age days he used
guns a few times in the Dark Knight
Returns in the year two story arc he
wielded the gun that killed his parents
and in Final Crisis he consciously broke
his rule in order to put an end to
Darkseid number two Batman doesn’t kill
fans were furious about Batman’s total
disregard for human life in Batman V
Superman and understandably so the hyper
violent approach to crime-fighting he
takes in the film makes it seem like
he’s actively trying to kill bad guys
which seem like a major deviation from
the character’s core principles
the thing is as with guns Batman’s long
history reveals that his adherence to
this rule is Mickey at best both on film
and in comics Burton’s Batman killed so
did Nolan’s even if he’d like to think
he didn’t in the earlier days countless
bat foes failed to survive beyond their
introductory issue either dying at the
hands of Batman or as a result of Batman
neglecting to save them so much for the
no killing rule number one Batman was
created by Bob Kane he said listen Bob
can you do another SuperDuper superhero
I said for that kind of money you’d be
this for the longest time Bob Kane was
credited as the sole creator of Batman
much to the frustration of anyone
familiar with the real history of
Batman’s creation you see while Bob Kane
played a significant role in the
characters development to warrant a
co-creator credit Batman would never
have become the pop-culture icon
yesterday without Bill Finger a man who
made equal if not greater contributions
to the design of Bruce Wayne his
alter-ego Robin and even the Joker Bill
Finger died on January 18th 1974 and
finally got the credit he more than
deserved in 2015 they took the ashes to
the shoreline near where he lived spread
them on the sand in the shape of a bat
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
acquiring a few misconceptions along the
way welcome to watchmojo.com it’s in
today’s installment we counting down the
top 5 myths about Batman before we begin
we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content come along as we explore the
history of this comic book icon and sort
fact from fiction to address the
incorrect assumptions often made about
the caped crusader
and setting some new rules about being
cool there number 5 there’s a definitive
Batman dark and brooding it’s a sentence
we’ve all heard before that’s not the
real Batman
however as explored by author Glen
Weldon in his book the Caped Crusader
Batman and the rise of nerd culture
Batman’s history is too varied for a
definitive Batman to exist even dark and
gritty can be subdivided into different
variations sometimes he’s a gothic noir
figure of vengeance other times he’s a
stoic but grounded man of scientific
logic in Frank Miller’s all-star Batman
and Robin he’s arguably a violent
psychopath in reality Batman’s identity
is a diverse cycle of reinvention one
that includes everything from his debut
as a man thwarting robberies against the
rich to the kitschy fun Adam West’s
Batman of the 60s number 4 Batman’s
superpower is his money
what are your superpowers again I’m rich
without his massive fortune and the
extensive reach of his company Bruce
Wayne couldn’t have possibly become the
Batman we know today that being said
it’s foolish to assume that wealth is
the only factor give the average person
even within the pages of a comic book
the same resources as Bruce and they
couldn’t Don the cape and cowl though
Batman may be a mantle taken on by a
mortal man we’re talking about a human
with incredible intellect and willpower
he is the world’s greatest detective the
man with a plan for any and all
situations and the drive and
determination to get the job done
against insurmountable odds
that’s his superpower
the batwing ready the Justice League is
under attack by whom by me
number three Batman never uses guns
Batman regularly wields an assortment of
weapons with the notable exception of
firearms but in his earlier days he used
them with abandon but he quickly
developed an outspoken aversion to guns
which seemed to be a good fit
considering his parents were shot to
death
the thing is guns have found their way
into his hands many times over the years
aside from his Golden Age days he used
guns a few times in the Dark Knight
Returns in the year two story arc he
wielded the gun that killed his parents
and in Final Crisis he consciously broke
his rule in order to put an end to
Darkseid number two Batman doesn’t kill
fans were furious about Batman’s total
disregard for human life in Batman V
Superman and understandably so the hyper
violent approach to crime-fighting he
takes in the film makes it seem like
he’s actively trying to kill bad guys
which seem like a major deviation from
the character’s core principles
the thing is as with guns Batman’s long
history reveals that his adherence to
this rule is Mickey at best both on film
and in comics Burton’s Batman killed so
did Nolan’s even if he’d like to think
he didn’t in the earlier days countless
bat foes failed to survive beyond their
introductory issue either dying at the
hands of Batman or as a result of Batman
neglecting to save them so much for the
no killing rule number one Batman was
created by Bob Kane he said listen Bob
can you do another SuperDuper superhero
I said for that kind of money you’d be
this for the longest time Bob Kane was
credited as the sole creator of Batman
much to the frustration of anyone
familiar with the real history of
Batman’s creation you see while Bob Kane
played a significant role in the
characters development to warrant a
co-creator credit Batman would never
have become the pop-culture icon
yesterday without Bill Finger a man who
made equal if not greater contributions
to the design of Bruce Wayne his
alter-ego Robin and even the Joker Bill
Finger died on January 18th 1974 and
finally got the credit he more than
deserved in 2015 they took the ashes to
the shoreline near where he lived spread
them on the sand in the shape of a bat
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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