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Batman: The Animated Series

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01- On Leather Wings (September 6, 1992)
 
Main Villain: Man-Bat

When a horrifying bat creature terrorizes Gotham City, the authorities conclude it must be Batman and put out an all-points bulletin on the Dark Knight. Meanwhile, Batman's investigation leads him to the laboratory of Kirk Langstrom, a prominent zoologist, who has been experimenting with a formula that turns him into the ManBat creature. Not only does Batman have to capture Man-Bat in order to save Langstrom, but also to set the police straight and clear his name.

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02- Christmas With The Joker (September 13, 1992) 

Main Villain: The Joker

The Joker takes over Gotham's airwaves and terrorizes the city during Christmas. He's hiding in a TV studio, holding Commissioner Gordon, Detective Bullock, and Summer Gleason hostage. He challenges Batman to find him before midnight, or else the hostages will have a very un-merry Christmas.

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03- Nothing To Fear (September 15, 1992)  

Main Villain: The Scarecrow

A horrifying villain, who goes by the name of Scarecrow, is spreading fear gas and wreaking havoc on Gotham State University. Batman investigates to discover that the culprit is really Professor Jonathan Crane, who was kicked out of the university years ago for conducting fear experiments and has returned as Scarecrow to get revenge. Under the influence of a treacherous fear gas, Batman must fight this wily strawman and his worst fear at the same time.

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04- The Last Laugh (September 22, 1992)
 
Main Villain: The Joker

The Joker employs a lethal mind altering laughing gas to transform the citizens of Gotham into total fools. If Batman doesn't stop the Clown Prince of crime, everyone will soon go totally mad, including his friend and butler, Alfred.

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05- Pretty Poison (September 14, 1992)

Main Villain: Poison Ivy 

D.A. Harvey Dent becomes romantically involved with a mystery woman named Pamela Isley. When Dent is poisoned after a dinner date, Batman investigates and makes the horrifying discovery that the poison was administered through Pamela's lipstick. He tracks the woman down and discovers that she is really Poison Ivy, a plant-crazed villainess who harbors a secret vendetta against the D.A. Batman ends up in Poison Ivy' s lethal greenhouse, fighting for the life of his best friend, as well as his own.

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06- The Under-Dwellers (October 21, 1992)

Main Villain: The Sewer King

Batman encounters mysterious 'wee green people,' who have been committing petty crimes. He saves one from a speeding train and finds it is a small boy who doesn't speak. Batman soon learns that the boy belongs to a gang of forgotten runaways, the 'Under-Dwellers," who live deep within the Gotham sewer system. Their leader is the crazed Sewer King who forces the children to steal food and supplies for him. Batman leads a revolt, defeats the Sewer King, and frees the Under-Dwellers.

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07- P.O.V. (September 18, 1992)

Main Villain: The Boss

When Bullock botches a sting operation, he and the other officers involved, Montoya and rookie Wilkes, are questioned by Internal Affairs. Bullock's face saving story is so at odds with the other testimony that the I.A. investigator believes no one and suspends them all, pending further investigation. Eager to clear her name, Montoya follows up on some clues which lead her to the location of the gangsters they were after during the sting. With Batman's help she cracks the case and exonerates everyone involved, teaching Bullock a thing or two about the importance of teamwork.

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08- The Forgotten (October 8, 1992)
 
Main Villain: Boss Biggis

When indigent men start disappearing from the bowery, Bruce goes undercover as lowlife Gaff Morgan to investigate. He is soon assaulted by several men, hit over the head and shanghaied, and ends up as an amnesia victim forced to work with other kidnapped men in a treacherous and remote mining camp. Despite his memory loss, Bruce's defiant nature causes trouble for his captors, who end up locking him in a sweat box. During this harrowing punishment however, his memory returns, and with newfound strength Bruce is able to escape, transform into Batman and defeat his captors once and for all. Later, as Bruce Wayne, he is also able to offer jobs to several of his kidnapped companions, thereby giving them a new lease on life.

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09- Be A Clown (September 16, 1992)

Main Villain: The Joker

Mayor Hill's son feels overlooked and unloved when his father throws him an elaborate birthday party that is more a political media event than a real celebration. Meanwhile, the Joker infiltrates the party dressed as a clown in order to plant a bomb. The Mayor's son, a budding magician, becomes so enamored of the clown's tricks that he steals away in the clown's truck when the Joker leaves. When Batman tracks down the Joker to a closed amusement park, the wily villain plays on the kid's naiveté and uses him to trap the Batman. In the end, Batman saves himself and the boy, and defeats the Joker atop a runaway roller coaster. Sadder, but wiser, the boy returns to his father, who now realizes how neglectful he was of his son's feelings.

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10- Two-Face (Part I) (September 25, 1992)

Main Villain: Rupert Thorne

District Attorney Harvey Dent is hiding a deep dark secret, even from his best friend Bruce Wayne. He has a second personality, that of Big Bad Harv, a hard nosed gangster. When crime boss Rupert Thorne learns of Dent's sickness, he tries to blackmail him. Unfortunately, Dent's "bad" side comes to the fore, and he physically attacks Thorne and his men just as Batman arrives on the scene. In the ensuing melee, a chemical explosion sends Dent to the hospital. When Dent's bandages are removed, the left side of his face is scarred and deformed, and his second personality becomes dominant. As the crazed Dent races from the hospital, we are informed the story is "TO BE CONTINUED".

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11- It's Never Too Late (September 10, 1992
 
Main Villain: Rupert Thorne

An aging mob boss, Arnold Stromwell, is about to be rubbed out by a rival boss, Rupert Thorne. Batman saves Stromwell from Thorne's men and keeps the crime boss one step ahead of his enemies. In the process, Stromwell learns his drug dealings have caused his son to end up in a drug rehab center. By the end of the evening, after a reunion with his brother, a priest, and an emotion-wrenching recollection from their childhood, Stromwell turns state's evidence and vows to make amends.

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12- Ive Got Batman In My Basement (September 30, 1992)

Main Villain: The Penguin

While attempting to regain a stolen Faberge Egg from the Penguin, Batman is sprayed with nerve gas by the fowl fellow. Our unconscious hero is rescued by a 12-year-old aspiring detective who hides him in his basement. It's up to the precocious kid to figure out how to revive the comatose crime fighter before the Penguin finds him.

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13- The Cat And The Claw (Part I) (September 5, 1992)

Main Villain: Red Claw 

The Catwoman steals a valuable necklace to fund the purchase of land for a mountain lion preserve. In the course of her escape she encounters Batman, and finds herself undeniably attracted to him. Afterward, Bruce Wayne dates Selina Kyle, Catwoman's alter ego, and finds himself undeniably attracted to her. In the midst of these budding romances, Selina/Catwoman learns that the land she wants has been snatched up by a mysterious cartel, although the cartel's reasons for buying it don't make sense. After infiltrating the cartel's headquarters, Catwoman discovers evidence of a military facility inside a mountain on the land in question. As it turns out, the cartel is fronting for an international terrorist group headed by the Red Claw, a mysterious woman terrorist. The group will be using the land for a staging area. Batman learns that Catwoman is getting in over her head, although she's not aware of it.

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14- Heart Of Ice (September 7, 1992)

Main Villain: Mr. Freeze

Brilliant cryogenics expert Dr. Victor Fries was hard at work on a freezing process to save his wife's life when the heartless corporation underwriting the project pulled the plug, literally. The freezing chamber exploded, destroying the doctor's wife and transforming Fries himself permanently into a pathetic creature only able to survive in sub-zero temperatures. He returns a year later as Mr. Freeze, thirsting for revenge against the sleazy CEO who destroyed his life. Batman's sympathy is with Freeze, but first he has to stop him from committing murder by destroying a building filled with innocent people in order to carry out his vendetta.

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15- See No Evil (February 24, 1993)
 
Main Villain: Lloyd Ventris

Somewhere in a middle-class suburb of Gotham, little Kimberly Ventris is regularly visited by her imaginary playmate, "Mojo." However, the mysterious, unseen Mojo seems awfully tangible -- and vocal -- for an "imaginary" friend. At about the same time, a fortune in valuables disappears as if by magic from a gem exposition at which Bruce Wayne is among the patrons. Assuming his Batman identity, Bruce investigates, and finds himself battling an invisible man! The Dark Knight's further investigation uncovers the fact that an independent optics researcher, Dr. Abner Carrows, had developed what he called a "cloak of invisibility" -- a plastic of his own invention which, when electrified by Carrows's patented process, refracts light so as to make the material and anything covered by it invisible. But Carrows has recently died and, according to the scientist's assistant, a quantity of the special plastic is missing from his lab. The trail leads to ex-con Lloyd Ventris, who "embezzled" the material while working as a janitor in Carrows's lab.

With the purloined plastic, he has constructed a special suit as well as a customized "plating" for his car -- turning himself into an invisible man with an invisible vehicle. Upon his release from prison, Ventris discovered that his ex-wife, Helen, has gone to court to cut off all visitation rights to daughter Kimberly ... and he has been secretly visiting her in his invisible state, pretending to be Mojo! As Mojo, he learned that Helen plans to move away from Gotham, taking Kimberly where he'll never see her again. Now, enriched by his "invisible man" thefts, Ventris contrives to kidnap Kimberly and, with his ill-gotten gains, provide for her in a manner her mother can't. But life with a fugitive felon is no match for Helen's nurturing care ... and it's up to the Batman to stop the abduction. But to do so, he must square off with a foe he can't even see, and survive a breathtaking climax that has Batman hanging on for dear life -- dragged almost to his doom by a wildly-careening invisible car!

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16- The Cat And The Claw (Part II) (September 12, 1992)

Main Villain: Red Claw

The terrorists put their plans into motion, stealing a virulent strain of plague which they use to hold the city for ransom. Meanwhile Catwoman infiltrates the terrorists' under mountain headquarters, not realizing what she's getting into. When Batman follows her there, they're both captured, trussed up, and left to die as victims of the viral plague. However, by working as a team, not only do they destroy the plague before it can do any harm, they also prevent the terrorists from fleeing the area before the authorities arrive. Unfortunately, despite Catwoman's assistance, Batman is compelled to turn her over to the police. Though he's grown quite fond of Selina, she is a thief and the law is the law.

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17- Two-Face (Part II) (September 28, 1992)
 
Main Villain: Two-Face

Two-Face begins an aggressive campaign against his hated rival, Rupert Thorne, who puts out a two-million dollar contract an him. Since Two-Face used to be Harvey Dent, Bruce Wayne's best friend, Batman wants to find him before Thorne does. Thorne's people snare Two-Face first by using his former fiancée, Grace, as bait. Just as Thorne is about to rub him out, Batman intervenes, allowing Two-Face to get the drop on Thorne. When Two-Face flips his coin to decide how he's going to get rid of Thorne, Batman tips over a box of silver dollars, burying the coin and throwing Two-Face into a frenzy of uncertainty -- he can't make up his mind without his precious coin. Thus subdued, Two-Face is accompanied to the prison hospital by Grace, who hopes to help him recover from his tormented mental state.

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18- Beware The Gray Ghost (November 4, 1992)

Main Villain: Ted Dymer

Batman realizes that a pattern of recent bombings in Gotham is based on an episode of an old television series featuring his favorite boyhood hero, the "Gray Ghost." Seeking information, Batman visits the actor who played the Gray Ghost, only to discover that over the years, he's become a victim of type-casting and has not been able to find other work. Though the "Gray Ghost" is reluctant to help Batman at first, he has a change of heart and appears at the scene of the next bombing just when Batman needs him. As Batman continues his investigation with the Gray Ghost, the actor begins to see parallels between Batman and the Gray Ghost's methodology, and comes to realize what an important part he must have played in Batman's early life. Not only does this revelation give the actor a new sense of worth, but when he and Batman succeed in capturing the mysterious bomber, the ensuing publicity completely revitalizes the Gray Ghost's sagging career.

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19- Prophecy Of Doom (October 6, 1992)

Main Villain: Nostromos

Bruce Wayne becomes concerned when some of his richest friends are seduced into a new age Brotherhood scam by Nostromos, a fraudulent psychic. Bruce joins the Brotherhood in an attempt to debunk Nostromos' claims. Nostromos, predicting the fall of civilization, urges his acolytes to transfer their bank funds to the Brotherhood's coffers. Batman exposes Nostromos' scheme to bilk the members of their money, and captures him after a chase through a planetarium. In the end, Bruce's friends learn an important lesson about where to place their faith.

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20- Feat Of Clay (Part I) (September 8, 1992)
 
Main Villain: Roland Daggett

Matt Hagen, a popular actor renowned for his 'Man of a Thousand Faces' ability to play any part, has a terrible secret -- he's addicted to a strange chemical formula developed by Roland Daggett's labs. This chemical gives him the ability to alter his facial features without makeup, keeping his matinee idol looks so that his public doesn't know he was horribly disfigured in an accident years ago. But in return for the stuff, Daggett has him play 'roles" that aren't entirely legal. Hagen is Daggett's puppet, and resents it mightily. When Daggett has Hagen impersonate Bruce Wayne in order to obtain documents from Lucius Fox, Wayne's right hand man, a chain of events is started that results in Fox being wounded and Bruce Wayne arrested for assault. Hagen, attempting to break free from Daggett's control, is seized by Daggett's henchman and force-fed a large amount of the chemical enough to completely alter his genetic structure and turn him into Clayface an amorphous figure who can re-form his body into anything he wants. Part I ends with Wayne in jail and Clayface out for vengeance on Daggett.

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21- Feat Of Clay (Part II) (September 9, 1992)

Main Villain: Clayface

Clayface learns that Daggett is going to appear on TV to hype his new product, the same chemical that was his downfall, as a skin conditioner. After a skirmish with Batman in Lucius Fox's hospital room, Clayface takes the disguise of a woman and joins the audience of Summer Gleeson's show. Batman is there, however, and a free-for-all in the Galaxy Broadcasting Building results. Batman eventually defeats Clayface by zapping him with an electric current. Clayface supposedly 'dies' -- however subsequent experiments in the Batcave with a fragment of Clayface's clay-like substance shows that electricity has no effect on it. Clayface was first and foremost an actor, after all -- and his death scene was played so convincingly that it fooled even Batman.

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22- Joker's Favor (September 11, 1992)
 
Main Villain: The Joker

Charlie Collins, a nondescript accountant, accidentally runs afoul of the Joker. Pleading for his life, the run-of-the-mill every man promises the Joker anything, if he will only let him go. The notion amuses the Joker, who makes Charlie promise to do him a favor. If Charlie refuses, his family will fall prey to the Joker's thugs. The favor: Charlie must distract the Batman while the Joker infiltrates a testimonial dinner for Commissioner Gordon to plant a bomb. But the worm turns when Charlie decides he's had enough and takes on the Joker man to man.

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23- Vendetta (October 5, 1992)

Main Villain: Killer Croc

Detective Harvey Bullock is framed for suspected murder and goes to jail. Batman, though he has no great love for Bullock, thinks he's innocent. His investigation reveals that the real criminal is Killer Croc, a mutant hit man who wants revenge on Bullock because Bullock sent him to jail years ago.

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24- Fear Of Victory (September 29, 1992)
 
Main Villain: The Scarecrow

The Scarecrow has come up with a fear chemical that is triggered by the release of adrenaline. He uses the chemical on Gotham's greatest athletes then bets against them to rake in the winnings. Dick Grayson, a.k.a. Robin, learns about this scheme after his college roommate, a football star, inexplicably becomes terrified during a game. While trying to help Batman track down the Scarecrow, Robin is infected by the chemical and becomes stricken senseless with fear every time his adrenaline pumps. In the end, Robin is placed in a position in which he must overcome this overwhelming fear in order to prevent Scarecrow from spilling his formula over a stadium filled with spectators.

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25- The Clock King (September 21, 1992)

Main Villain: The Clock King

Temple Fugate, a maniacally punctilious man whose life and business are ruled by the clock, is persuaded by then-attorney, Hamilton Hill, to shatter precedent and deviate fifteen minutes from his rigid, self-imposed schedule. Chaos for Fugate results as a result of this, culminating in a court case going against Fugate and for Hill's firm. Fugate is financially ruined, and swears revenge on Hill. Five years later, after Hill becomes Mayor, strange things begin happening in Gotham, all having to do with time. Synchronized traffic lights go awry, subway trains collide, etc. These disasters are a result of Fugate (who now calls himself the Clock King) attempting to discredit Mayor Hill. He finally kidnaps Hill and ties him to the minute hand of the Gotham Clock Tower. Unless Batman can rescue him, when the clock strikes midnight Hill will be crushed.

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Main Villain: Roland Daggett

Every year at the same time, Batman makes a pilgrimage to meet Dr. Leslie Thompkins, the woman who took care of the young Bruce Wayne after his parents were brutally murdered in Park Row. But this time a series of dangerous distractions keeps the Batman occupied, causing him to miss his appointment. This is. too bad, because Roland Daggett, a ruthless land developer and entrepreneur, has hired arsonists to make sure that the part of Park Row called Crime Alley goes up in flames to make way for his new condo development. And Dr. Thompkins is taken prisoner by the arsonists when she stumbles across their plans. Unless Batman can reach Crime Alley in time, the buildings -- and Dr. Thompkins -- will go up in smoke.

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27- Mad As A Hatter (October 12, 1992)

Main Villain: The Mad Hatter

The Mad Hatter develops a form of mind control which he implements by placing devices in people's hats. He uses this to impress Alice, a woman he's smitten with, turning all of Gotham into a wonderland to please her every whim. When he learns she's in love with another, the jealous Hatter decides to use his mind control power to do away with her beau. He then kidnaps Alice and takes her to Gotham's Central Park. Batman must fight his way through a bizarre chess board composed of living pieces, all under the Hatter's power.

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28- Dreams In Darkness (November 3, 1992)

Main Villain: The Scarecrow

When Batman attempts to thwart the Scarecrow's plan to poison Gotham's water supply with a chemical that induces non-stop nightmares and hallucinations, the Dark Knight is infected with the concoction. Unable to tell reality from fantasy, he is committed to Arkham Asylum. He must find a way to escape and stop the Scarecrow from plunging the people of Gotham into a nightmare without end.

--------------------Volume 1 DVD

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29- Eternal Youth (September 29, 1993)
 
Main Villain: Poison Ivy

A health spa which advertises a 'back to nature' rejuvenating potion lures Alfred and his friend, Maggie Paige, there. It is in fact being run by Poison Ivy, who is using a new form of chlorophyll to turn people into trees. Batman investigates, and is nearly transformed into a tree himself, before he finally stops Poison Ivy.

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30- Perchance To Dream (October 19, 1992)

Main Villain: The Mad Hatter

Bruce Wayne wakes up to find his dearest wish has come true: his parents are not dead, and he is not and has never been Batman. Not only that, but he's engaged to Selina Kyle. At first he's ecstatic, but a number of clues force him to the conclusion that somehow this is all an elaborate charade. His quest to find the truth eventually pits Bruce against Batman in a surreal battle atop a church tower. Batman is unmasked and revealed to be the Mad Hatter, who has put Bruce in a forced dream state. Bruce's only way to wake up is to throw himself from the tower, which he does -- and returns to his life as the Dark Knight.

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31- The Cape & Cowl Conspiracy (October 14, 1992)
 
Main Villain: Josiah Wormwood

Batman investigates a theft of bearer bonds intended for the starving people of Byelocroatia. One suspect is Baron Waclow Jozek, a European nobleman. He confronts Jozek, who tells him that Josiah Wormwood is responsible for theft. Batman has heard of him; the 'deathtrap specialist", a man who conceives fiendishly elaborate mazes of psychological torture designed to force people to tell him valuable secrets. Jozek contacts Wormwood and sets him a task; to use his talents to get Batman's cape and cowl. Wormwood agrees. Batman, tracking down Wormwood, follows clues that eventually lead him to the wax museum, where the Dark Knight is trapped. Wormwood claims the cape and cowl. He contacts Jozek, who shows up to claim the prize -- and who turns out in reality to be Batman. The Dark Knight has outfoxed Wormwood, who now faces a long prison sentence.

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32- Robin's Reckoning (Part I) (February 7, 1993)

Main Villain: Tony Zucco

When Batman and Robin bust up an extortion ring trying to damage a high-rise under construction, Batman learns the name of the gang leader. To Robin's surprise, he refuses to let Robin continue the investigating with him, preferring to work alone instead. Miffed, Robin accesses the Batcomputer to learn what Batman wouldn't tell him on their case. To his shock, he finds that the case is connected with Tony Zucco, a gangster who was responsible for the death of Robin's parents during the latter's high-wire act. Robin decides to take matters into his own hands and deal with Zucco on his own, despite Batman's orders not to.

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33- The Laughing Fish (January 10, 1993)

Main Villain: The Joker

The Joker has developed a chemical which induces "Joker" smiles on fish. He makes a visit to the Gotham copyright offices, demanding a copyright for his Joker fish. When the frightened bureaucrats tell him that such a copyright is impossible, he threatens to kill them one by one until he gets what he wants. Fortunately for the city employees, Batman comes to their rescue, and tracks the Joker to an old seaquarium, where he defeats the grinning villain in a dramatic battle involving a great white shark.

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34- Night Of The Ninja (October 26, 1992)
 
Main Villain: Kyodai Ken

Wayne Enterprises' various companies are robbed by a mysterious figure known as the Ninja. Batman and Robin discover that the Ninja is actually Kyodai Ken, the only man who could beat Bruce Wayne when they studied martial arts together as boys in Japan. Bruce exposed Kyodai's attempt to rob the dojo, which got Kyodai expelled from the place. Now Kyodai is back for revenge. He traps Bruce Wayne, Summer Gleeson and Robin, and challenges Bruce to a martial arts duel. Bruce cannot fight back in front of Summer for fear of exposing his secret identity. It's up to Robin to arrange a diversion that will allow Bruce to defeat his old enemy.

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35- Cat Scratch Fever (November 5, 1992)

Main Villain: Roland Daggett

While tracking down her missing cat, Selina Kyle (Catwoman) uncovers a plot by industrialist Roland Daggett and his company scientist, Professor Milo, to infect animals with a disease that will spread through the city's strays and eventually affect the human populace as well. Daggett, of course, has the only cure, which he plans to introduce onto the market. It will not only make him millions, but give him a new image as a public hero. When Catwoman herself becomes infected by the disease, Batman races against time to save her and stop the fiendish plot before the infected animals are released.

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Main Villain: Dr. Hugo Strange

When Judge Vargas, a friend of Gordon's and Bruce Wayne's, is blackmailed by Dr. Hugo Strange, Bruce journeys to Strange's health resort in Yucca Springs to investigate. Strange has invented a machine that can see people's thoughts, and he uses this on Bruce to discover that Bruce is Batman. He then attempts to auction Batman's secret identity to the Joker, Two-Face and the Penguin. Batman turns the tables on Strange by using the mind-reading machine to literally "imagine" a taped scenario of Strange cheating the three villains out of their money. Enraged, the three villains attempt to kill Strange, and Batman saves the day. Robin poses as Bruce Wayne at the end to convince Strange that Bruce is not Batman.

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37- Robin's Reckoning (Part II) (February 14, 1993)
 
Main Villain: Tony Zucco

Robin heads off in hot pursuit of Tony Zucco, the thug who was responsible for his parents' death, despite Batman's forbidding him to do it. Some tricky detective work takes him to the crook's hideout at the old amusement pier -where Zucco has accidentally trapped Batman. Thanks to Robin's timely arrival, Batman and the Boy Wonder capture Zucco. In the process, Robin learns that Batman had tried to keep him away not because he thought that Robin's emotion might get the best of him -- but because Batman couldn't stand the thought that Zucco, who had taken so much from Robin, might have taken Robin, too.

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38- Heart Of Steel (Part I) (November 16, 1992)

Main Villain: HARDAC 

High-tech secrets are stolen from Wayne Enterprises by a robot. Bruce Wayne knows that the only one capable of building such sophisticated robots is Karl Rossum, owner of Cybertron Labs. Meanwhile, Barbara Gordon suspects that her father, the Commissioner, is not himself. She's right -- he's been replaced by a look-alike robot, as have Bullock and Mayor Hill. It is all part of a plan by HARDAC, an Artificial Intelligence computer created by Rossum, to supplant humanity with machines. When Rossum learns of this plan, HARDAC replaces him as well. Bruce Wayne invites Randa Duane to dinner, not knowing that she's a robot also. She discovers the secret entrance to the Batcave, and sets up an interface connection between the Batcomputer and HARDAC. When Batman tries to use the Batcomputer, it attacks him, using robotic arms to seize him and begin to crush him. As Batman struggles futilely in the arms' grip, we "END PART ONE".

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39- If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich? (November 18, 1992)

Main Villain: The Riddler 

When Edward Nygma, the genius behind the computer game, "Riddle of the Minotaur," demands his rightful share of profits for the game from his greedy and manipulative boss, Mockridge, he is summarily fired. Nygma vows revenge, and years later when Mockridge is selling his company to Wayne Enterprises, Nygma makes his move, in a new guise, that of the Riddler! He kidnaps Mockridge, but not before encountering Batman and Robin. Batman quickly deduces the Riddler's real identity. In order to rid himself of the Dark Knight and "his brat," the Riddler uses Mockridge to lure Batman and Robin into a giant 'Minotaur' maze, based on the computer game. The only way Batman can save Mockridge and leave the maze is by solving a series of deadly riddles.

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40- Joker's Wild (November 19, 1992)

Main Villains: The Joker, Cameron Kaiser 

An enraged Joker breaks out of Arkham Asylum when he learns billionaire developer Cameron Kaiser has built a gambling casino, Joker's Wild, exploiting the evil clown's likeness. Batman is also infuriated, knowing the Joker will destroy the casino and everyone in it to avenge his wounded pride. This is all part of Kaiser's plan, for he's counting on collecting a fortune in insurance money when the Joker blows the place up. Unpredictable as always, the Joker later decides to kill Kaiser and run the casino himself. Batman's last-minute intervention saves Kaiser's life and sends the Joker back to Arkham.

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41- Tyger, Tyger (October 30, 1992)
 
Main Villain: Dr. Emile Dorian

Selina Kyle is kidnapped and taken to an offshore island by Dr. Emile Dorian, a genetic engineer with a fondness for cats. He has created a man-cat hybrid named Tygrus, and wishes to provide him with a mate. He injects Selina with a serum which makes her a cat woman in body as well as in name. Batman learns of this and comes to the island to rescue Selina. He is captured and forced into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse (or cat-and-bat). Tygrus, as the cat-man, hunts Batman through the island's jungles. With Selina's help, Batman manages to convince Tygrus that Dorian, whom Tygrus reveres as his father, is wrong to experiment with peoples' lives. Tygrus attacks Dorian to free Selina and causes an explosion which destroys the laboratory. Batman and Selina escape, and Tygrus rescues Dorian. He asks Batman to take Dorian back to justice and gives Selina the antidote for her mutation, though what he wants most is for her to stay with him. Batman and Selina leave, taking Dorian with them, and Tygrus remains in lonely exile.

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42- Moon Of The Wolf (November 12, 1992)

Main Villain: Professor Achilles Milo

Batman investigates the appearance of a wolf creature in Gotham, not realizing that the monster happens to be one of Bruce Wayne's associates - Anthony Romulus, ex-Olympic champion and media spokesman. As we discover in the course of the story, years ago Romulus approached the devious Professor Milo for a steroid formula that would help him win the decathlon. Unfortunately the formula included a wolf hormone, which produced recurring lycanthropic side effects. Now Romulus must do Milo's bidding as a wolf creature if he is to ever receive a cure. Milo decides to use the Romulus wolf as the instrument to destroy Batman. However, when Milo sics the Romulus wolf on the Dark Knight, the creature turns on his creator, giving Batman the opportunity to defeat them both. Even so, the wolf creature escapes into a river. Though neither Romulus nor the wolf are seen again, you can hear an eerie howl from the countryside whenever the full moon rises over Gotham City.

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43- Day Of The Samurai (February 23, 1993)

Main Villain: Kyodai Ken

Kyodai Ken, the Ninja who hates Bruce Wayne (see 'Night of the Ninja"), kidnaps the daughter of Sensei Yoru, the martial arts instructor who taught both Kyodai and Bruce. His ransom for her is a scroll that teaches the location of the fabled Death Touch. Bruce Wayne and Alfred travel to Japan to help Yoru regain his daughter. This is particularly dangerous, as Kyodai, having fought both Batman and Bruce, knows that they are the same man because their fighting styles are identical.

Batman rescues Yoru's daughter, but Kyodai manages to get the scroll. He then kidnaps Alfred, and challenges Batman to a duel, the stakes of which are Alfred's life. Batman agrees to meet Kyodai on the slopes of a volcano, and the two fight while the mountain begins to erupt. Kyodai tries the Death Touch on Batman, but to his shock finds that it doesn't work -- Batman has figured out a way to render it ineffectual. A volcanic fissure separates them, and rising lava traps Kyodai. Batman attempts to save him, but the Ninja finds a remnant of honor by refusing to be saved.

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44- Heart Of Steel (Part II) (November 17, 1992)

Main Villain: HARDAC

Batman manages to free himself from the Batcomputer's clutches and HARDAC breaks the connection before the Dark Knight can trace it back to Cybertron. Batman is summoned by Barbara Gordon, using the Bat signal. She tells him she thinks her Father has been somehow replaced. Bullock spots them on the roof Cybertron. Rossum is saved, as are Gordon, Bullock and Hill, and their robot duplicates are destroyed.

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45- Terror In The Sky (November 9, 1992)

Main Villain: Man-Bat

When a man-sized bat ransacks Gotham harbor, Batman suspects that Dr. Kirk Langstrom is up to his old tricks, taking the Man-Bat formula again. Batman isn't the only one. Kirk's wife, Francine, is so distrustful of her husband that she decides to leave him. Though Kirk maintains that he's innocent, it takes a DNA test to prove to Batman that he's telling the truth. After further investigation, Batman discovers that Francine was accidentally infected by the Man-Bat formula and is probably the one transforming into the bat creature. By this time Francine is on a plane, flying out of Gotham. And she is starting to transform. It's a flight to the finish as Batman uses the Batwing to catch up to the plane and administer the antidote that will cure her She-Bat condition once and for all.

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46- Almost Got 'Im (November 11, 1992)
 
Main Villains: The Joker, Harley Quinn, The Penguin, Two-Face, Poison Ivy

While hiding out from the police, a group of Batman's deadliest enemies (The Joker, The Penguin, Two-Face, Poison Ivy and Killer Croc) gather at the criminals-only Stacked Deck Club to play cards and swap stories about their mutual nemesis. Each one has an 'Almost Got 'Im' story when it comes to trying to do in Batman: Poison Ivy's attempt with poisoned pumpkins, Two-Face's giant penny, Penguin's killer birds, even the big rock Croc tossed at him. However, the Joker's Tonight Show-style electrocution puts the others to shame. In fact, if it weren't for the timely intervention of Catwoman, the Joker really would have ended the Dark Knight's career. Still, he admits he did manage to put one over on Batman by spiriting Catwoman away unseen during the confusion. That's just what Batman, who has been there all the time disguised as Croc, needs to hear. After taking care of the surprised crooks, Batman races off to confront the Joker's girl, Harley Quinn, who has orders to kill Catwoman if the Joker doesn't return. Catwoman is saved, and even she has an 'Almost Got Im' story to add by the episode's end.

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47- Birds Of A Feather (February 8, 1993)

Main Villain: The Penguin

Penguin's being released from prison, and he's disappointed to find that none of his friends are around to greet him. In fact, none of his friends are around, period. Meanwhile, Veronica Vreeland, a slipping A-list socialite is looking for a way to create a splash with her next party and arrives at the idea of having a criminal in attendance -- especially if there's one whose manners would create a stir. Penguin fits the bill perfectly. In the process of convincing the Penguin to come to her party, Veronica finds she likes the corpulent little guy. For his part, the Penguin begins to fall in love with her. Instead of allowing a nice friendship to develop, Veronica's cohort, Pierce, keeps her focused on simply using the Penguin for her social climbing purposes. At the big party Penguin discovers he was just being used. Enraged, he kidnaps Veronica and demands Pierce deliver her family's huge ransom. It's up to Batman to track down the Penguin and save the two selfish socialites.

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48- What Is Reality? (November 24, 1992)

Main Villain: The Riddler

Seeking to prove once and for all that his is the superior mind, the Riddler lures Batman into a riddle-solving contest inside a computer game of virtual reality. In the course of solving the riddles and escaping the Riddler's traps, Batman learns that he is able to manipulate the virtual reality landscape much like the Riddler does. With this newfound power Batman causes the Riddler to lose his concentration. As the virtual reality background collapses on Riddler, his "superior" mind is thrown into a state of catatonia, perhaps for all time.

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49- I Am The Night (November 2, 1992)
 
Main Villain: The Jazzman

On the anniversary of the death of Bruce's parents, Batman accompanies Dr. Leslie Thompkins to Crime Alley to deposit roses on the spot where they were gunned down. Batman expresses doubts about whether or not he should continue his one-man war against crime; is it doing any good? Is he fooling himself? While in the alley, he rescues a teen-aged street kid nicknamed Wizard from two thugs. Wizard is less than grateful, and Batman delivers him to a halfway house. Meanwhile, Commissioner Gordon, Bullock and Montoya are on stakeout to arrest the Jazzman, a gangster with a penchant for music and mayhem. Batman had promised to be there, and so Gordon delays the arrest until he can't wait any longer. Batman arrives to find a gun battle going on. He helps defeat the gangsters and arrest the Jazzman, but at a high cost -- Gordon is severely wounded.

Batman is crushed by this; he feels it's his fault because he wasn't there on time. He decides to give up being the Dark Knight, before any more of his friends are hurt through his neglect. Neither Alfred nor Dick can dissuade him. Meanwhile, the Jazzman manages to escape from jail and goes gunning for Gordon in the hospital. When Bruce learns of this he realizes he can't quit -- there are still people who depend on him. He confronts the Jazzman in a dramatic showdown in Gordon's hospital room, saving Gordon from being shot again. Afterward, Gordon comes out of his coma and tells Batman never to give up the fight. On his way home, Batman encounters Wizard at the bus station, and the teenager thanks the Dark Knight, telling him he's heading back home to his parents. Batman realizes that even one life saved is enough to continue his crusade against crime.

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50- Off Balance (November 21, 1992)
 
Main Villain: Vertigo

The Batman investigates the notorious global crime cartel, The Society of Shadows, which has begun to operate in Gotham City. Led by the man known only as Vertigo, they plan to hijack a certain freight train due to arrive the following night. Aboard the train is the sonic drill, a digging tool that uses ultrasound waves ... and a device that could become a fearsome, deadly weapon in the wrong hands. While trying to stop the hijacking, the Dark Knight falls victim to the amazing vertigo device. This is Vertigo's unique weapon whose radiation scrambles the victim's senses to create the illusion that the world has gone topsy-turvy. Victims of the Vertigo Effect might think they're floating upside-down, for example, or standing on a wall. Despite this, however, Batman gets the upper hand ... until a mysterious, leather-clad Lady In Black, armed with an unusual crossbow-gun, appears on the scene. She fires an arrow that separates Batman and Vertigo as they grapple, allowing Vertigo to escape.

Following Vertigo's trail, Batman encounters the Lady In Black again ... and learns that she is Talia, daughter of the real head of the Society of Shadows. And she is actually Vertigo's enemy -- sent by her father to prevent the capture of the sonic drill. After being trapped by Vertigo and imprisoned together, the Batman and Talia join forces to escape and take on Vertigo anew, this time defeating him. In the course of this, they develop a grudging mutual respect that borders on physical attraction. But Batman remains off-balance as to where Talia's true loyalties lie when she turns her weapon on him to prevent him from leaving with the sonic drill. It turns out that Vertigo was once her father's second-in-command, but sought to control the Society himself. Now Talia will take command of her mysterious father's organization ... as well as take the sonic drill! But Batman has sabotaged the drill, rendering it useless to Talia's father who is revealed as the ancient, madman Ra's Al Ghul. This leaves the sinister immortal with quite a score to settle with the Dark Knight...

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51- The Man Who Killed Batman (February 1, 1993)
 
Main Villain: The Joker

Third-rate mob stumble-bum, Sidney Debris, crawls to crime kingpin Rupert Thorne begging for help. It seems Sidney has done the impossible and become the man who killed Batman. Sidney explains (in a flashback that takes up most of the episode) that while he was acting as look-out for drug-runners, Batman surprised him on a warehouse roof. The two struggled, and Sid's bumbling caused Batman to pitch off the roof and into a shed of explosive gas. After the ensuing fire, the only thing found was Batman's cape and cowl. At first lauded as a hero by the underworld, Sidney soon became the man to beat. Suddenly everybody wanted a piece of the man who killed Batman, particularly the Joker, who had his henchwench Harley bring Sidney to him for corroboration of the tale. Once the Joker believed Batman was gone, his grief was considerable, and he held a wake for the Dark Knight at the chemical plant where they first "met.'

The capper of the ceremony was to be Sidney's own execution at the Joker's hands (for killing Batman before the Joker could, of course), but a lucky fluke allowed Sid to escape. As the flashback ends, Sid begs Thorne to get him safely out of town. But it turns out Thorne already heard the rumors, and suspects Sidney of playing dumb as a way of advancing upwards in his mob. Just then Batman shows up alive and well to save Sidney from Thorne's wrath. It seems Batman was trying to find out who was calling the shots behind the drug-runners, and he knew if he stayed out of sight and followed Sidney, he'd eventually find the kingpin. Sidney is sent to jail for his original part in Thorne's operation, but he earns new respect in prison as "The Man Who Nearly Off'ed The Bat."

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52- Mudslide (September 15, 1993)

Main Villain: Clayface

Clayface is falling apart -- literally. His clay like body is virtually disintegrating. Fortunately, a woman scientist he knew from his movie star days is working on a remedy. However, he is forced to steal money to pay for the expensive components of the remedy. Because he can't hold a shape for more than an hour or so, the doctor has created a flexible exoskeleton in which he can maneuver. He is in this shell receiving his final treatment, after which he should be able to maintain his shape indefinitely, when Batman arrives onto the scene and foils the scheme. In a deadly fight, Clayface is washed away into the ocean, where he is gone forever. Or is he?

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53- Paging The Crime Doctor (September 17, 1993)

Main Villain: Rupert Thorne

Dr. Matthew Thorne, forced into losing his medical license and becoming the crime doctor by his younger brother, crime boss Rupert Thorne, must perform delicate surgery on Rupert. He can't do it alone and kidnaps Dr. Leslie Thompkins to assist. Batman discovers Leslie's disappearance, and rushes to track her down. In the process we learn how Matthew is basically a good man: when he learns that Rupert's men will ultimately kill Leslie, he goes against his brother to save her.

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54- Zatanna (February 2, 1993)

Main Villain:  Dr. Montague Kane

When the glamorous magician Zatanna is framed for a robbery during her act, Batman swings to her defense. Zatanna is grateful though a little puzzled by the Dark Knight's commitment to prove her innocence, and we learn in flashback that young Bruce Wayne met the then-teen-aged Zatanna when he was working as an assistant to her magician father, Zatara. The two heroes unite and use the skills Zatara taught them to expose and combat an evil illusionist. Zatanna is cleared of the crime and she and Batman share a fond but wistful farewell.

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55- The Mechanic (January 24, 1993)
 
Main Villain: The Penguin

When The Penguin sends his goons to pull off a burglary, Batman and Robin pursue the distinctive Penguin limo in their Batmobile. Thanks to a freak accident during the high-speed chase, The Penguin Gang gets away and the Batmobile is virtually demolished. And so the Dark Knight must do as he always does in this situation -- turn to Earl Cooper, the former automotive engineer who designed the present version of the Batmobile. Cooper has been financed and outfitted by the Batman with his own secret body shop. There, Earl works "on retainer" -always on call to repair the Batmobile in emergencies like this one. However, when an employee of one of Earl's suppliers turns out to be an informant for The Penguin, the Felonious Fowl is able to make the connection between Batman and Earl Cooper!

Infiltrating Earl's shop, The Penguin and his men hold Earl's daughter hostage in exchange for Earl's cooperation in setting a trap for the Batman. Earl will design and construct a device that puts The Penguin in the driver's seat -- by remote control By disengaging the brake system and all the safety features, then accelerating the Batmobile through a series of dangerous maneuvers, The Penguin intends to ace out Batman and Robin once and for all But the masked crime fighters are one step ahead of The Penguin -- thanks to the clever clues Earl slips Batman, in a coded message. Though the Batmobile is ultimately demolished once again, the Batman and Robin eject in time. And in the end, time is exactly what The Penguin winds up doing ... while Earl designs and constructs a new, improved Batmobile in his brand-new, top-secret shop.

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56- Harley And Ivy (January 18, 1993)

Main Villains: Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy

After being booted out of the Joker's service, Harley Quinn forms a partnership with Poison Ivy. By day, they're house mates and best pals, by night, they're a deadly duo, billed 'The New Queens of Crime' by the Gotham tabloids. The Joker has a fit when he hears of their "Thelma and Louise"-style crime spree, and sets out to get Harley (and more important, the loot she stole) back. Batman has also figured out where the girls are, and both he and the Joker arrive at Ivy's hideout (a model house built over a toxic waste dump) to have it out with them. In an explosive battle Batman takes out the Joker and his men, but a surprise assist from Officer Montoya helps the Dark Knight finally collar Harley and Ivy.

--------------------Volume 2 DVD

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57- Shadow Of The Bat (Part I) (September 13, 1993)
 
Main Villains: Two-Face, Gil Mason
 
When Commissioner Gordon is framed for taking bribes from gangland boss Rupert Thorne, his daughter Barbara pleads with Batman to show up at a rally being put on in the commissioner's behalf by Assistant Commissioner Gil Mason. Batman, hot on the trail of the mysterious figure behind the frame-up, declines, preferring to send Robin in his place. Barbara determined that one way or another the Dark Knight will make an appearance, so she rents a Batman costume and, using her gymnastic abilities, impersonates Batman. Her plan backfires, however, when an unexpected drive-by shooting by gangsters reveals her as a girl. The next day the papers are trumpeting the question, "Who is Batgirl?"

Batman, in disguise as Matches Malone, infiltrates the headquarters of the one responsible for the frame-up and finds it's Two Face. Before he can escape, he's knocked unconscious and captured. Meanwhile, Barbara discovers information that Gil Mason is actually in cahoots with whoever framed her father. With Batman missing and no one else to turn to, she decides to redesign the costume and investigate the case as Batgirl.

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58- Blind As A Bat (February 22, 1993)

Main Villain: The Penguin

Pandemonium strikes the unveiling of the Raven X-1 1 1 -- an experimental police helicopter with state-of-the-art weaponry, developed by WayneTech -- as it is demonstrated for the police. The Penguin has pulled off a plot to hijack the armored chopper and, in the course of The Penguin's raid, Bruce Wayne is temporarily blinded. Now Dr. Leslie Thompkins gives Bruce strict instructions to keep his eyes bandaged for forty-eight hours or risk losing his sight permanently. But when The Penguin starts using the Raven's weaponry to blow up famous Gotham landmarks as part of his plan to extort a fabulous sum from the city treasury, it's up to the Batman to stop him -- blindness or no blindness. Only by rigging up a special helmet, utilizing the Raven technology perfected by WayneTech, can the Batman function -- a helmet which translates the Raven's radar and sonar signals into images fed directly to his brain. So armed, the Batman sets a trap for The Penguin at the ransom drop-sight -- a Gotham steel mill. But when the device malfunctions, it comes down to a mano-a-mano battle between The Penguin, armed with his umbrella weapons, and a near-helpless Dark Knight who is literally 'blind as a bat'.

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59- The Demon's Quest (Part I) (May 3, 1993)

Main Villain: Ra's Al Ghul

When Robin is mysteriously abducted from his college campus, the Batman begins a fruitless search ... until he is astounded by the sudden appearance in the Batcave of Ra's Al Ghul -- the mysterious cult leader whose name means "The Demon's Head.' Ra's quickly reveals himself to be the leader of The Society of Shadows (whom the Batman encountered in 'Off-Balance") ... as well as the father of Talia, the femme fatale whom the Dark Knight also met in that episode. It seems that Talia has been abducted under circumstances similar to Robin's -suggesting that the same persons are responsible. So begins an uneasy truce -the Batman and 'The Demon" teaming up to find the kidnap victims. After Batman survives a number of traps en route -- in one of which Ra's Al Ghul is apparently killed -- it comes down to the Batman on the trail alone. His quest ends in a mountain fortress where he finds Robin held captive -- alone.

It's only after freeing Robin that the Batman reveals what he'd suspected from the first: that the abductions, and the search, were all engineered by Ra's as an arcane test of Batman's mettle. In this manner, Ra's hoped to gauge Batman's worthiness to succeed him as leader of The Society of Shadows. It seems that Talia -- who now appears here, clearly nobody's prisoner -- is in love with Batman. And Ra's -- who is thousands of years old thanks to the rejuvenating properties of his Lazarus Pit -believes his body will not withstand another near-death and resurrection. Now he needs an heir, and Batman has been elected. As Batman curtly refuses the offer, Ra's collapses and is rushed into the Pit, from which he unexpectedly emerges. And, as the episode concludes, we learn that a by-product of the rejuvenating process is that the subject emerges temporarily insane and with the physical strength of ten men! Now, it is this formidable opponent -- this enraged juggernaut -- who seeks revenge on Batman for spurning him, even if he must destroy his own daughter to get it.

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60- His Silicon Soul (November 20, 1993)
 
Main Villain: HARDAC

Thieves break into a warehouse containing remnants of Cybertron's robotic machines and electronics. They are interrupted in their robbery by Batman, who bursts out of a crate and mops up the floor with two of the three thugs. The third fires a gun point-blank at Batman, only to discover, along with the astonished Dark Knight, that Batman is a robot when his electronic insides are exposed. The robot Batman, believing him self to be the real McCoy and sorely confused, makes his way back to Wayne Manor, where Alfred accuses him of being one of Karl Rossum's duplicants. Alfred flees to the Batcave and tries to incapacitate the robot, but the robot knocks Alfred out instead. The robot learns from the Batcomputer the present whereabouts of Karl Rossum -- on a farm outside Gotham City. Meanwhile, the real Batman learns that an impersonator is capturing criminals. He deduces that Rossum is somehow involved and confronts Rossum in his greenhouse. Rossum denies implication -- "I don't try to build life anymore, I just grow it' -- and Batman leaves. The robot Batman then shows up. Still believing he's really Batman, he tells Rossum that somehow his mind has been implanted in a robotic body. Rossum, initially astonished, convinces the robot that he is not human. The real Batman then shows up and a battle between the two doppelgangers takes place, destroying the greenhouse. The robot Batman goes to the GCPD impound yard and discovers a data chip containing the core memory files of HARDAC, the Artificial Intelligence computer Rossum created. When the chip is inserted in the robot's head, HARDAC is reactivated. He explains that the robot Batman was a final duplicant created just before Cybertron was destroyed (as chronicled in 'Heart of Steel' Part I and Part II) but never activated.

He assumes control of the robot in order to continue his plan to replace humanity with robot duplicants. The robot returns to the Batcave and uploads the HARDAC files to the Batcomputer, telling Alfred that in five minutes HARDAC will have access to a global network of computers via modem. The real Batman shows up and a battle royale in the Batcave commences, ending with the real Batman falling into a chasm. The robot Batman believes he's taken a life and, filled with remorse, destroys the Batcomputer, incinerating himself in the process. Alfred rescues Batman from the pit and they sadly regard the charred remains of the robot, who, like Batman, was willing to die to protect humanity.

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61- Shadow Of The Bat (Part II) (September 14, 1993)

Main Villains: Two-Face, Gil Mason 

Robin discovers that Gil Mason is in league with the underworld and goes to investigate him. He encounters Batgirl along the way, who is also trying to get to the bottom of things to clear her father's name. Each learns, without knowing that the other knows it, that Mason is to meet the mysterious gang leader in an abandoned subway in South Gotham. There's no love lost between Batgirl and Robin and so they go separate ways, each arriving at the subway station independently. Mason joins Two Face, who has decided to execute Matches Malone. Batgirl tries to stop this, but bungles it, and she, along with Robin and Matches, are trapped in the subway. Two-Face floods the subway tunnel.

Two Face has Gordon busted out of jail as part of his two-part plan to discredit the Commissioner and establish Gil Mason as head of police, while Two Face takes over the gangs. He takes Gordon to Bayshore Wharf, planning to execute him there. In the subway, Matches changes to Batman, and manages to help Batgirl escape via his grappling gun through a hole in the ceiling. Before she can rescue him and Robin, however, the two are swept away by the flood. Batgirl realizes it's up to her to save her father, and heads for Bayshore Wharf. Batman and Robin manage to escape by crashing a subway car through an embankment wall. They arrive at Bayshore Wharf and, along with Batgirl, tackle the crooks. Two-Face is captured and Gordon freed, but Mason escapes in a speedboat. Batgirl leaps into the boat and struggles with him, managing to pull him into the water just as the boat strikes the Statue of Freedom and explodes. Gordon is cleared of all charges, and Gil Mason, horribly disfigured and crippled, is in a coma and will be a vegetable for the rest of his life. Bruce and Dick agree that Batgirl, whoever she is, acquitted herself nobly. Barbara, hearing this, smiles as the two speculate on whether they'll ever see Batgirl again.

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62- Fire From Olympus (May 24, 1993)

Main Villain: Maxie Zeus

Believing him self to be the reincarnation of the Greek God Zeus, mad shipping magnate Maxie Zeus hijacks an experimental electron cannon. Mounting the weapon atop his penthouse, Maxie plans to rain 'lightning bolts' down on the wicked mortals' below. After breaking into the building, Batman must under go a series of Herculean challenges before finally confronting Maxie for control of the deadly cannon.

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Main Villain: Ra's Al Ghul

After freeing Talia from her father's clutches, Batman engages Ra's Al Ghul in bat-tie, holding him at bay long enough for the maddening effects of the Lazarus Pit to wear off. Whereupon Ra's activates a self-destruct mechanism in his mountain lair and beats a hasty retreat with Talia, leaving Batman and Robin to be finished off by a cave-in. The pair escapes in time and narrowly avoid being buried alive in an avalanche, giving Ra's more than enough time to vanish. Only two clues to his whereabouts remain: while a prisoner, Robin hear Ra's speak of repairing to his 'desert stronghold,' as well as hearing the word "Orpheus" repeated over and over. It turns out that Orpheus is the name of a satellite in synchronous orbit over a specific point in the Sahara Desert, a location that turns out to hide Ra's Al Ghul's desert fortress.

There, the Batman is overcome by attackers and thrown in to a dungeon, after learning of the ecologically-conscious Demon's ultimate, made plan. It turns out that the Lazarus Pit we saw was merely one of many -- each of which is a kind of "spring' fed by the same magma-like layer of rolling chemicals deep beneath Earth's crust. Now, here in the desert, Ra's mans the computerized controls that activate a device aboard the Orpheus satellite. The satellite is actually a weapon which will explosively destroy all the Lazarus Pits simultaneously, throughout the world. The resulting flood of Lazarus Pit chemicals will wash over Earth like a tidal wave -- almost instantly returning Earth to the lush, green, eco-balanced sphere it was in its infancy ... but in the process destroying all life that now exists on the planet. The fate of everything and everyone now living hangs in the balance as Batman races to free himself from imprisonment ... and dispatch Ra's Al Ghul in a duel to the death, in time to prevent the Orpheus Weapon from doing its cataclysmic work!

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64- Read My Lips (May 10, 1993)
 
Main Villain: The Ventriloquist

Gotham Police are baffled by a series of crimes executed with clockwork-like precision. Batman investigates and discovers that the crimes are planned by a mob boss known as Scarface. He traces Scarface to his lair -- a deserted mannequin warehouse -- and discovers, to his astonishment, that the crime czar is a wooden dummy, manipulated by a mild-mannered man called the Ventriloquist. Batman tries to get the Ventriloquist to agree to turn state's evidence against Scarface, but the Ventriloquist is terrified of his alter ego. It's a classic case of split personality. Batman plants a hidden transceiver on the Ventriloquist and learns of the gang's next crime. When he arrives to prevent it, however, he's ambushed and taken prisoner. He wakens to find himself tied up and dangling over a pit full of disembodied and sharpened mannequin arms. Scarface taunts him, telling him that the Ventriloquist confessed he had spoken with Batman.

Batman manages to convince the paranoid Scarface that the Ventriloquist is a traitor, leading to a bizarre confrontation between the two personalities as Scarface tries to kill the Ventriloquist. A fight ensues, with Batman triumphant. Scarface is destroyed by a stray burst of gunfire. The Ventriloquist is taken to Arkham, where he is last seen carving a new dummy from wood.

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65- The Worry Men (September 16, 1993)

Main Villain: The Mad Hatter

Wealthy socialite Veronica Vreeland returns from Central America bringing tiny handmade dolls for all her friends. According to native legend, once placed under a pillow the dolls do the sleeper's worrying for them. Unknown to Veronica or her guests, each of the dolls contains a tiny microchip which plants hypnotic suggestions inside the sleepers' brains. And the man controlling the dolls? None other than the Mad Hatter, who is using the dolls' powers in an elaborate extortion scheme against Gotham's wealthiest citizens, including Bruce Wayne! Batman tracks the Hatter to his hideout in an abandoned costume warehouse where the madman gets the jump on the Dark Knight and tries to remove his cowl, head and all, in a guillotine.

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Main Villain: Killer Croc

En route to an upstate prison, Killer Croc escapes and leads Batman on a dangerous chase through the wilderness. After throwing Batman temporarily off his trail, the reptile-man takes refuge with a group of retired circus freaks, and convinces them to help him. When Batman arrives, Croc and the freaks band together to capture him. But when Croc attempts to kill the Dark Knight, the freaks see Croc's true colors and come to Batman's rescue.

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67- A Bullet For Bullock (September 14, 1995)

Main Villain: Nivens

Someone has put a hit out on Gotham's toughest cop, Harvey Bullock. After surviving several near misses, Bullock realizes he has no choice but to ask his arch-rival Batman to help him discover who is behind the murder attempts. During their investigation Bullock learns that his gruff and mean-spirited manner has created enemies in the unlikeliest of people.

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68- Trial (May 16, 1994)

Main Villain: The entire rogue gallery

Gotham's deadliest criminals, The Joker, Two-Face, Mad Hatter, Ventriloquist, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, kidnap Batman and put him on trial in Arkham Asylum. The Dark Knight's only hope rests with District Attorney Janet Van Dorn who, despite her anti-Batman stance, is forced into defending the Caped Crusader's life as well as her own.

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69- Avatar (May 9, 1994)
 
Main Villain: Ra's Al Ghul

A mystic Egyptian scroll donated to the Gotham museum by Bruce Wayne is stolen by Ra's Al Ghul, and Batman and Talia must join forces to prevent the power-mad Ra's from unlocking the scroll's secrets of life and death. Their quest takes them to a hidden temple deep beneath the Egyptian desert. There the Dark Knight is forced into a terrifying battle with an ancient Egyptian sorceress who seeks to destroy them all.

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70- House & Garden (May 2, 1994)

Main Villain: Poison Ivy 

Not only has Poison Ivy been released from Arkham Asylum, she's also married her doctor and settled down to help him raise his two sons. Still, wealthy Gotham bachelors are being poisoned and robbed in ways that exactly mirror Ivy's old crimes. The attacks take a personal turn when Bruce Wayne's ward Dick Grayson is kidnapped by the mysterious assailant. Is Ivy responsible? And if so, how can Batman prove it?

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71- The Terrible Trio (September 11, 1995)

Main Villain: The Terrible Trio

Three wealthy, bored friends of Bruce Wayne's decide to seek new thrills by becoming master criminals. As the Fox, the Shark and the Vulture, the Terrible Trio pick Gotham clean, until they encounter the one person who cannot be bought off -- Batman.

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72- Harlequinade (May 23, 1994)

Main Villain: The Joker

Batman and Robin form an uneasy alliance with Harley Quinn in order to learn where the Joker has hidden a stolen atomic bomb. Harley leads them on a madcap hunt through Gotham, and eventually into a deadly show-down with the Clown Prince of Crime himself. Harley is torn between her promise to help Batman and her twisted love for the Joker, but her better nature wins out in the end.

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73- Time Out Of Joint (October 9, 1994)

Main Villain: The Clock King 

The Clock King returns to carry out his vendetta against Mayor Hill. This time the clock-mad criminal hopes to murder Hill with the help of a stolen invention that allows him to warp time and travel at super-speed. Securing another device from its creator, Batman and Robin take on the Clock King in a furious high-speed battle for the mayor's life.

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74- Catwalk (September 13, 1995)

Main Villain: The Ventriloquist

Anxious to take up her old ways as Catwoman, Selina Kyle joins forces with the Ventriloquist and Scarface to humiliate socialite Veronica Vreeland. But the real victim is Catwoman herself, who has been secretly set up by Scarface to take the fall for another robbery. Batman has to intercede before the furious feline makes things worse by killing the double-talking Ventriloquist.

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75- Bane (September 10, 1994)

Main Villain: Bane 

Batman comes face to face with his most powerful adversary yet, the chemically charged assassin, Bane. Originally hired by Rupert Thorne to kill Batman, Bane plans on taking control of Thorne's criminal empire once Batman is destroyed. It's a fight to the death with all of Gotham in the balance as Batman takes on the man who has vowed to "Break the bat!"

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76- Baby-Doll (October 1, 1994)

Main Villain: Baby Doll

A former child star, now grown bitter and insane, kidnaps her TV family and holds them prisoner on an abandoned sound stage. While Robin works fast to free the actors from Baby Doll's explosive death-trap, Batman pursues the tiny fiend through a deadly carnival fun house.

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77- The Lion And The Unicorn (September 15, 1995)
 
Main Villain: Red Claw 

International terrorist Red Claw has Alfred kidnapped when the butler makes a visit to his native England. It seems Alfred once worked for the British Secret service, and Red Claw has learned he was entrusted with the firing code to a hidden long range missile. Batman and Robin have to rescue Alfred before Red Claw learns the firing code, or else she will use the missile to bring England to its knees.

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78- Showdown (September 12, 1995)

Main Villain: Ra's Al Ghul

While attempting to rescue one of his immortal followers from a hospital, Ra's Al Ghul tells Batman and Robin a tale from his mysterious past. Along with Batman and Robin, we learn of Ra's attempts in the 1800's to destroy the fledgling railroad and seize control of the US government. The one person standing in his way is the renegade bounty hunter, Jonah Hex. How Ra's battle with Hex is tied to his present-day battle with Batman is revealed in a surprise ending.

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79- Riddler's Reform (September 24, 1994)

Main Villain: The Riddler 

Upon his release from Arkham, the Riddler becomes an instant celebrity with his own line of toys and games. Soon he's rich, well-liked and happy, except for the fact that he's never managed to best Batman in a battle of wits. Realizing that he's still obsessed with beating the Dark Knight and that the obsession will lead to his downfall, the Riddler lures Batman into a death-trap puzzle to get rid of his opponent and end the riddle games.

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80- Second Chance (September 17, 1994)

Main Villain: Two-Face

Just before he is to undergo the operation that will restore his face, Harvey Dent is kidnapped by a mysterious villain. Batman and Robin split up to nab the criminal mastermind behind the scheme. Is it the Penguin, Rupert Thorne, or someone with a more personal reason for hating Harvey Dent?

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81- Harley's Holiday (October 15, 1994)

Main Villain: Harley Quinn

Discharged from Arkham Asylum, Harley Quinn tries to lead a sane, normal life. Sadly, she just can't seem to stay out of trouble, and when a misunderstanding occurs, Harley makes the situation worse by stealing Bruce Wayne's car and kidnapping his girlfriend. This ignites a screwball chase that not only involves Batman and Robin, but the police, army, and Gotham's most dangerous gangsters as well.

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82- Lock-Up (November 19, 1994)

Main Villain: Lock-Up 

Several Arkham inmates, including the Scarecrow, Ventriloquist and Harley Quinn lodge complaints against Lyle Bolton, the Asylum's sadistic new chief of security. When Bolton is fired, he vows revenge on societies' true lunatics, the officials whose policies have turned Gotham City into a haven for crime. Taking on the new identity of master jailer Lock-Up, Bolton kidnaps several prominent Gothamites, including Commissioner Gordon and Mayor Hill, and locks them away on an abandoned prison ship. It's up to Batman and Robin to confront Lock-Up and battle him for the lives of those he's wrongfully imprisoned.

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83- Make 'Em Laugh (November 5, 1994)

Main Villain: The Joker 

Gotham City is plagued by a rash of crazy crimes all committed by bizarre villains. Batman and Robin investigate, discovering the "criminals" are actually famous comedians brainwashed by the Joker. It seems the comedians had the disguised Joker tossed out of the annual Gotham Comedy Competition the year before and the jealous clown has sworn to destroy their reputations in return.

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84- Deep Freeze (November 26, 1994)

Main Villain: Grant Walker

Mr. Freeze is sprung from Arkham by aging billionaire Grant Walker, who is looking to freeze the world and recreate it according to his own design. Batman and Robin infiltrate the billionaire's underwater city and combat both high-tech robots and Mr. Freeze himself, who has decided to do Walker's bidding and cover the earth in a new ice age.

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85- Batgirl Returns (November 12, 1994)

Main Villain: Roland Daggett

Though she fantasizes about rescuing Batman from the Joker, Penguin and Two-Face, Barbara Gordon has given up her double life as Batgirl. That is, until a rare cat statue is stolen from her university museum. All clues point to Catwoman as the thief, but when Batgirl investigates, she discovers another crook actually committed the crime. Teaming up, Batgirl and Catwoman discover Roland Daggett masterminded the scheme, and with a little assist from Robin, succeed in putting the villain away for good.

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The New Batman Adventures

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Main Villains: Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Clayface, The Joker

An adaptation of the highly popular comic book "The Batman Adventures Christmas Special". This episode is made up of 3 mini stories which span the time from Christmas through New Year's Eve.

Story 1 is about Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy kidnapping Bruce Wayne with Ivy's hypnotic lipstick, and using his credit cards to treat themselves to a Christmas shopping spree.

Story 2 deals with Detective's Bullock and Montoya staking out a Gotham Department Store for pick pockets, but in actuality, it turns out to be the return of Clayface.

Story 3 tells of the Joker's plan to kill all the people celebrating in Gotham Square on New Year's Eve with a sonic weapon. It is up to Batman and Robin to stop him before the stroke of midnight.

02- Sins of the Father (September 20, 1997)

Main Villain: Two-Face

This story tells the origin of the new Robin, Tim Drake and how getting in Two Face's way leads him to a partnership with the Dark Knight.

03- Cold Comfort (October 11, 1997

Main Villain: Mr. Freeze

Mr. Freeze is back and bitter as ever as he plans to release his vengeance on Gotham City. Freeze also has a big surprise for Batman.

04- Never Fear (November 1, 1997)

Main Villain: The Scarecrow

The Scarecrow is back with a fiendishly evil new look and a new talent, the ability to take away people's fears rather than manipulating them.

05- You Scratch My Back (November 15, 1997)

Main Villains: Enrique El Gancho, Catwoman

Nightwing makes his debut, and finds an unlikely ally in Catwoman in trying to expose a South American gun smuggling operation into Gotham City.

06- Double Talk (November 22, 1997)

Main Villain: The Ventriloquist

Arnold Wesker, aka The Ventriloquist, is released from Arkham Asylum. Bruce Wayne gives him a job at Wayne Enterprises in order to help his old adversary get back on his feet. Unbeknown to Arnold, outside influences are forcing his old demon, Scarface, back into his life.

07- Joker's Millions (February 21, 1998)

Main Villain: The Joker

The clown's broke. But he inherits money from a mob boss, and plans to distribute it freely throughout Gotham to gain positive influence, until he finds his millions don't quite add up to his expectations.

08- Growing Pains (February 28, 1998)

Main Villain: Clayface

A mysterious young girl comes into Robin's life, only for her to evolve as both a scout and extension of Clayface, who uses the girl to find out if Gotham is safe for his existence.

09- Mean Seasons (April 25, 1998)

Main Villain: Calendar Girl

Fashion turns deadly when Page Monroe, a disgruntled model, creates seasonal chaos and a series of not-so-pretty kidnappings as she avenges, much to Batman's dismay, the age-conscious trappings of a youth-oriented fashion world.

10- The Demon Within (May 9, 1998)

Main Villain: Klarion

Bruce resorts to black magic as he battles a demon released from an ancient artifact.

11- Over The Edge (May 23, 1998)

Main Villain: The Scarecrow

Commissioner Gordon blames Batman for the death of his daughter Barbara, and will stop at nothing to end Batman's reign as Gotham City's Dark Knight.

12- Torch Song (June 13, 1998)

Main Villain: Firefly 

Pyrotechnics expert Garfield Lynns seeks to gain revenge against his former girlfriend, Pop singing star "Cassidy." Lynns dons the garb of "Firefly" and reaks havoc on Gotham.

13- Love Is A Croc (July 11, 1998)

Main Villains: Baby Doll, Killer Croc 

After seeing Killer Croc sentenced for his latest crime on TV, Mary Dahl, aka Baby Doll, feels a kindred bond to the criminal and frees him. After the gruesome duo go on a crime spree, Baby Doll learns that Croc is not very trust-worthy.

14- The Ultimate Thrill (July 14, 1998)

Main Villain: Roxy Rocket 

For Roxy Rocket, an over adrenalized ball of energy, death is the ultimate thrill. And as she leads Batman on a city-wide chase through Gotham, she skates death continually, until the Caped Crusader calls her ultimate bluff.

15- Critters (September 19, 1998)

Main Villain: Farmer Brown 

Farmer Brown's up to no good scientifically as he creates overgrown farm animals with which he assaults Gotham City in retribution of his strange growth project being taken away from him.

16- Cult Of The Cat (September 18, 1998)

Main Villain: Thomas Blake

After stealing a gold statuette of a cat, Catwoman finds herself tracked and eventually caught by a cat cult whose main plan is to use Batman as a tasty bat treat to their mascot -- a prowling, slobbering, mean-to-the-bone tiger.

17- Animal Act (September 26, 1998)

Main Villain: The Mad Hatter

Dick Grayson revisits his roots as a circus performer, only to find someone is controlling the circus animals in the undertaking of crimes.

18- Old Wounds (October 3, 1998)

Main Villain: The Joker

The original Robin, Dick Grayson, recounts to the new Robin, Tim Drake, why he and Batman broke up as a crime-fighting team.

19- Legends Of The Dark Knight (October 10, 1998) 
 
Main Villains: The Joker, The Mutants, Firefly

Several children give their much-varying viewpoints of who and what they think Batman is and represents.

Guest Voices:

50’s Batman: Gary Owens

50’s Robin: Brianne Siddall

50’s Joker: Michael McKean

 

80’s Batman: Michael Ironside

80’s Robin: Anndi McAfee

Mutant Leader: Kevin Michael Richardson

20- Girls' Nite Out (October 17, 1998)

Main Villains: Livewire, Harley Quinn, Poision Ivy

Harley, Poison Ivy and Livewire team up to have a leisurely Gotham night out, while bringing the city to its knees in the process.

21- Chemistry (October 24, 1998)

Main Villain: Poison Ivy

Now married, Bruce Wayne's new wife entangles him into Poison Ivy's latest plot.

22- Judgement Day (October 31, 1998)

Main Villain: Two-Face

A judge, fed up with the justice system that constantly rotates Gotham City's worst criminals in and out of jail, takes matters of punishment into his own hands.

23- Beware The Creeper (November 7, 1998)

Main Villain: The Joker

Nutty, crazy, out of his gourd, no one knows what to think of Jack Ryder, a reporter gone mad who turns into the insane Creeper. One thing's for sure, Batman's not amused, nor is the Joker who believes Creeper is stealing the clown's Gotham-wide act of insanity.

24- Mad Love (January 19, 1999)

Main Villain: The Joker

Adapted from the Award Winning comic book, Harley recounts how she became involved with the Joker.

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SUPERMAN EPISODE: "World's Finest (Part I)"* (October 4, 1997)

Main Villains: The Joker, Lex Luthor

Joker steals a statue made of solid Kryptonite and comes to Metropolis where he makes a deal with Luthor to kill Superman. But Batman follows him to thwart his evil plot.

SUPERMAN EPISODE: "World's Finest (Part II)"* (October 4, 1997)

Main Villains: The Joker, Lex Luthor

Lois's romance with Bruce Wayne is almost nipped in the bud when Joker kidnaps her in order to lure Superman to his death. Batman's intervention saves the day and soon after, Lois tells a heartbroken Clark that she will be transferring to Gotham City in order to be with Bruce. But the move is postponed when Joker sics a killer robot on Batman and Superman must rescue a sinking ocean liner.

SUPERMAN EPISODE: "World's Finest (Part III)"* (October 4, 1997)

Main Villains: The Joker, Lex Luthor

Lois's romance with Bruce Wayne hits rough waters when she discovers that he is Batman. Meanwhile, Luthor attempts to dissolve his partnership with Joker, but Joker turns the tables, kidnapping Luthor and using the powerful new Lexwing aircraft to attack Metropolis. Superman and Batman must put aside their differences and work as a team to stop the remainder of Luthor's killer-robots and then save the city.

* These three episodes are combined to create The Batman Superman Movie

SUPERMAN EPISODE: "Knight Time" (October 10, 1998)

Main Villain: Brainiac

Superman plays dress up and disguises himself as Batman to confront Roxy Rocket, Bane, The Riddler and a host of other bad guys who are picking Gotham City clean in lieu of the real Batman's mysterious absence.

SUPERMAN EPISODE: "The Demon Reborn" (September 18, 1999)

Main Villain: Ra's Al Ghul

Immortal terrorist Ra's Al Ghul and his League of Shadows arrives at Metropolis in an attempt to steal Superman's powers. It is up to the Dark Knight Detective to rescue the Man of Steel.

Batman Beyond

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01- Rebirth (Part I) (January 10, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Derek Powers
 
Bruce Wayne, the original Batman, retires after breaking his oath. 50 years later, Terrence "Terry" McGinnis' father is killed by "The Jokerz", but Terry thinks otherwise. Also, he discovered the Batman's identity after the aging Bruce Wayne helped the troubled youth.
 
02- Rebirth (Part II) (January 10, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Derek Powers
 
Terry discovers the Batcave and steals the Batsuit to find who really killed his father.
 
03- Black Out (January 30, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Inque
 
Terry, having just started to work for Bruce Wayne, faces off against the notorious mercenary Inque.
 
04- Golem (February 6, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Willie Watt
 
Willie Watt has been picked on one too many times. He steals a construction robot from his father to scare the bullying Nelson Nash. But when Batman tries to stop the giant robot, it becomes bonded to Willie, giving him more power then he ever dreamed of. 
 
05- Meltdown (February 13, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Derek Powers
 
Looking for a cure for his mutation into Blight, Derek Powers tests an experimental procedure to create a new body for him to inhabit. His test subject: Mr. Freeze, still alive after all these years.
 
06- Heroes (February 20, 1999)
 
Main Villain: The Teriffic Trio
 
The Terrific Trio, a group of scientists who become heroes after gaining powers in an experiment gone awry make their way into Gotham. But as Magma, Freon, and 2-D Man soon learn, a hero's life isn't always what it's cracked up to be.
 
07- Shriek (March 14, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Shriek
 
A scientist working for Derek Powers debuts as the soundwave-shooting villain Shriek, as part of an elaborate scheme to run Bruce Wayne out of his shared control over Wayne-Powers. 
 
08- Dead Man's Hand (March 20, 1999)
 
Main Villain: The Royal Flush Gang
 
Terry must deal with both his rejection by his girlfriend, Dana, and an old enemy of Bruce's, the Royal Flush Gang, who pattern themselves after playing card ranks. Things look up for Terry when he meets a girl named Melanie who seems to share his problems, and have a dark side like Terry's. 
 
09- The Winning Edge (April 10, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Jackson Chappell
 
The illegal strength-boosting "Slappers" are all the rage over Hill High School's athletes, and Bruce suspects that one of his old enemies, Bane, may have a hand in this 
 
10- Spellbound (May 1, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Spellbinder
 
A villain known as Spellbinder uses hypnotic technology to orchestrate a string of robberies.
 
11- Disappearing Inque (May 8, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Inque
 
Inque is freed by a lovesick worker at the cryogenics plant where she is being held. Trapped in her mutated form, she seeks to attain the chemicals that will allow her to once again regain her human shape, and get revenge on Batman and the "mysterious old man" who aids him.
 
12- A Touch of Curaré (May 15, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Curaré
 
A deadly assasian is sent after D.A. Sam Young, husband of Commissioner Barabra Gordon. Batman's attempts to protect Young lead to conflicts with Gordon, and some surprising revelations about the past. Barbara mentioned that there was a bullet hole on her costume before. However, there was no mentioning that she was ever paralysed and became Oracle just as her mainstream counterpart.
 
13- Ascension (May 22, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Blight
 
As Derek Powers' Blight persona slowly destroys what was left of his normal life, he turns to his son for help. Paxton Powers seems willing to help Batman bring his father in, but unfortunatly, deception and greed run in the family. 
 
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14- Splicers (Septmeber 18, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Dr. Able Cuvier
 
A new trend among teens involves mixing their genes with various animal ones. The head scientist for Chimera (who does the treatments) tries to kill the D.A. to keep the process legal and Batman intervenes.
 
15- Earth Mover (September 25, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Tony Maychek
 
Weird earth-men are haunting one of Terry's friends. Her real father was buried in an old mine while trying to bury toxic waste with his partner, who is now raising his daughter. The waste allows him control over earth from his tomb, and he's out for revenge.
 
16- Joy Ride (October 2, 1999)
 
Main Villain: The Jokerz
 
The Jokerz gang steals a new military fighter and goes on a rampage of destruction.
 
17- Lost Soul (October 9, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Robert Vance
 
Terry must fight the batsuit when it is taken over by the virtual soul of a dead communications tycoon, a man who has literally become a 'ghost in the machine'. Without the aid of the suit, he must save the man's grandson from becoming a vehicle for his virtual brain.
 
18- Hidden Agenda (October 18, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Carter Wilson
 
The brilliant leader of a faction of the Jokerz gang attempts revenge on Max Gibson, a fellow student. Terry's efforts to help her are complicated by her efforts to find out the true identity of Batman, whom she is convinced is a student at school.
 
19- Bloodsport (October 23, 1999)
 
Main Villain: The Stalker
 
It's a case of the most dangerous game, with Batman as the prey. The Stalker, a big game hunter who was nearly killed in a hunting accident and as a result was physically enhanced, comes to Gotham, seeking what he believes is the only prey left on Earth worthy to face his skills, Batman.
 
20- Once Burned (November 6, 1999)
 
Main Villain: The Royal Flush Gang
 
The Royal Flush Gang's Ten returns on a mission to rescue her family from the Jokerz gang. When Melenie appoaches Terry for help, he is forced to decide whether or not to put his relationship with Dana at risk, and if Batman can really trust Ten.
 
21- Hooked Up (November 13, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Spellbinder
 
VR, the perfect escape for young people who can no longer deal with real life. However several teens and young adults are winding up in comas as Spellbinder begins using the technology to get kids addicted to fantasy.
 
22- Rats! (November 20, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Patrick
 
Dana, who feels she has been ignored and let down by Terry once too often, begins receiving roses from a secret admirer. When she is abducted by the mystery man, a boy named Patrick who lives in the sewers because of his rat-like appearance, Batman may be the only one who can save her.
 
23- Mind Games (December 4, 1999)
 
Main Villain: The Brain Trust
 
Terry has mysterious visions of a young girl asking him for help. His search for her leads him into confrontation with a group of people with incredible powers known as the Brain Trust.
 
24- Reverant (December 11, 1999)
 
Main Villain: Willie Watt
 
After a series of unexplainable events, all the kids in Terry's class think that the ghost of a dead student is haunting their high school. But Terry is skeptical, and he eventually proves that Willie Watt, a former classmate who has developed psychokinetic powers, is causing the eerie occurrences.
 
25- Babel (January 8, 2000)
 
Main Villain: Shriek
 
A vengeance-seeking Shriek uses his knowledge of sound to take away Gotham's ability to communicate. His price for returning things to normal: Batman's life.
 
26- Terry's Friend Dates A Robot (January 15, 2000)
 
Main Villain: Cynthia
 
Howard Groote, a hopless nerd at school, purchases an illegal android in the form of a beautiful girl to pose as his girlfriend. When his plan works and he begins flirting with other students, "Cynthia" becomes jealous, and is powerful enough to be a very dangerous threat.
 
27- Eyewhitness (January 22, 2000)
 
Main Villain: Spellbinder
 
Because Commissioner Gordon thinks she sees Batman involved with the untimely death of Mad Stan, Batman must run from the law. Fortunately, Bruce uncovers the truth and proves Batman to be innocent: the murder was a hallucination, engineered by Spellbinder.
 
28- Final Cut (February 5, 2000)
 
Main Villain: Curaré
 
Bruce is out of town and incommunicado when Curaré - the assassin - returns to Gotham. With Max's help, Batman is able to capture Curaré and disarm the assassin's bomb just in time. 
 
29- The Last Resort (March 4, 2000)
 
Main Villain: Dr. David Wheeler
 
A new program for troubled kids is becoming a popular last resort among parents in Gotham, but the "ranch" isn't everything it seems. When Terry's friend Chelsea Cunningham gets sent to the ranch Terry goes to investigate but bites off a little more than he can chew. The exchange between Chelsea and Terry at the beginning of the second act is arguably one of the most touching scenes in the second season.
 
30- Armory (March 11, 2000)
 
Main Villains: Armory, Istivan Hegedesh
 
After losing his job as a weapons designer, the father of one of Terry's friends turns to technology thefts as 'Armory' to make ends meet.
 
31- Sneak Peak (March 25, 2000)
 
Main Villain: Ian Peek
 
A gossip reporter acquires the technology to become "incorporeal" and walk through walls. Becoming the ultimate peeping tom, he discovers Batman's identity and threatens to reveal it on national television.
 
32- The Egg Baby (April 1, 2000)
 
Main Villain: Ma Mayhem
 
Terry is forced to take a computer-simulated 'baby' with him as Batman to make the grade in Family Studies.
 
33- Zeta (April 8, 2000)
 
Main Villain: Agent Bennett
 
A military holomorphic android has been reported to have gone rogue, and Terry needs to find him before someone gets killed. But has the android really gone rogue, or has he just gained a conscience?
 
34- Plague (April 15, 2000)
 
Main Villains: Falseface, Kobra
 
Stalker returns, this time in the employ of the U.S. government. Batman reluctantly joins forces with his former enemy, Stalker, to hunt down a wily criminal named False Face, who has stolen a dangerous virus for a criminal organization called KOBRA.
 
35- April Moon (April 22, 2000)
 
Main Villains: Bullwhip, Terrapin, Knux, Kneejerk
 
A bionics designer is forced to give a gang of street punks robotic upgrades after they kidnap his wife, April.
 
36- Sentries Of The Last Cosmos (May 6, 2000)
 
Main Villain: Simon Harper
 
A game designer uses teen's devotion to the game universe to use them in eliminating his enemies and rivals.
 
37- Payback (May 13, 2000)
 
Main Villain: Payback
 
A new vigilante, who calls himself Payback, begins taking revenge on the tormentors of troubled teenagers.
 
38- Where's Terry? (May 27, 2000)
 
Main Villain: Shriek
 
Terry gets trapped in the subways and tunnel beneath Gotham and Bruce must ally with Max to find him.
 
39- Ace In The Hole (August 19, 2000)
 
Main Villain: Ronny Boxer
 
The history of Ace, Bruce Wayne's canine ally, and his role in ending an underground dog-fighting ring.
 
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40- King's Ransom (September 16, 2000)
 
Main Villains: The Royal Flush Gang, Paxton Powers
 
The Royal Flush Gang return, minus 10, and attempt to up their reputation. However, after they are double crossed by Paxton Powers, both Paxton and the gang seek to up their bank accounts through Wayne.
 
41- Untouchable (September 23, 2000)
 
Main Villain: The Repellar
 
Batman goes up against a new foe called The Repellar and must discover his connection to WaynePower.
 
42- Inqueling (September 30, 2000)
 
Main Villains: Inque, Mr. Fong
 
Inque has returned. Unfortunately, her latest job ends in betrayal and she is forced to turn to someone she hasn't seen in years, her daughter.
 
43- Big Time (October 7, 2000)
 
Main Villains: Big Time, Karros
 
When a friend from Terry's past returns, "Big Time", he tries to stop him from making the same mistakes and going back to jail.
 
44- Out Of The Past (October 21, 2000)
 
Main Villain: Ra's al Ghul
 
Bruce Wayne's long lost love Talia returns to visit him on his birthday. The still beautiful Talia offers Bruce the ultimate gift - eternal youth.
 
45- Speak No Evil (November 4, 2000)
 
Main Villain: James Van Dyle
 
Batman reluctantly agrees to aid a genectically enhanced gorilla find the kidnapper of his mother, a vicious poacher.
 
46- The Call (Part I) (November 11, 2000)
 
Main Villain: Superman
 
Superman drafts Batman into the Justice League Unlimited when he suspects there is a traitor among them. Batman ferrets out the traitor, and the reason for his treasonous behavior. It all comes down to a one-on-one battle between Batman and one of the greatest heroes of all time.
 
47- The Call (Part II) (November 18, 2000)
 
Main Villain: Starro
 
Batman must go up against the traitor within the JLA ranks, which will have lasting repercussions on Batman, and the JLA itself.
 
48- Betrayal (December 9, 2000)
 
Main Villains: Big Time, Major
 
Big Time returns to Gotham, causing problems for both Batman and his later-ego Terry McGinnis, who still feels guilty for what happened to Big Time.
 
49- The Curse Of The Kobra (Part I) (February 3, 2001)
 
Main Villain: Zander
 
Terry must rescue a kidnapped Max and take down 'Kobra' before they release a bomb that will destroy Gotham.
 
50- The Curse Of The Kobra (Part II) (February 10, 2001)
 
Main Villain: Zander
 
Terry must rescue a kidnapped Max and take down 'Kobra' before they release a bomb that will destroy Gotham.
 
51- Countdown (April 7, 2001)
 
Main Villains: Mad Stan, Agent Bennett
 
Zeta returns to Gotham City to look for his creator, but falls into the clutches of Mad Stan, who turns him into a walking time-bomb. Batman must track Zeta down before time runs out.
 
52- Unmasked (December 18, 2001)
 
Main Villain: Kobra
 
Terry recounting with Max of one of his earlier adventures as Batman, when he revealed his feature to a child that led him being a target to KOBRA.
 
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THE ZETA PROJECT EPISODE: "Shadows" (April 7, 2001)
 
Main Villain: Infiltration Unit 7
 
The destruction caused by a fight between Zeta and Infiltration Unit 7 causes Batman to believe that Zeta is endangering his companion Ro.
 
STATIC SHOCK EPISODE: "Future Shock" (January 17, 2004)
 
Main Villain: Kobra
 
Static/Virgil Ovid Hawkins is sent 40 years into the future, where he has to help the Batman of that era, Terry McGinnis, save a captured superhero: Static's future self.
 
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED EPISODE: "The Once and Future Thing, Part I: Weird Western Tales" (January 22, 2005)
 
Main Villains: Chronos, Tobias Manning
 
Batman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern chase Chronos to the past, where they team up with some of the greatest DC heroes of the Old West. After defeating stolen future technology, they again follow Chronos to the future.
 
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED EPISODE: "The Once and Future Thing, Part II: Time, Warped" (January 29, 2005)
 
Main Villain: Chronos
 
Batman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman’s chase Chronos into the future Gotham City of Batman Beyond, just in time to face a battle with a group of Jokerz beside that era's Justice League. The time travelers are taken to the Justice League Unlimited refuge. An older Bruce Wayne reveals the street gang they fought together was enhanced by Chronos who lead them to kill the rest of the League of that era. The combined heroes defeat the retooled Jokerz, and Batman traps Chronos in a time loop, right before he started his first time travel.
 
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED EPISODE: "Epilogue" (July 23, 2005)
 
Main Villain: -
 
In the future, Amanda Waller reveals to an older Terry McGinnis that through her scientific manipulations, he is actually Bruce Wayne's genetic son.

The Batman

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01- The Bat In The Belfry (September 11, 2004)
 
Main Villain: Joker
 
After stopping a heist by Rupert Thorne, Batman returns to the  Batcave to learn that all criminals in Arkham Asylum have mysteriously been released. Batman finds out that it's a crazed clown named Joker who released them, and he plans to pop a blimp full of laughing gas over Gotham, turning every citizen into a lunatic. It's up to Batman to stop him.
 
02- Traction (September 25, 2004)
 
Main Villain: Bane
 
Three mob bosses want revenge on Batman because he constantly took down their operations. They call in a very mysterious man named Bane to finish him off, once and for all. Bane may seem like a normal criminal, but he has a secret, a secret so powerful that it could destroy all of Gotham. After their first encounter, Bane easily takes down Batman, hurting him badly. Now, Batman must think of a new way to stop this menace.
 
03- Call Of The Cobblepot (September 18, 2004)
 
Main Villain: Penguin
 
After a strange vulture starts to steal diamonds and jewels, Batman decides to find out who's behind this. It turns out that the crook is the rude and selfish Osward Cobblepot, aka Penguin, whom attends Bruce Wayne's party. Alfred tries to catch Penguin for his misbehavior at the party, but unfortunatley, Penguin catches Alfred. Batman must find Penguin's mansion and save Alfred, as well as defeat Penguin and return all the jewels and gems he's stolen.
 
04- The Man Who Would Be Bat (October 30, 2004)
 
Main Villain: Man-Bat
 
A flock of bats lead Yin and Bennett to Wayne Industries, where Bruce has a scientist named Dr. Langstrom working on a project related to bats. In truth, Langstrom actually develops a serum that can turn him into the "Man-Bat", so people will fear him. Man-Bat goes out of control and flies out into the city, feeding on animal blood.
 
05- The Big Chill (November 6, 2004)
 
Main Villain: Mr. Freeze
 
The Batman is on the trail of Mr. Freeze, a villain who uses his ice technology as a means of stealing the objects of his passion: the rarest, most valuable diamonds.
 
06- The Cat And The Bat (October 2, 2004)
 
Main Villain: Catwoman
 
After a news reports erroneously links her with The Batman, Selina Kyle, the cat burglar known as Catwoman, decides she wants to meet her nighttime counterpart. After luring her prey, Catwoman steals The Batman's utility belt.
 
07- The Big Heat (November 13, 2004)
 
Main Villain: Firefly
 
While on the trail of Firefly, an arsonist/supervillain who uses refined flame-throwing technology and a jet-pack, Bruce Wayne must tend to issues with Mayor Grange and the Wayne Foundation. With Firefly at large, how can Bruce be at two places at once?
 
08- Q&A (November 20, 2004)
 
Main Villain: Cluemaster
 
The Batman engages in a game of wits with Cluemaster: a precocious ex-'quiz kid' bent on revenge against the game show producers he's accused of rigging his defeat. Cluemaster plans a rematch for those involved. Only this time, a wrong answer means their demise.
 
09- The Big Dummy (November 27, 2004)
 
Main Villain: Scarface
 
The Batman's attempt to thwart the latest in a series of heists pits him against a team led by a ventriloquist carrying a puppet named Scarface - who by all indications is the brains of the operation.
 
10- Topsy Turvey (February 5, 2005)
 
Main Villain: Joker
 
The Batman investigates a crime bearing the stamp of his arch-enemy The Joker, despite the fact that Joker is currently and has in fact remained locked up in Arkham since Batman first put him there. A trail of victims encased in larger than life playing cards leads The Batman to the bizarre truth!

11- Bird Of Prey (February 12, 2005)
 
Main Villain: Penguin
 
While Bruce Wayne is busy being the subject of a 'Day in the Life' segment of a TV magazine show, The Penguin pulls his latest heist - on the mansion of Bruce Wayne himself! Alfred is taken hostage and Bruce must now find a way to get away and become The Batman - away from the watchful TV cameras.
 
12- The Rubberface Of Comedy (Part I) (April 30, 2005)
 
Main Villain: Joker
 
Joker's back in town and has a new invention, Joker putty, that can morph anything and everything into rubber or putty. Meanwhile, Chief Rojas tells his Detectives to stop both Joker and the Batman once and for all, saying both of them have no place in Gotham.
 
13- The Clayface Of Tradgety (Part II) (May 7, 2005)
 
Main Villain: Clayface
 
Batman faces off against a new villain named Clayface, who can transform his body as if it were clay and impersonate people of his choosing. Before The Batman can stop him, he will learn Clayface's shocking dark secret.
 
--------------------Season 1 DVD
 
14- The Cat, The Bat, And The Ugly (May 14, 2005)
 
Main Villain: Penguin
 
Penguin and Catwoman join forces to steal a pair of valuable gems. But when the Batman arrives to stop them, Catwoman is double-crossed by Penguin, who handcuffs her to the Dark Knight. With the handcuffs wired to explode if removed, the pair are forced to work together to stop Penguin – which arouses suspicion from Detective Yin as she tests her new partnership with the Batman.
 
15- Riddled (May 21, 2005)
 
Main Villain: Riddler
 
Batman and Detective Yin's secret alliance is put at risk when they must work together to solve a string of riddles which have been scattered throughout Gotham, fearing Riddler will make good on his threat to destroy the city.
 
16- JTV (July 9, 2005)

Main Villain: Joker

Joker pirates the airwaves of Gotham in order to broadcast his crimes on TV as entertainment. When Detective Yin's overzealous new partner tries to bring the clown prince of crime down, he merely becomes Joker's latest "co-star." Batman must find where Joker is broadcasting from before he can carry out his plan to make Gotham die of laughter.

17- Swamped (June 11, 2005)

Main Villain: Killer Croc

Killer Croc, a half-man, half reptile plans to submerge all of Gotham in water in order to facilitate his plundering of the city.

18- Pets (June 18, 2005)
 
Main Villain: Penguin
 
Penguin discovers a sonic device that allows him to turn Man-Bat into his personal slave. Meanwhile, Alfred must deal with a raccoon which has found its way into the Bat-Cave and is wreaking havoc on the electric equipment.
 
19- Meltdown (June 25, 2005)

Main Villain: Joker

Ethan Bennett is captured and put on trial for his crimes as Clayface. He's released on probation but finds the temptations of a criminal life too great.

20- The Butler Did It (August 20, 2005)
 
Main Villain: Spellbinder
 
Spellbinder, a three-eyed mystic, with the ability to induce both hypnosis and visions, sets his sights on stealing the valuable Eye of Sarkana - mesmerizing Alfred to commit his crimes.
 
21- Fire And Ice (May 28, 2005)

Main Villains: Firefly, Mr. Freeze

Firefly and Mr. Freeze team up to put their devastating plan into action: permanently putting Gotham City in a never-ending winter. Once the policeman's gala charity ball is put on ice, it's all up to the Batman.

22- Ragdolls To Riches (July 16, 2005)
 
Main Villain: Ragdoll
 
The Batman finds himself caught in the middle of a game of one-upmanship between master thieves Ragdoll, a triple-jointed contortionist, and Catwoman. Meanwhile, Selina Kyle, Catwoman's alter ego, eyes Bruce Wayne as a possible target for future robberies.
 
23- Strange Minds (July 3, 2005)

Main Villain: Joker

Joker takes Detective Yin hostage, but once captured he refuses to tell of her whereabouts. Convinced it's the only way to learn Yin's location before she meets her demise, Batman uses a device created by Professor Hugo Strange to enter the bizarre brain of the Joker in search of an answer.

24- Grundy's Night (August 27, 2005)

Main Villain: Clayface

Solomon Grundy, a legendary zombie, emerges from a swamp on Halloween to wreak havoc on Gotham. But Batman and Alfred discover that there is more to Grundy than there appears.

25- The Laughing Bat (June 4, 2005)
 
Main Villains: Joker, Penguin
 
The Joker decides to take on the role of "Batman" and doses him with Joker venom to create an arch-rival of his own.
 
26- Night And The City (September 10, 2005)

Main Villains: Joker, Penguin, Riddler

Joker, Penguin, and Riddler battle over control of the city, until finally deciding to settle their differences by giving all of Gotham over to whoever is able to capture and discover the true identity of the Batman.

--------------------Season 2 DVD

27- Batgirl Begins (Part I) (September 17, 2005)

Main Villain: Temblor

Barbara Gordon, daughter of the new GCPD Commissioner is The Batman's newest fan. After observing Gotham City's defender, she starts down a path to follow in his foot steps. The story of how the Commissioner's daughter became Batgirl and how her best friend becomes Poison Ivy is told.

28- Batgirl Begins (Part II) (september 24, 2005)

Main Villain: Poison Ivy

After the accident at the lab, Pamela discovers her love of plants has turned into the power to control them. With revenge on her mind, she transforms into Poison Ivy and kidnaps Commissioner Gordon, prompting Barbara to attempt a rescue under the guise of Batgirl.

29- A Fistful Of Felt (October 8, 2005)

Main Villain: The Ventriloquist

After his most recent crime spree, Arnold Wesker is taken to Arkham and apparently "cured" by Dr. Hugo Strange. A new career as a children's entertainer lies before Wesker ... but can he escape the shadow of Scarface?

30- A Dark Knight To Remember (October 1, 2005)
 
Main Villain: Penguin
 
After an encounter with The Penguin at Gotham Harbor, Bruce awakens with no memory of being The Batman. As Penguin wreaks havoc on the city, it's up to Alfred to help Master Bruce bring on The Batman.
 
31- RPM (November 5, 2005)

Main Villain: Gearhead

Gearhead, a high speed thrill-seeker with the ability to manipulate and control machines, makes his first appearance robbing a charity race, and Batman soon finds himself forced to upgrade the Batmobile to keep up with the cybernetic villain.

32- Cash For Toys (February 4, 2006)

Main Villain: Cosmo Krank

Toymaker Cosmo Krank seeks revenge against Bruce Wayne after the billionaire successfully leads a campaign to remove his unsafe toys from store shelves. Despite Bruce's objections, he is put under the protection of the overly macho Detective Cash Tankenson. Bruce must figure out a way to give the overzealous detective the slip and become The Batman in order to stop Krank and his deadly toys.

33- Brawn (November 12, 2005)

Main Villain: Joker

The Joker is on a rampage when he gets hold of Bane's injection system and turns himself into a rampaging beast.

34- The Laughing Cats (November 19, 2005)
 
Main Villain: Joker
 
When a rare Black Siberian Leopard is stolen, Batman and Batgirl suspect Catwoman and go to protect the second Black Siberian Leopard. But what happens when Joker beats them to the punch and brings the cats to Killgore Steed? It's a maze of doom with dangerous creatures. Can Catwoman, Batman, and Batgirl escape, or will they end up on Joker's wall?
 
35- Fleurs Du Mal (November 26, 2005)

Main Villain: Poison Ivy

High-ranking Gotham officials begin to embrace environmental causes after the delivery of mysterious plants, and it becomes clear they're under the influence of Poison Ivy.

36- The Apprentice (February 11, 2006)

Main Villain: Joker

Jealous that Batman has a new sidekick in Batgirl, Joker decides he needs one of his own. Turning to Donnie, a misguided prankster and classmate of Barbara Gordon's, he attempts to mold the comic hopeful in his own image. But when Donnie realizes that it's not just laughs that Joker's after and wants out, the Clown Prince of Crime ominously decides it's going to take some tough love for Donnie to realize his 'comic potential'.

37- Thunder (February 18, 2006)

Main Villain: Maxie Zeus

When Mayor Grange defeats eccentric billionaire Maximillian Zeus for re-election, Zeus takes his obsession with Greek mythology to another level; taking control of Gotham from a ship hovering above the city.

38- The Icy Depths (May 6, 2006)

Main Villains: Mr. Freeze, Penguin

Mr. Freeze reappears and he and The Penguin fight over the same mysterious jewel-encrusted umbrella. The Batman not only has to attempt to stop the two rogues, but save Alfred as well when he gets mixed up in the conflict.

39- Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind (May 13, 2006)

Main Villain: Hugo Strange, D.A.V.E.

Professor Hugo Strange introduces the Digitally Advanced Villain Emulator (D.A.V.E.), an AI designed to help the Gotham PD capture criminals, it has been programmed with the psychological profiles of The Batman's greatest enemies all rolled into one. When D.A.V.E. manages to upload itself off of the Arkham server and proclaims himself to be "Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind", it's up to The Batman now to defeat this powerful robotic foe.

--------------------Season 3 DVD

40- A Matter Of Family (September 23, 2006)
 
Main Villain: Tony Zucco
 
After a young circus performer named Dick Grayson loses his parents to a criminal named Tony Zucco, Bruce Wayne adopts the young boy. Once Bruce's secret is revealed, Dick joins Batman as his new sidekick, Robin. Together, they set out to find Zucco and bring him to justice.
 
Featuring Kevin Conroy as John Grayson and Mark Hamill as Tony Zucco.
 
41- Team Penguin (September 30, 2006)
 
Main Villains: Penguin, Killer Croc, Firefly, Rag Doll, Killer Moth 
 
After countless humiliations at the hands of the Batman, Penguin realizes that while he may not be able to take down the Dark Knight alone an all-star team of Gotham's most dangerous villains might just do the trick. While trying to stop this powerful force Batman must deal with team building issues of his own as Batgirl and Robin meet for the first time.
 
42- Clayfaces (October 7, 2006)
 
Main Villain: Clayface II
 
Shape-shifting villain Clayface turns himself in, promising to give up his criminal ways and hoping to earn a second chance for his alter ego, Ethan Bennett. But when a new Clayface takes to the streets of Gotham, Ethan wants to prove his worth as a hero by helping take down this threat. Having been burned in the past by a seemingly reformed Ethan, Batman isn’t sure his friend can still be trusted.
 
43- The Everywhere Man (November 4, 2006)
 
Main Villain: Everywhere Man
 
When evidence from a series of art thefts by the Everywhere Man, a new costumed villain with the power to replicate, implicates Bruce's close friend John Marlowe, Batman believes there must be another explanation. Now, Batman must unmask the identity of the "Everywhere Man" and prove his friend's innocence.
 
44- Strange New World (November 18, 2006)
 
Main Villain: Hugo Strange
 
Hugo Strange infects the population of Gotham City with a virus that transforms them into zombies, and only Batman and Robin are left to find and distribute the antidote. But when Robin falls, only Batman can save the day. But not everything is at it seems...
 
45- The Breakout (November 11, 2006)
 
Main Villain: Black Mask
 
After Batman apprehends Black Mask, his henchmen plan to spring him from the Gotham City Police Department so that he can activate his doomsday device. When Batman is captured, Batgirl and Robin must stop the villain on their own.
 
46- Artifacts (February 3, 2007)
 
Main Villain: Mr. Freeze
 
One thousand years into the future Gotham City is terrorized by a dangerous villain from its past, Mr. Freeze. Now the citizens of New Gotham must uncover the history of the Batman to save the city, but can the city defend itself from such a threat without the Batman?
 
47- Two Of A Kind (February 24, 2007)
 
Main Villain: Joker
 
After Batman takes down Punch and Judy, Joker takes an interest in the TV pop psychologist Harley Quinn and decides to groom her as his new partner in crime.
 
48- Seconds (February 10, 2007)
 
Main Villain: Francis Grey
 
After a seemingly ordinary criminal continues to get the better of Batman and his partners it is discovered that he has the ability to travel back in time by up to twenty seconds. Batman is now faced with the seemingly impossible task of stopping a foe that knows his every move before even Batman himself does.
 
49- Riddler's Revenge (February 17, 2007)
 
Main Villain: Riddler
 
Stuck at the bottom of the ocean with Riddler and no hope of escape, Batman learns he may have played an important role in the creation of this dreaded foe and helps solve a long lingering mystery.
 
50- Rumors (March 3, 2007)
 
Main Villain: Rumor
 
A new vigilante, one playing for keeps, comes to Gotham, with his sights set on taking down the city’s major villains permanently. Now Batman finds himself in the unusual position of having to protect some of his greatest enemies from this deadly threat.
 
51- The Joining (Part I) (April 28, 2007)
 
Main Villain: The Joining
 
John Jones, a new detective in Gotham, hints that he may know Batman’s secret. Batman must uncover this mysterious figure’s true identity and whether he is a friend or a foe. The answers prove shocking.
 
52- The Joining (Part II) (May 5, 2007)
 
Main Villain: The Joining
 
Gotham faces its biggest threat ever – an alien invasion. Determined to save his city on his own, Batman learns even the greatest heroes must sometimes rely on a team.
 
--------------------Season 4 DVD
 
53- The Batman/Superman Story (Part I) (September 22, 2007)
 
Main Villain: Lex Luthor
 
Lex Luthor joins forces with Gotham City's rogues gallery to finally defeat the Man of Steel — but he doesn't count on Batman and Robin coming to the rescue.
 
54- The Batman/Superman Story (Part II) (September 29, 2007)

Main Villain: Lex Luthor

Batman and Robin must battle Superman, who is under Lex Luthor's mind control, as the villain plans to launch a wave of robots and take over the world's armies.

55- Vertigo (October 6, 2007)

Main Villain: Count Vertigo

Green Arrow teams up with Batman when Vertigo, a villain who can affect people's sense of balance, arrives in Gotham with a diabolical plan.

56- White Heat (October 13, 2007)

Main Villain: Firefly

 

Firefly steals an isotope in order to upgrade his suit. The isotope explodes and Firefly absorbs all of the radiation, giving him superpowers which allow him to shoot fire and extreme heat. He now calls himself Phosphorous.

57- A Mirror Darkly (November 3, 2007)

Main Villain: Mirror Master

Batman and Robin team up with the Flash to thwart Mirror Master's plans to trap everyone in their mirror.

58- Joker Express (November 10, 2007)

Main Villain: Joker

The Joker uses the lights on public transportation trains to brain wash the citizens of Gotham to steal for him. Once he is satisfied with the amount of loot he has collected, he plans on blowing up Gotham while steaming out of town in his very own train.

59- Ring Toss (December 8, 2007)

Main Villain: Sinestro

Green Lantern seeks out Batman's help in locating renegade Green Lantern Sinestro, but when the villain comes to Earth, the Penguin ends up with the hero's power ring.

60- Metal Face of Comedy (December 15, 2007)

Main Villain: Joker

With the help of a slacker, Joker's mind is downloaded into a computer, enabling him to control the new WayneTech Nanobots. This creates a new and improved body who attempts to destroy Batman, Robin, and the original Joker.

61- Attack of the Terrible Trio (February 2, 2008)
 
Main Villains: The Terrible Trio
 
Three Gotham University students that are able to transform into a shark, vulture, and fox plot to turn all of their fellow classmates into animals. It's up to Batman and Batgirl to stop the Terrible Trio.
 
62- The End of The Batman (February 9, 2008)
 
Main Villains: Wrath and Scorn 
 
A pair of brothers dress as super heroes and aid criminals in an attempt to destroy Batman. Bruce recognizes the new duo as the Mallory brothers, while they recognize Batman and Robin as Bruce and Dick.
 
63- "What Goes Up..." (February 16, 2008)
 
Main Villains: Black Mask, Shadow Thief
 
Batman and Hawkman join forces to stop the team of Black Mask and Shadow Theif from using the magic powers from an steroid to rob Gotham.
 
64- Lost Heroes (Part I) (March 8, 2008)
 
Main Villains: Hugo Strange, The Joining
 
The super-powered members of the Justice League begin disappearing one by one. Only Batman and Green Arrow are left to investigate and discover that old enemies are involved.
 
65- Lost Heroes (Part II) (March 8, 2008)
 
Main Villains: The Joining
 
The heroes fight their android counterparts to recover the Justice League's powers, while the Joining prepares for its final assault on Earth.
 
--------------------Season 5 DVD

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

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01- Rise of the Blue Beatle! (November 14, 2008)

Main Villain: Kanjar Ro

Batman and Blue Beetle go on a mission to destroy an asteroid heading for Earth, only to go up against the deadly Kanjar Ro.
 
02- Terror on Dinosaur Island! (November 21, 2008)

Main Villain: Gorilla Grodd

When Gorilla Grodd creates a machine on Dinosaur Island that will turn humans into primates, it's up to Batman and Plastic Man to save the day.
 
03- Evil Under the Sea! (December 5, 2008)
 
Main Villains: Orm, Black Manta
 
Batman investigates seismic activity and pays a visit to Aquaman, who is unaware that his brother Orm is conspiring with Black Manta to conquer Atlantis. With the help of the dolphin Fluke, Aquaman and Batman team up to battle Black Manta. 
 
04- Invasion of the Secret Santas! (December 12, 2008)
 
Main Villain: Fun Haus
 
Batman teams up with the Red Tornado to battle Fun Haus, who plans to ruin Christmas for everyone with his army of toys.
 
05- Day of the Dark Knight! (January 2, 2009)
 
Main Villain: Morgain le Fey
 
After thwarting a prison break attempt at Iron Heights, Batman and Green Arrow are brought to medievel times by Merlin. He brought them there to find Excalibur which will help stop Morgain le Fey when she overthrows King Arthur. It won't be easy when Morgaine has control of Merlin's slave Etrigan. 
 
06- Enter the Outsiders! (January 9, 2009)
 
Main Villain: Slug
 
Wildcat, a mentor to Batman, aids Batman in taking down a group of teenagers known as "The Outsiders". They soon discover that they work for a sewer-dwelling outcast named Slug.
 
07- Dawn of the Dead Man! (January 16, 2009)
 
Main Villain: Gentleman Ghost
 
When he ends up buried alive by Gentleman Ghost, Batman uses a special meditation to leave his body and has an encounter with Deadman. With some tricks learned by Deadman, Batman has Green Arrow and Speedy dig out his body before it runs out of air so they can stop Gentleman Ghost from raising an army of skeletons.
 
08- Fall of the Blue Beetle! (January 23, 2009)
 
Main Villain: Jarvis Kord
 
Two years later, the current Blue Beetle researches his roots following Batman's battle with Doctor Polaris. This leads him to Hub City and the lair of the Blue Beetle. Using Ted's Bug vehicle, Jaime finds himself on Science Island where he encounters Jarvis Kord (who is posing as Ted Kord). He asks the Beetle to activate an army of peaceful robots. His true goal is conquer the world and put an end to all the wars. 
 
09- Journey to the Center of the Bat! (January 30, 2009)
 
Main Villains: Chemo, Brain
 
When Batman is stricken down by a disease during a fight with Chemo (who is being controlled by Brain), the Atom must miniaturize himself and travel with Aquaman into the Caped Crusader's body to cure him. 
 
10- The Eyes of Despero! (February 6, 2009)
 
Main Villain: Despero
 
Alien dictator Despero plans to overthrow and destroy the Green Lantern Corps by hypnotizing the members to become his army. Batman dons a Green Lantern-like spacesuit with powers and teams up with three members of the Corps, past and present, to stop him.
 
11- Return of the Fearsome Fangs! (February 20, 2009)
 
Main Villains: The Terrible Trio
 
After stopping Top's bank robbery, Batman joins forces with Bronze Tiger to stop the Terrible Trio from stealing an ancient totem from the Wudang Temple in China.
 
12- Deep Cover for Batman! (February 27, 2009)
 
Main Villains: The Injustice Syndicate
 
To infiltrate the Injustice Syndicate of a parallel Earth, Batman takes the place of his villainous counterpart Owlman (whom Batman defeated and imprisoned in the Batcave's cell). He infiltrates the Injustice Syndicate and gains the unlikely alliance of Red Hood and heroic counterparts of the villains he has faced. 
 
13- Game Over for Owlman! (March 6, 2009)
 
Main Villain: Owlman
 
On Earth, Owlman has broken free from the Batcave's cell and has stolen Batman's original costume and is committing crimes with help from all of the villains (namely Black Manta, Brain, Clock King, Doctor Polaris, Gentleman Ghost, and Gorilla Grodd). Batman, returned from the parallel earth, is now hunted by his friends. But when Owlman decides to use the heroes as hostages in order to regain the Phase Oscillator, Batman must teams up with his archnemesis, the Joker and save them before it's too late.
 
14- Mystery in Space! (March 13, 2009)
 
Main Villains: The Gordanians
 
Aquaman (depressed after being unable to stop a beluga whale hunt in the Bering Sea) accompanies Batman to the planet Rann to help space hero Adam Strange stop the Gordanian General Kreegar from obtaining the Eye of Zared and destroying Rann.
 
15- Trials of the Demon! (March 20, 2009)
 
Main Villains: Jim Craddock, Astaroth
 
After thwarting Crazy Quilt's art robbery, Batman is taken to 19th century London to help Jason Blood (the alter-ego of Etrigan) when he's framed for a series of crimes committed by Gentleman Jim Craddock (before he became Gentleman Ghost) who is stealing souls for Astaroth in exchange for immortality. Etrigan and Batman are aided in their investigations by the legendary Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. 
 
16- Night of the Huntress! (May 8, 2009)
 
Main Villain: Babyface
 
With the help of Blue Beetle and Huntress, Batman stops the criminal activities of Babyface and his wife Mrs. Manface, who try to break out their old gang from Blackgate Penitentiary, along with Calculator. Meanwhile, Blue Beetle develops a crush on Huntress.
 
17- Menace of the Conqueror Caveman! (May 15, 2009)
 
Main Villain: Kru'll the Immortal
 
Coming from the 31st Century, Booster Gold travels 1000 years to join Batman and become a celebrity hero. In his quest for fame following him helping Batman thwart Punch and Jewelee's bank robbery, he unwittingly enables the immortal tyrant Kru'll the Immortal to carry out his nefarious plot of turning everyone into cavemen and take over the world! 
 
18- The Color of Revenge! (May 22, 2009)
 
Main Villain: Crazy Quilt
 
Batman and Robin once again team up... but it's different since Robin left Batman. When Crazy Quilt goes after Robin for revenge, it's up to the Dynamic Duo to save the day once again!
 
19- Legends of the Dark Mite! (May 29, 2009)
 
Main Villain: -
 
Bat-Mite, Batman's biggest fan from the 5th Dimension, pops up and kidnaps his idol, intending to make Batman a better hero. 
 
20- Hail the Tornado Tyrant! (June 5, 2009)
 
Main Villain: Tornado Tyrant
 
Feeling lonely, Red Tornado builds a son named Tornado Champion that has the one thing he lacks: human emotion. However, the experiment goes haywire when Major Disaster appears, and the Champion becomes the Tornado Tyrant! 
 
21- Duel of the Double Crossers! (June 12, 2009)
 
Main Villain: Mongul
 
Mongul saves Jonah Hex's life and forces Hex to work as his bounty hunter to get new soldiers for War World. When he crosses paths with Batman following his fight with Zebra-Man, Hex captures Batman and reveals that he is working off a debt that will allow him to return to his own time. 
 
22- The Last Bat on Earth! (June 19, 2009)
 
Main Villain: Gorilla Grodd
 
Batman chases Gorilla Grodd into the future, using the technology of Professor Carter Nichols, and teams up with Kamandi to stop him. 
 
23- When OMAC Attacks! (October 16, 2009)
 
Main Villain: Shrapnel
 
Equinox attempts to pit OMAC and Shrapnel in a battle to the death, but Batman intervenes.
 
24- Mayhem of the Music Meister! (October 23, 2009)
 
Main Villain: Music Meister
 
Music Meister controls minds with his musical talents in an effort to control the world, but Batman and his earplugs are there to stop him. This episode is one giant musical.
 
25- Inside the Outsiders! (Novermber 6, 2009)
 
Main Villain: Psycho Pirate
 
Psycho Pirate has abducted the Outsiders and is feeding off of their nightmares, Batman must save them by using Psycho Pirate's own device to get inside their nightmares.
 
26- The Fate of Equinox! (November 13, 2009)
 
Main Villain: Equinox
 
Dr. Fate and Batman must face off against the mysterious Equinox in a mystical balance dedicated to the balance of Order and Chaos.
 
27- Death Race to Oblivion! (November 20, 2009)
 
Mongul forces heroes and villains alike to race against Steppenwolf for Earth's survival. 
 
28- Long Arm of the Law! (December 11, 2009)
 
Kite Man plans revenge on Plastic Man for putting him to jail after years working for him as one of his henchmen. With a new sidekick named Rubberneck, Kite Man threatens Plastic Man's family and plots to deprive him of his plastic powers.
 
29- Revenge of the Reach! (January 1, 2010)
 
Following a fight with Evil Star, Batman and Blue Beetle face off against an alien race called the Reach with the help of the Green Lantern Corps.
 
30- Aquaman's Outrageous Adventure! (January 8, 2010)
 
After defeating Fisherman, Aquaman goes on vacation with his wife Mera and his son Arthur Jr. However, they stop along the way when Aquaman helps other heroes.
 
31- The Golden Age of Justice! (January 15, 2010)
 
An aging Justice Society of America is faced with the return of their worst enemy, Per Degaton, who tries to enact a plan for world domination. Meanwhile, Black Canary helps Wildcat face his greatest regrets.
 
32- Sidekicks Assemble! (January 22, 2010)
 
Robin, Speedy, and Aqualad have had it with being bossed around by Batman, Green Arrow, and Aquaman, and demand a piece of the action. They get more than they bargained for when the three sidekicks find themselves facing off against Ra's al Ghul and his daughter Talia al Ghul on a flying island. 
 
33- Clash of the Metal Men! (January 29, 2010)
 
During a battle with Chemo, Batman is introduced to a team of energetic androids known as the Metal Men. When their creator Dr. Milton Magnus goes missing at the hands of the Gas Gang, Batman and the Metal Men team up to track them down. 
 
34- A Bat Divided! (February 5, 2010)
 
During a science field-trip, the villain Doctor Double X battles Batman and causes a nuclear reaction that splits the hero into three emotionally unstable personas. Luckily, the brilliant student Jason Rusch and the dimwitted coach Ronnie Raymond are transformed into the superhero Firestorm who lends Batman a helping hand literally pulling himself together. 
 
35- The Super-Batman of Planet X! (March 26, 2010)
 
Main Villain: Rohtul
 
Green Arrow assists Batman in defeating fleeing space pirates, but during a chase a wormhole is created and sends Batman to the city of Gothtropolis where he meets the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh. On this planet, the Caped Crusader has Superman like powers. The two Batmen join forces to battle the mad genius Rohtul.
 
36- The Power of Schazam! (April 2, 2010)
 
Batman teams up with Captain Marvel to battle Doctor Sivana and Black Adam when they wish to usurp the magic of Shazam that gives Billy his power. 
 
37- Chill of the Night! (April 9, 2010)
 
Main Villain: Joe Chill
 
The Spectre and the Phantom Stranger make a bet on Bruce Wayne's soul, concerning how he will deal with the information of the man who killed his parents. Batman finds the culprit is Joe Chill, who is auctioning off a highly powerful weapon to several of Batman's rogues.
 
38- Gorillas in Our Midst! (April 16, 2010)
 
When Gorilla Grodd, Monsieur Mallah, and Gorilla Boss form G.A.S.P. and replace all of Gotham City's entire human population with gorillas, Batman teams with Detective Chimp, B'wana Beast, and Vixen to thwart Gorilla Grodd's plans.
 
39- The Seige of Starro! (Part I) (September 17, 2010)
 
Main Villain: Starro
 
With most of Earth's heroes under the control of Starro, Batman and Booster Gold team up with Firestorm, B'wana Beast and Captain Marvel to battle the Faceless Hunter and thwart the invasion of Starro.
 
40- The Seige of Starro! (Part II) (September 24, 2010)
 
Main Villain: Faceless Hunter
 
Starro may be defeated, but the Faceless Hunter is not. The alien warrior manipulates B'wana Beast, forcing him to combine the tiny Starros into one massive beast he plans to use to destroy Earth.
 
41- Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!  (October 1, 2010)
 
The Rogues, Jay Garrick and Kid Flash are depressed over former colleague Barry Allen's death when he was pursuing Professor Zoom. However, after seeing the mysterious ghost of Barry Allen, Batman and the two Flashes use the help of the Cosmic treadmill to travel to the 25th century, where Professor Zoom has taken over as the conqueror. 
 
42- The Last Patrol!  (October 8, 2010)
 
The Doom Patrol comes out of retirement when a group of villains tries to assassinate them...or perhaps bring them together?
 
43- The Mask of Matches Malone!  (?)
 
Black Canary and Huntress, along with Catwoman, pursue Two-Face. At the same time, Batman (in his Matches Malone persona) gets amnesia and believes himself to actually be a gangster.
 
44- Menace of the Madniks!  (October 15, 2010)
 
Following a fight with the Madniks, Booster Gold travels back in time to visit his old friend Ted Kord. His time traveling soon changes the present and now Batman and Booster Gold must fix the timeline.
 
45- Emperor Joker!  (October 22, 2010)
 
Main Villain: The Joker
 
Bat-Mite accidentally gives the Joker his powers, who qiuckly uses them to remake the world in his image. Among his favorite activities: killing Batman over and over again.
 
46- Criss Cross Conspiracy!  (October 29, 2010)
 
Main Villain: Batwoman
 
Batwoman comes out of retirement when she sees an opportunity for revenge against the Riddler, who unmasked her ten years ago.  In order to get back at him, she hires the sorcerer Felix Faust to swap her body with Batman's.
 
47- The Plague of the Prototypes!  (November 5, 2010)
 
Main Villain: Black Mask
 
When Batman is on call, Gotham is kept safe by his squad of trusty Bat-Robots, but when Black Mask reprograms the unstoppable soldiers to do his bidding, Batman must blow the dust off his bumbling beta-test robot "Proto" to help him stop him.
 
48- Cry Freedom Fighters!  (November 12, 2010)
 
Main Villain: The Supreme Chairman
 
The Supreme Chairman of Qward attempts to invade Earth with his forces and it is up to the Freedom Fighters, Batman, and a patriotic Plastic Man to save the day.
 
49- Knights of Tomorrow!  (November 19, 2010)
 
Main Villain: The Joker
 
Set in the future, Dick Grayson is now Batman. Bruce Wayne has retired, married Selina Kyle, and now has a son named Damian. During the grand opening of the Batman Museum, Bruce and Selina are killed infront of Damian by the New Joker. Determined to see the New Joker punished, Damian becomes the new Robin and eventually inherits the mantle of the Bat himself.
 
50- Darkseid Descending!  (December 3, 2010)
 
Batman assembles the Justice League International to prepare for the invasion of Darkseid.

Last Updated: 11/20/10