Some years before "Batman: The Animated Series" was finally on air , fans of DC and adventure stories in general had enjoyed a great and singular fourth episode of the last season of the Superfriends TV series called "Fear" which had been actually initially written thinking on the possibility of a Batman solo series. In that episode we saw Batman and DC superheroes like never before, and according to Wikipedia it was also the first time that the origin of Batman was revealed somewhere outside the comics. From that point on, Batman was not only a cool and amazingly smart superhero, he was an interesting and deep person.
Now, in this first episode of his animated series, he was quickly confused with a villainous character and pursued by the police, making him work not against the law but aside the law, as the Gotham Police Department chases him while he is solving the mystery of the giant bat that is terrorizing the inhabitants of the city.
Curiously for me, the first comic of Batman I ever had was one where he battles a "Man Bat" too, too bad I was still too small to read it (4 or 5 years old), nevertheless the coincidence was a happy surprise for me.
We also had a first glance of Gotham City, a dark and shadowy city whose vehicles seem out of date, actually very similar to those used in the decade of the 40's, which actually confers a special flavor to the stories about gangsters to come.
Finally, as a last comment on this first episode, I can say it had a good old detective story as its nucleus with a small taste of tragedy so classic in the adventures of the cape crusader. No wonder the first appearance of Batman was in a publication called "Detective Comics" that has had Batman as his most important character since then. (It also actually gives the company its DC initials :) )
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IMDb Review written by David del Real. Mexico City. Mexico. November 5th, 2017.
Now, in this first episode of his animated series, he was quickly confused with a villainous character and pursued by the police, making him work not against the law but aside the law, as the Gotham Police Department chases him while he is solving the mystery of the giant bat that is terrorizing the inhabitants of the city.
Curiously for me, the first comic of Batman I ever had was one where he battles a "Man Bat" too, too bad I was still too small to read it (4 or 5 years old), nevertheless the coincidence was a happy surprise for me.
We also had a first glance of Gotham City, a dark and shadowy city whose vehicles seem out of date, actually very similar to those used in the decade of the 40's, which actually confers a special flavor to the stories about gangsters to come.
Finally, as a last comment on this first episode, I can say it had a good old detective story as its nucleus with a small taste of tragedy so classic in the adventures of the cape crusader. No wonder the first appearance of Batman was in a publication called "Detective Comics" that has had Batman as his most important character since then. (It also actually gives the company its DC initials :) )
Thanks for reading
IMDb Review written by David del Real. Mexico City. Mexico. November 5th, 2017.