On March 30, 1939, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics No.27. To mark 75 years of the Caped Crusader, here are some of his greatest appearances in popular culture
Adam West and Burt Ward in the 1966 film Batman, directed By Leslie H. Martinson. Photograph: Moviestore Collection/Rex FeaturesPhotograph: Moviestore Collection/Rex FeaturesAdam West in the 1966 film Batman, directed By Leslie H. Martinson. Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext/20 CENTURY FOXPhotograph: Allstar/Cinetext//20 CENTURY FOXThe first Batman comic cover. Photograph: Vintage magazine companyPhotograph: DC comics/Vintage magazine companyBatman issue 11. Photograph: Jerry Robinson/APPhotograph: Jerry Robinson/APMichelle Pfeiffer & Michael Keaton in Batman Returns (1992), directed by Tim Burton. Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros/Sportsphoto Ltd.Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros/Sportsphoto Ltd./AllstarVal Kilmer & Chris O'Donnell as Batman & Robin in Batman Forever (1995), directed by Joel Schumacher. Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros/Sportsphoto Ltd.Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros/Sportsphoto LtdGeorge Clooney in Batman & Robin (1997), directed by Joel Schumacher. Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros/Sportsphoto Ltd.Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros/Sportsphoto LtdGeorge Clooney, Uma Thurman, Chris O'Donnell as Batman, Poison Ivy and Robin in Batman & Robin (1997), directed by Joel Schumacher. Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros/Sportsphoto Ltd.Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros/Sportsphoto LtdChristian Bale in Batman Begins (2005), directed by Christopher Nolan. Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros/Sportsphoto Ltd.Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros/Sportsphoto LtdChristian Bale as Batman and Heath Ledger as The Joker in The Dark Knight (2008), directed by Christopher Nolan. Photograph: Stephen Vaughan/Warner BrosPhotograph: Stephen Vaughan/Warner BrosChristian Bale in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), directed by Christopher Nolan Photograph: Warner Br/Everett/REXPhotograph: Warner Br/Everett/Rex FeaturesChristian Bale as Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), directed By Christopher Nolan. Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros/Sportsphoto Ltd.Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros/Sportsphoto LtdBatman Incorporated: The New 52. Written By Grant Morrison. DC ComicsPhotograph: DC ComicsThe Dark Knight Returns reboot by Frank Miller, Titan Books. Photograph: Titan Books/DC ComicsPhotograph: Titan Books/DC ComicsThe Batman: Mask Of Phantasm (1993) animation. Photograph: Allstar/Sportsphoto Ltd.Photograph: Allstar/WARNER/DC COMICS/Sportsphoto Ltd./AllstarThe Batman Arkham Origins video game. Warner Bros/Interactive EntertainmentPhotograph: Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentThe launch of an arena show of Batman Live. Photograph: Graham Turner for the GuardianPhotograph: Graham Turner for the GuardianChildren play around a man dressed as Batman at the Favela do Metro slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images
