Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1 The Creation of Batman and His World, 1939-1942 5
2 Batman (1943) 15
3 Between the Serials, 1943-1948 32
4 Batman and Robin (1949) 35
5 Changing with the Times, 1950-1965 52
6 Batman (1966) 59
7 Exile from the Big Screen, 1967-1989 80
8 Batman (1989) 99
9 Between Burton's Batman Films, 1989-1991 121
10 Batman Returns (1992) 123
11 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) 139
12 Between Burton and Schumacher, 1993-1995 149
13 Batman Forever (1995) 152
14 Between Schumacher's Batman Films, 1996-1997 172
15 Batman and Robin (1997) 177
16 Iconic Character, Dormant Film Franchise, 1998-2004 193
17 Batman Begins (2005) 208
18 The Dark Knight (2008) 230
19 "Non-Nolan" Batman Works During the Nolan Cinematic Batman Era 257
20 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 272
21 The Adventure Goes On and On 297
Chapter Notes 301
Bibliography 305
Index 307