This page has Batman and his allies that are "officially" part of the Bat-family.
A lesser version of the Crisis Crossover, but bigger than a regular Crossover, is the Bat Family Crossover, which typically occurs around a group of titles that are related by the heroes appearing in them or the location in which they take place. That is, until the She was part of the Teen Titans for a while and did her best to attract that cutie Dick Grayson, eventually failing and giving up on the whole superheroine thing. So far, it's not going so well. The best-known example is the Trope Namer, Batman, though it has been referenced, parodied, subverted, and otherwise used many times since. The 70-odd years multi-media franchise that it is, Batman has built up an enormous cast of supporting characters and a well-known Rogues Gallery. Just him." B. This Robin proved to be extremely unpopular with readers, so writer Denny O'Neil set up a 1-900 telephone poll as a publicity stunt, asking readers if they wanted Jason Todd to be killed off (Jason attempted to find out who his mother really was, and was shocked to find that she's still alive and in the Middle East. Upon his return, Wayne has founded Batman Incorporated, and he and Tim have approached her to become the Black Bat, a member of the team operating in Hong Kong.
Donning a costume of her own, Stephanie became the Spoiler, at first only showing up whenever Cluemaster did and spoiling his plans, hence the codename. The World's Greatest Detective. Probably the most famous butler in existence (even though he's often closer to being a valet), in current continuity Alfred and his ancestors have served the Waynes for generations; when Thomas & Martha Wayne were shot, he was the one who raised Bruce. At least, that's what the When the name Jason Todd is said, the post-crisis version comes to mind. It took multiple trials, but finally, Tim was able to gain both Bruce and Dick's respect, along with the permission to become Robin.
The group usually are seen interacting with one another and assisting in each other's cases in their respective series.
She eventually gave up the mantle of Batgirl after a long storyline in which she tries to discover if the infamous assassin Lady Shiva really is her mother. The distraught Bruce was raised in current continuity by the family butler, Alfred Pennyworth, as well as the family doctor, Leslie Thompkins. I'm talking about him. Easily the most famous of the Robins, Dick Grayson was the poster boy for Eventually, however, he grew out of his role as a sidekick, and began to argue with the Dark Knight over crime-fighting. It all started in Incidentally, Barbara's identity as Oracle is arguably more important in the DC universe than her role as Batgirl ever was. This page has Batman and his allies that are "officially" part of the Bat-family. He was seemingly killed by a legion of Talia al Ghul's Man-Bats in the one-shot Leviathan Strikes!, but was given his own ongoing series in the New 52. Pages in category "Bat Family Crossover" This category contains only the following page. Or, as Michael Caine has said, he's more of the replacement mother figure in contrast with Gordon's replacement father.
thinking "OhGodOhGodOhGodOhGodOhGodOhGod! A war on two fronts has started that the Bat-Family must deal with: the recently escaped Penguin finds himself Batman's informant - whether he likes it or not.Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Although he agreed, Dick would only do so as Nightwing, despite Tim's insistence that Batman needed a Robin. A method of summoning a Superhero by shining their insignia into the sky. Main article: Bat Family Crossover. Once Bruce Wayne announced the Batman, Incorporated initiative, David became one of his hand-picked recruits. Terry has since been adopted into the current mainstream DCU continuity where he is the fifth known incarnation of Batman (after Bruce, Jean-Paul, Dick, and Damian) and is now under the guidance of Damian Wayne instead of Bruce.
Talia only recently revealed his existence to Batman, when her father Ra's Damian is a violent, often bratty child, but he's genuinely proud to be Batman's son and wishes to play his part in his war against crime. Hence, they introduced Jason Todd, a near-clone of the first Robin (except with strawberry-blond hair). Of course, all good things must come to an end. A reckless, angry street youth whose first encounter with Batman came from him trying to steal the Batmobile's tires to sell. A master surgeon, Alfred was almost always the one to patch him back up after particularly gruesome battles, since Batman couldn't very well simply go to the hospital.
It was such a victory that Tim himself earned the title, "Detective." Lex Luthor is behind the government turning its back on Gotham City. Category:Bat Family Crossover. A flash-forward episode revealed that in a possible future, Damian follows in his father's footsteps as the Batman. But make no mistake: he is THE Batman. She eventually became a full-fledged vigilante, partly because of her attraction to Tim Drake, the third Robin. Usually, this involves using a searchlight to project the image against the clouds (it's normally not explained what they do on cloudless nights). During his time spent with the League of Assassins, Tim exploited his access to their database to pinpoint secret League locations in Gotham.