Movie Listing: Comic Book - B

Batman (1966)

Pow! BLAM! The caped crusaders are out to save the leaders of the free world.

Release Date: Wednesday, July 20, 1966

Rating: Rated PG

The archvillains of The United Underworld - The Catwoman, The Joker, The Riddler and The Penguin - combine forces to dispose of Batman and Robin as they launch their fantastic plot to control the entire world. Armed with a Penguin-personalized pre-atomic submarine, an army of ruthless pirates, exploding sharks and octopi, and an arsenal of polaris missiles, the dastardly villains hijack a yacht containing a superdehydrator, which can extract all moisture from humans and reduce them to particles of dust.

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Batman (1989)

Where does he get all those wonderful toys!

Release Date: Friday, June 23, 1989

Rating: Rated PG-13

Behind the black cowl, Gotham City superhero Batman is really millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton), who turned to crimefighting after his parents were brutally murdered before his eyes. The only person to share Wayne's secret is faithful butler Alfred (Michael Gough). The principal villain in Batman is The Joker (Jack Nicholson) who'd been mob torpedo Jack Napier before he was horribly disfigured in a vat of acid. The Joker's plan to destroy Batman and gain control of Gotham City is manifold.

Studio: Warner Bros

Batman Begins

Evil fears the Knight

Release Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Rating: Rated PG-13

As a boy a young Bruce Wayne watched in horror as his millionaire parents were slain in front of his eyes, a trauma which led him to become obsessed with revenge but his chance is cruelly taken away from him by fate. After disappearing to the East where he seeks counsel with the dangerous but honorable ninja cult leader known as Ra's Al-Ghul, he returns to his now decaying Gotham City overrun by organized crime and dangerous individuals manipulating the system whilst the company he inherited is slowly being pulled out from under him.

Studio: Warner Bros

Batman Forever

Release Date: Friday, June 16, 1995

Rating: Rated PG-13

The third film of the franchise sees many changes as; Tim Burton moves to Producer and makes way for Joel Schumacher to put his stamp on the highly successful comic adaptation, Michael Keaton is dropped for Val Kilmer in the lead roll and Robin makes his first appearance by way of Chris O'Donnell.

Studio: Warner Bros