Bob Kane and Bill Finger’s 1939 creation Batman turned 80 on March 30, 2019. On September 21, 2019 DC Comics celebrated Batman Day by lighting up the skies of major cities across the world with the iconic Bat Signal. He was created in response to the rapid popularity of Superman. Finger’s designs gave Batman his distinctive look. Kane, however, maintained that Finger is not the creator, but merely an illustrator. Finger expired in 1974, and long after that Kane acknowledged his fault in denying him credit. In 2015, DC worked out a deal with Finger family and he was mentioned as co-creator.

Several other artists too made Batman’s every new birth relevant for their times. Fox added Barbara Gordon as Batgirl. Lorenzo (1966) made him flamboyant and stylish. Neil and Adams brought Batman to his old ways in the 1970s. Dark Knight is their notable work. Batman moves on the unforgiving streets of Gotham, and uses his wits and will as tools against organised crime.

Miller and Nolan made Batman a superb detective. Thus Batman has been created and recreated a number of times. He remains a strategist. He uses his body to overcome his opponents. Gotham is an extended metaphor for some of the most contemporary problems. Batman wins, as well as loses. The hero is always vulnerable. He oscillates between chaos and order.

As we know Bob Kane created Batman. He is the most successful superhero of DC Comics. He was created through The Detective Comic#27 in March, 1939. An ordinary boy Bruce Wane gets transformed into Batman. He is popular even after 80 plus years.

Batman is based on fear. Batman feels the fear of darkness. In childhood, he had fallen into a deep pit. There was total darkness there. There were many bats. It affected the psyche of Bruce. He developed a phobia for darkness. He then overcomes that fear. After his parents death, he went to the same pit to relive the experience. Batman uses the darkness to catch the criminals. Batman’s secret to success is his phobia. Once you overcome this fear, you move on in life. The complete control on mind is the prerequisite.

Bruce Wane was an ordinary boy. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Once his parents were assassinated. That changes his life. In childhood, we feel parents are there to protect us. As we grow up. we realise how wrong we are. The protective shield of parents is temporary. And when we loss the parents at young age, it influences us. Bruce also was a such a child. However, he controlled his emotions. Batman uses his pain as his strength.

There is a variety of villains in Batman. They all are the negative images of Batman. Batman and the villains differ in one thing — the objectives. These villains spend their energy to destroy the city of Gotham. They want the society to compensate for their anguish. Batman strives to prevent the pain from others. Batman survives the struggle.

Batman’s two movies were flops — Batman vs Superman and Justice Loage. Robert will be seen as the new Batman.