"Ein paar Facts sind den meisten Comicfans schon in Fleisch und Blut übergegangen.
Batman, der von Bob Kane geschaffen und von Bill Finger vor dem Erscheinen weiterentwickelt wurde (er veränderte das steife Cape in ein wallendes und schuf die zweite Identität Bruce Wayne) hat viele von uns von der Kindheit an begleitet. Lange bevor wir das Licht der Welt erblickt haben ist Batman erstmals 1939 in dem Comic-Magazin "Detective Comics" (Ausgabe #27) erschienen. Später wird sich der Verlag kurzerhand in DC umbenennen.

Schon sehr früh wurde Batman ein Medienereignis, auch für das Kino. Die beiden Schwarz-Weiß Filme habe ich leider nie gesehen, aber eigentlich sind für mich nur 3 Filme existent. Tim Burton hat seine Sache ganz gut gemacht, Christopher Nolan trifft genau meinen Geschmack! Ich freu mich schon tierisch auf nächstes Jahr wenn The Dark Knight ins Kino kommt.

1943: The Batman (Schwarz-Weiß)
1949: Batman and Robin (Schwarz-Weiß)
1966: Batman hält die Welt in Atem (Regie: Leslie H. Martinson)
1989: Batman (Regie: Tim Burton)
1992: Batmans Rückkehr (Regie: Tim Burton)
1995: Batman Forever (Regie: Joel Schumacher) (schrecklichst)
1997: Batman & Robin (Regie: Joel Schumacher) (schrecklichst)
2005: Batman Begins (Regie: Christopher Nolan)
2008: The Dark Knight (Regie: Christopher Nolan)

Das ganze Comic Universum zu durchleuchten ist fast unmöglich. Unzählige Comicgeschichten haben ihre Fans gefunden - ich treffe hier nur eine kleine Auswahl. Im PLANET HARRY haben wir viel, viel mehr zum bestaunen."

- Harry

Year One

A young Bruce Wayne has spent his adolescence and early adulthood, traveling the world so he could hone his body and mind into the perfect fighting and investigative machine. But now as he returns to Gotham City, he must find a way to focus his passion and bring justice to his city. Retracing Batman's first attempts to fight injustice as a costumed vigilante, we watch as he chooses a guise of a giant bat, creates an early bond with a young Lieutenant James Gordon, inadvertently plays a role in the birth of Catwoman, and helps to bring down a corrupt political system that infests Gotham.

The long Halloween

Taking place during Batman's early days of crime fighting, this collection tells the story of a mysterious killer who murders his prey only on holidays. Working with District Attorney Harvey Dent and Lieutenant James Gordon, Batman races against the calendar as he tries to discover who Holiday is before he claims his next victim each month. A mystery that has the reader continually guessing the identity of the killer, this story also ties into the events that transform Harvey Dent into Batman's deadly enemy, Two-Face.

Dark Victory

Written as the sequel to the critically acclaimed BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, this trade paperback continues to the tell the story of an early time in Batman's life when James Gordon, Harvey Dent, and the vigilante himself were all just beginning their roles as Gotham's protectors. Once a town controlled by organized crime, Gotham City suddenly finds itself infested with colorful and maniacal villains such as Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, and the Joker. Witnessing his city's dark evolution, Batman, joined by his youthful sidekick Robin, matures into a true hero capable of facing these new and extraordinary threats.

Death in the Family

Batman readers were allowed to vote on the outcome of the story and they decided that Robin should die! As the second person to assume the role of Batman's sidekick, Jason Todd had a completely different personality than the original Robin. Rash and prone to ignore Batman's instructions, Jason was always quick to act without regard to consequences. In this fatal instance, Robin ignores his mentor's warnings when he attempts to take on the Joker by himself and pays the ultimate price. Driven by anger with Superman by his side, Batman seeks his vengeance as he looks to end the Joker's threat forever.

Officer down

Batman must solve a mystery of an extremly personal nature: Who shot Commissioner James Gordon three times in the back? As one of his dearest friends lies close to death, the Dark Knight begins his investigation with the only eyewitness, Catwoman. As Batman delves deeper into the mystery, he quickly learns that this is more than a simple whodunit. Enlisting the aide of Robin, Batgirl, Nightwing, Azarel, and Oracle, Batman discovers the true and shocking identity of the assailant and now must live up to his oath to bring him to justice.

Bruce Wayne murderer?

After being found with the dead body of Vesper Fairchild in his arms, Bruce Wayne is arrested for her murder. Looking to prove Bruce's innocence, Nightwing, Robin and Batgirl quickly begin an investigation to discover the true killer. But as the mystery unfolds, evidence of Bruce's guilt mounts and even his closest allies begin to question their mentor's innocence. Tired of portraying himself as someone he is not and further embracing the freedom of his masked identity, Bruce decides to lay his millionaire playboy alter ego to rest and live life only as the Batman.

The Dark Knight returns

It is ten years after an aging Batman has retired and Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Now as his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory. Joined by Carrie Kelly, a teenage female Robin, Batman takes to the streets to end the threat of the mutant gangs that have overrun the city. And after facing off against his two greatest enemies, the Joker and Two-Face for the final time, Batman finds himself in mortal combat with his former ally, Superman, in a battle that only one of them will survive. This collection is hailed as a comics masterpiece and was responsible for the launch of the Batman movies.