The Batman Adventures is a DC Comics comic book series featuring Batman, set in the universe of Batman: The Animated Series and its successors.

Overview

The Batman Adventures was created to tie-in with the Batman: The Animated Series. As the animated series changed with each successive re-branding and relaunch, so too did The Batman Adventures. It was originally conceived as a miniseries, but eventually got its status as tie-in.

The success of The Batman Adventures has also led to a set of "Adventures" titles mirroring the animated series that followed Batman: The Animated Series, including Superman Adventures (based on Superman: The Animated Series) and Justice League Adventures (based on Justice League).

The Batman Adventures (vol. 1, 1992–1995)

Based on Batman: The Animated Series, the first series ran for 36 issues, 2 annuals, and 3 specials (Mad Love and Holiday Special, which were both adapted into episodes for The New Batman Adventures, plus an adaptation of the film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm). The first annual introduces Roxy Rocket, who would later appear in The New Batman Adventures episode "The Ultimate Thrill" and the Superman: The Animated Series episode "Knight Time". Most of the issues were written by Kelley Puckett, and illustrated by Mike Parobeck and Rick Burchett, though Ty Templeton did the writing and art on a few issues. Mad Love was written by Paul Dini and illustrated by Bruce Timm, while the holiday special was written and illustrated by a number of creative people who had worked on the animated series, including Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, Glen Murakami, Dan Riba, and Kevin Altieri.

The Batman and Robin Adventures (1995–1997)

Following the re-branding of the animated series as The Adventures of Batman and Robin, the comic series was relaunched. It ran for 25 issues and 2 annuals, as well as 2 specials (an adaptation of Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero; and Dark Claw Adventures, a non-canon Amalgam comic featuring the Batman-Wolverine hybrid). Ty Templeton was the regular writer, with Rick Burchett as the artist. However, according to colorist Rick Taylor, the series was cancelled before many planned stories could be published. Some of them included another Batgirl and Robin team up, Batman teaching a grieving widower the futility of vengeance, the origin of the Threatening Three and the debut of Anarky.

The Red Hood

The Red Hood appears at the end of Batman Adventures #8. The creative team behind the story (Dan Slott and Ty Templeton) had hoped for a chance to resolve the subplot, but then the series was canceled. This version of Red Hood was supposed to be someone crucial to the DC Animated Universe. Slott revealed that Andrea Beaumont's mother had faked her death. He also mentioned that the background of the character would tie into subplots concerning Lucius Fox, the Valestra crime family from Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, and the Powers family, including a young Derek Powers. Several years later, the 2020 miniseries The Batman Adventures Continue, drawn by Templeton, introduced the Jason Todd incarnation of The Red Hood into the DCAU continuity.

DC Classics: The Batman Adventures (2020)

To coincide with Batman: The Adventures Continue series (see below), DC published an ongoing monthly all-ages reprint series titled DC Classics: The Batman Adventures starting with the reprinting of The Batman Adventures (vol. 1) issue #1, until the series ended with issue #7 (collecting The Batman Adventures (vol. 1) issue #7). Each issue had a US $1.99 cover price. The series ran from June 2020 to December 2020 (cover dated Aug. 2020 - Feb. 2021).

  • DC Classics: The Batman Adventures #1 (2020-06-09): Reprint of The Batman Adventures #1 (Penguin's Big Score).
  • DC Classics: The Batman Adventures #2 (2020-07-07): Reprint of The Batman Adventures #2 (Catwoman's Killer Caper).

Batman: The Adventures Continue (2020)

Batman: The Adventures Continue is a continuation of Batman: The Animated Series and its follow-up The New Batman Adventures. The book is co-written by Paul Dini and Alan Burnett, producers of the original animated television series, and illustrated by Ty Templeton, who also worked on The Batman Adventures. The limited series was initially released as a "digital first" comic, beginning in April 2020. The miniseries lasted eight issues. In March 2021, DC announced Season II of the series, with the first issue published in June 2021. As of June 2021, DC has planned seven issues for Season II.

Additional characters

While there were many characters who never appeared in Batman: The Animated Series, the Batman Adventures series would occasionally introduce and feature characters who never appeared on screen in the DC Animated Universe.

Heroes and others

  • Alec Holland
  • Batman Adventures #16 (September 2004)
  • Julie Madison
  • Batman Adventures #1–2, 5 (June–July, October 2003)
  • Phantom Stranger
  • Batman: Gotham Adventures #33 (February 2001)
  • Eel O'Brian
  • Batman Adventures #6 (November 2003)

Villains

  • Anarky
  • The Batman Adventures #31 (April 1995)
  • Black Mask
  • Batman Adventures #5–8 (October 2003 – January 2004)
  • Black Spider
  • Batman Adventures #5–8 (October 2003 – January 2004)
  • Bronze Tiger
  • Batman Adventures #5–8 (October 2003 – January 2004)
  • Cavalier
  • Batman Adventures #1 (June 2003)
  • Gorilla Boss
  • Batman Adventures #5–8 (October 2003 – January 2004)
  • Killer Moth
  • Batman Adventures #12 (May 2004)
  • Red Hood
  • Batman Adventures #8 (January 2004)
  • Sportsmaster
  • Batman Adventures #5–8 (October 2003 – January 2004)

Collected editions

English version by DC Comics

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! Title !! Material collected !! Publication date !! ISBN

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| The Batman Adventures

| The Batman Adventures (1992) #1–6

| December 1993

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| Batman: The Dark Knight Adventures

| The Batman Adventures (1992) #7–12

| 1994-06-01

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| Batman: The Dark Knight Adventures

| The Batman Adventures (1992) #7–12

| 2000-02-09

| ?

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| The Batman Adventures: "Mad Love"

| The Batman Adventures: "Mad Love"

| 1995-11-08

| /

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| The Batman Adventures: The Lost Years

| The Batman Adventures: The Lost Years #1–5

| 1999-02-08

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| Batman: Gotham Adventures

| Batman: Gotham Adventures #1–6

| June 2000

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| The Batman Adventures: Dangerous Dames and Demons

| The Batman Adventures Annual #1–2<br>The Batman Adventures: Mad Love<br>Adventures of the DC Universe #3 (back-up story)

| June 2003 (2004-02-03?)

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| Batman: Harley and Ivy

| Batman: Harley and Ivy #1–3<br>Harley and Ivy: Love on the Lam<br>Batman: Black and White Vol. 2 (coloured Batman: Gotham Knights #14)

| 2007-07-18

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|rowspan=2|Batman: Mad Love and Other Stories

|rowspan=2| The Batman Adventures: "Mad Love", The Batman Adventures Annual #1-2, The Batman Adventures Holiday Special #1, Adventures in the DC Universe #3, Batman Black and White #1

| 2009-05-20

| <br> (hardcover)

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| 2011-08-31

| (trade paperback)

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| Batman Adventures Vol. 1: Rogues Gallery/The Batman Adventures: Rogues Gallery

| Batman: Gotham Adventures #50, Batman Adventures (2003) #1–4

| 2004-06-02 (Digest-sized)

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| Batman Adventures Vol. 2: Shadows and Masks/The Batman Adventures: Shadows and Masks

| Batman Adventures (2003) #5–9

| 2004-07-01 (Digest-sized)

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| Batman: His Greatest Adventures

| Batman & Robin Adventures #4, Batman Adventures (1992) #3 and 19, The Batman Strikes! #6, Batman Adventures (2003) #11, Batman Beyond (series 2) #1

| 2017-09-13 (softcover)

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! colspan="4" | Batman Adventures revised collected editions

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| The Batman Adventures: Mad Love Deluxe Edition

| The Batman Adventures: "Mad Love"

| 2015-04-15

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| Batman: Harley and Ivy: The Deluxe Edition

| Batman: Harley and Ivy #1–3, Batman Adventure Holiday Special #1, Batman: Gotham Knights #14, Batman and Robin Adventures Annual #1, Batman Adventures #1, Batman: Black and White #3

| 2016-02-10

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| The Batman Adventures Vol. 1

| The Batman Adventures (1992) #1–10

| 2014-11-05

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| The Batman Adventures Vol. 2

| The Batman Adventures (1992) #11–20

| 2015-05-27

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| The Batman Adventures Vol. 3

| The Batman Adventures (1992) #21–27, Annual #1

| 2015-10-28

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| The Batman Adventures Vol. 4

| The Batman Adventures (1992) #28-36, Annual #2, The Batman Adventures Holiday Special #1

| 2016-04-06

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|The Batman Adventures Omnibus

|The Batman Adventures (1992) #1-36, Annual #1-2, The Batman Adventures Holiday Special #1, The Batman Adventures: "Mad Love", Batman: Black and White (unknown issues)

|2023-09-05

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| Batman & Robin Adventures Volume 1

| Batman & Robin Adventures #1-10

| 2016-12-14

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| Batman & Robin Adventures Volume 2

| Batman & Robin Adventures #11-18, Annual #1

| 2017-12-06

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| Batman & Robin Adventures Volume 3

| Batman & Robin Adventures #19-25, Annual #2

| 2018-07-18

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| The Batman & Robin Adventures Omnibus

| Batman & Robin Adventures #1-25, Annual #1-2, The Batman Adventures: The Lost Years #1-5, Batman & Robin Adventures: Sub-Zero #1

| 2024-07-09

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| Batman Adventures: Batgirl-A League of Her Own

| The Batgirl Adventures #1, Batman: Gotham Adventures #8-9, 22, 38; Shadow of the Batgirl (preview)

| 2020-08-18

| <br>/EAN-5 50999

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| Batman Adventures: Nightwing Rising

| The Batman Adventures: The Lost Years #1-5, Batman: Gotham Adventures #1

| 2020-10-06

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| Batman Adventures: Riddle Me This

| Batman: Gotham Adventures #11+28+56+57, Batman Adventures (2003) #11

| 2021-03-31

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| Batman Adventures: Cat Got Your Tongue?

| Adventures in the DC Universe #2+19, Batman: Gotham Adventures #4+24+50, Batman Adventures (2003) #10, Flash Facts Chapter Two: If You Can't Handle Heat (preview)

| 2021-08-31

| <br>/EAN-5 50999

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| DC Comics: Girls Unite!/DC Girls Unite

| Batman Adventures: Cat Got Your Tongue?, Supergirl Adventures: Girl of Steel, Batman Adventures: Batgirl A League of Her Own, Justice League Unlimited: Girl Power

| 2021-11-02

| /EAN-5 53999

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English/Spanish version by Berlitz Publishing

The Learn Spanish with Batman series includes relettered speech bubbles, with over 300 Spanish words and phrases in red replacing the original text. Outside the comic panels frame, the replaced Spanish and the correspoding English texts are printed at the page border, but the English texts do not necessarily matching the ones in original publications. The Aprende Ingles Con Batman versions are in English text.

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! Title !! Material collected !! Publication date !! ISBN

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|Learn Spanish with Batman: Rogues Gallery/Learn Spanish with Batman Volume 1

|Batman: Gotham Adventures #50, Batman Adventures (2003) #1–4

|2007-12-01?

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|Learn Spanish with Batman: Shadows and Masks/Learn Spanish with Batman Volume 2

|Batman Adventures (2003) #5–9

|2007-12-01?

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|Aprende Ingles Con Batman: Galería de villanos

|Batman: Gotham Adventures #50, Batman Adventures (2003) #1–4

|2007-12-01?

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Spanish version by OVNI Press

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! Title !! Material collected !! Publication date !! ISBN

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| Batman: Damas y Demonios

| The Batman Adventures Annual #1+3, The Batman Adventures Holiday Special #1, Superman Adventures #25

| 2019-10-10

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French version by Urban Comics

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! Title !! Material collected !! Publication date !! ISBN

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|Batman Aventures Volume 1

|Batman Aventures #1-10

|2016-03-25

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|Batman Aventures Volume 2

|Batman Adventure #11-20

|2016-11-10

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|Batman Aventures Volume 3

|Batman Adventures #21-27 + Annual #1

|2017-03-24

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|Batman Aventures Volume 4

|Batman Adventures #28-36 + Holiday Special + Annual #2

|2017-09-29

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|Batman & Robin Aventures Volume 1

|Batman & Robin Adventures #1-10

|2018-02-23

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|Batman & Robin Aventures Volume 2

|Batman & Robin Adventures #11-18 & Annual #1

|2018-09-28

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|Batman & Robin Aventures Volume 3

|Batman & Robin Adventures #19-25 & Annual #2

|2019-05-17

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|Gotham Adventures Volume 1

|Batman Adventures: The Lost Years #1-5 + Gotham Adventures #1-5

|2019-06-21

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|Gotham Adventures Volume 2

|Batman Gotham Adventures #6-16

|2019-12-06

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|Gotham Adventures Volume 3

|Batman Gotham Adventures #17-27

|2021-01-22

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|Gotham Adventures Volume 4

|Batman Gotham Adventures #28-38

|2021-06-04

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|Gotham Adventures Volume 5

|Batman Gotham Adventures #39-49

|2022-08-19

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|Gotham Adventures Volume 6

|Batman Gotham Adventures #50-60

|2023-05-12

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|Batman - Les Nouvelles Aventures Volume 1

|Batman Aventures Vol. 2 #1-9

|2015-03-13

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|Batman - Les Nouvelles Aventures Volume 2

|Batman Aventures Vol. 2 #10-17

|2015-11-13

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|Batman & les Tortues Ninja Aventures

|Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (2017) #1-6

|2018-01-26

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| rowspan="2" |Gotham Girls

| Batgirl Adventures #1 + Gotham Girls #1-5 + Poison & Ivy #1-3

| 2015-03-13

| (256-page version)

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|Batgirl Adventures #1 + Gotham Girls #1-5

| 2022-08-19

| (184-page version)

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|Batman: Les adaptation animées

|Batman: Mask of the Phantasm – The Official Comic Adaptation + Batman and Robin Adventures Sub-Zero

|2022-02-12

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|Batman: L’Aventure Continue ! Volume 1

|Batman: The Adventures Continue Vol. 1 #1-8

|2024-04-12

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See also

  • List of DC Comics publications
  • Superman Adventures
  • Adventures in the DC Universe/Justice League Adventures/Justice League Unlimited

References

  • DC pages: BA2003
  • World's Finest Online
  • The Batman Adventures
  • Batman Adventures Comic Books
  • The Batman and Robin Adventures
  • Gotham Adventures
  • Batman Adventures
  • Batman Adventures Tribute