Batman is a
fictional
comic book
superhero
co-created by artist
Bob Kane
and writer
Bill Finger
and published by
DC Comics.
The character made his first appearance in
Detective
Comics #27 . Batman's
secret
identity is Bruce Wayne,
a wealthy industrialist, playboy, and
philanthropist. Witnessing the murder of his
parents as a child leads him to train himself to
physical and intellectual perfection and don a
bat-themed costume in order to fight crime.
Batman operates in
Gotham
City,
assisted by various supporting characters
including his sidekick
Robin
and his butler
Alfred
Pennyworth, and fights an
assortment of villains influenced by the
characters' roots in film and
pulp
magazines. Unlike most
superheroes, he does not possess any
superpowers;
he makes use of intellect, detective skills,
science and technology, wealth, physical
prowess, and intimidation in his war on crime.

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