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This new creative team revived some of the old villains like Riddler, Joker, Catwoman and Penguin; an effort that came about around the same time as the Batman TV Show gained popularity. Poison Ivy is the most notable character created in that era, thanks to a rare collaboration by writer Robert Kanigher in Batman By the end of the s, Bob Kane was no longer under contract and his ghost artist, Sheldon Moldoff was also removed from the book.

Dick Giordano started workin as the inker and the letters were done by Ben Oda. This creative team tried to revitalize the concept of Batman as a Dark Knight and working with editor Julius Schwartz, they promoted a big change to the status quo. In Batman , Robin graduated high school and went to college, leaving Batman as a loner as he had been in the beginning. This also marked the end of the Silver Age of Batman. The Bronze Age is often placed between the early s until the mid s and it's the era that consolidated the Batman comic as a monthly series.

It started in , when the creative team decided to bring back the figure of Batman as a dark avenger. The leading creative team of this era were writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams ; who set the new standards for the Batman stories.

They would often share the creative duties of the Batman title with writer Frank Robbins and artist Irv Novick. These creative teams oversaw the creation of important new characters like Ra's al Ghul in Batman and the revamp of old classic enemies like The Joker in Batman By the mids, most of the creative teams had moved on to other projects, leaving only editor Julius Schwartz as the constant member.

In , writer Len Wein was brought as a replacement for Reed. After 14 years as the editor of the Batman comics, Julius Schwartz stepped down and starting in Batman , Paul Levitz became the new editor of Batman. Wein wrote Batman until Batman , after which writer Marv Wolfman took over the writing duties.

Novick remained as the main artist until the early s, when Dick Giordano became the new Batman editor and hired Gerry Conway as the main Batman writer and Gene Colan as the new artist. Artist Don Newton joined the team shortly afterwards and together, Conway, Colan and Newton oversaw the creation of new characters like Jason Todd in Batman Moench worked alongside Colan and Newton until the latter passed away and was replaced by Tom Mandrake.

Former Batman writer, Denny O'Neil became the new Batman editor in and started anew with different creative teams. Collins wrote the new origin story for Jason Todd, which was published after "Year One", in Batman They worked on the title for over a year and created iconic storylines such as Batman: Ten Nights of the Beast and Batman: A Death in the Family , which saw Jason Todd murdered at the hands of the Joker.

In , Marv Wolfman became the new Batman writer while Aparo remained as the main artist in the series. DC Database Explore. DC Comics. TV Series. Zack Snyder's Justice League. Administrators Manual of Style Recommended Reading. Explore Wikis Community Central.

Register Don't have an account? Batman — View source. History Talk 1. Do you like this video? Play Sound. Robin follows The Joker back to an old house, but is captured. Batman arrives in time to save Robin from being injected with Joker Venom , a poison which kills leaving a smile on the victims face. Joker escapes again, but only temporarily as Batman tracks him down once again. This time the Dynamic Duo are able to take down the villain and send him to prison.

Hugo Strange returns with a growth formula that changes asylum-patients into foot tall "man-monsters" that wreak havoc on Gotham City. Batman is captured and injected with the serum, but manages to escape and create an antidote. Batman then pilots the Batgyro and defeats many of Dr. Hugo Strange's henchmen and some of the monsters. Batman and Robin encounter a female jewel thief known only as The Cat. They stop her from stealing an emerald necklace, but the smitten Batman allows her escape.

Two days after the Joker is captured, he manages to escape and begins to cause more trouble. He brutally murders a police chief, steals a priceless painting, and steals a valuable gem while killing its owner in the process. Bruce Wayne then hears The Joker's next radio broadcast a day later which he threatens to break into the Drake Museum and steal The Cleopatra Necklace.

That night, The Joker breaks into the museum and steals the necklace. Batman dramatically enters the museum to stop him, and the two start dueling. The Joker ends up escaping after knocking out Batman. The police wake up from the Joker gassing them and are about to unmask the unconscious Batman when he springs up and escapes. A famous public speaker starts lashing out against The Joker. In return, The Joker threatens to kill him and succeeds. He falls into their trap and ends up in a chase with The Batman after him.

The Joker ends up stabbing himself after trying to maul Batman.