Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros Motion Picture #1: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture
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- Series
- Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros Motion Picture
- Issue number
- 1
- Cover date
- 1989-08-01
- Story arc
- Movie Adaptations
- ComicVine ID
- 157985
Quick answer
Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros Motion Picture #1: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture is cataloged as part of the Movie Adaptations reading path, giving readers a specific checkpoint in that storyline rather than a generic issue listing. Gotham Vault connects it to Batman (Bruce Wayne), The Joker, Alfred Pennyworth, Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon), Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros Motion Picture, and the broader 1989-08-01 Batman publication timeline.
Issue summary
Welcome to Gotham City, America's crime capital! There is a new force for the cause of justice - District Attorney Harvey Dent. And, a mysterious creature of the night, The Batman! Who is this Dark Knight? How is he connected to the dashing millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne? Everyone from the Gotham Police to Commissioner Gordon to reporter Alexander Knox and photographer Vicki Vale want to know. This adaptation of the Tim Burton-directed Batman, brings Michael Keaton's Batman face-to-face, or mano y mano with Jack Nicholson's Joker! What scheme does the "Clown Prince of Crime" have up his sleeve to celebrate Gotham's bicentennial?
Citation summary
Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros Motion Picture #1: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture is a Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros Motion Picture issue with cover date 1989-08-01. Gotham Vault links it to Batman (Bruce Wayne), The Joker, Alfred Pennyworth, Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon) and the Movie Adaptations story arc.
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Story arc / special series
Movie Adaptations — Comic adaptations and tie-ins for Batman films, preserving screen versions of Gotham in sequential-art form.
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What comic is Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros Motion Picture #1: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture?
Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros Motion Picture #1: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture is a Batman-related comic issue in Gotham Vault's database. It is listed under the Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros Motion Picture series as issue #1 with a cover date of 1989-08-01.
Who appears in Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros Motion Picture #1: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture?
Gotham Vault currently identifies these characters for this issue: Batman (Bruce Wayne), The Joker, Alfred Pennyworth, Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon).
Is Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros Motion Picture #1: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture part of a story arc?
This issue is tagged as part of Movie Adaptations. Comic adaptations and tie-ins for Batman films, preserving screen versions of Gotham in sequential-art form.
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