The Legacy of Batman: The Beginning 

Had to pause for a minute. The whole "ask kids what they would do if they had super powers" idea and then making comics out of that is beyond brilliant. You can't beat a kid's imagination!

I like how you named BILL FINGER first.

In a way the Adam west batman having so many ridiculous gadgets and such vast random knowledge kind of laid the foundation for the "batman can beat anyone with enough prep time" idea XD

Batman 66 also gave Quentin Tarantino inspiration for the famous dance scene in Pulp Fiction.

"Sometimes worked for him as a ghost writer" is hugely underselling it. Milton Finger did almost all of the work and not only for Batman but for the first Green Lantern. Without him Batman would have been generic, forgettable and badly designed.

great retrospective that teen made a deal of lifetime credited as a producer for every Batman film

"Batman had lost his way in the comics" Had he? Knightfall is still one of the best Batman story arcs out there, sold well, and No Man's Land afterwards is also iconic!

I would love to have seen what Sam Raimi would have done with the films if he'd been given the nod instead of Joel Schumacher.

I've got nothing but love for Batman and Robin, it was my first Batman movie and as a kid it was the best way to introduce me to Batman. Sure it was a bit cheesy but honestly I always look back at it as one of my favorite Batman films.

Very well-researched and underrated video. Definitely deserves more views.

Bill Finger revolutionised Batman and I’m disappointed that he hasn’t been given enough credit.

Last I recall, “The new Batman adventures” wasn’t a reboot but rather season 4. It’s still takes place in the same universe, and is labeled season 4 in sets like the Blue Ray edition.

Nerdstalgic literally produces some of the best videos on RU-vid. Man this is good. So much I didn't know. Eager to watch the rest. Do hope that a similar series is done for Superman!

Love it from the very first minute, look forward for part two. Although it should have been a complete documentary.

This is one of the best rundown "documentary" type oI've ever watched

Batman Returns is my favorite Batman film, even to this day. It's still the best in my opinion.

This video should be a PSA for the Batman fan community. They hate the killer vigilante angle, they hate the dark and brooding angle, they hate the camp angle. They just don't know their history. I'd love a 40 minute documentary style version of this Part 1 that goes into way more detail. I'm excited for Part 2, I love crash course pieces on pop culture history.

Great video about one of my favorite childhood superheroes. Can't wait for the next one!

You made a slight mistake. The reboot series of Batman The Animated Series was called The New Batman Adventures. The Adventures of Batman and Robin was the renaming of the series for it's last season before ending in 1995

This is awesome! Love all the content, but I'm so happy you're taking on this retrospective. Can't wait for the next!

As a Batman fan I loved your video!

I'm surprised you didn't cover "The Batman" cartoon, developed by Michael Goguen and Duane Capizzi. It used to air on KidsWB in the early 2000s. The art style was unique and really pulled out the persona of each character onto their physical body.

I’m loving the format of the series, glad I found Nerdstalgic all those years ago

Love this kind of content from this channel - hope this is the start of a recurring series covering various franchises/IPs

Great series. One correction - WB didn't follow on the success of the 80s films with merchandise. They went hard on merchandise before the movie was even released. Best marketing strategy ever.

Never felt more eager to see the next video you upload. Ooh, the anticipation!

This is a great retrospective

Oh wow.. This is a really great video! Excited for Pt. 2 & and I would love videos like this for other pop culture characters.

0:53 Whoever put Bill Finger's name first in the script of this video deserves a raise.

wow this was REALLY good! Looking forward to part 2!

I always loved the purple gloves and purple under tone on the cape on some versions

Thank you for mentioning Bill Finger!

Oh shit, this channel is damn amazing. As a kid I really enjoy Mr. Freeze so much I consider Batman & Robin my favorite batman, never know that the public thought it’s crap.

Dude this was very very well made. Great Job

this is quality content

Love this new content. Nice work!

I'm glad he included Bill Finger

We getting another narrator? I remember when there was just one person who made this site's videos.

Awesome series. Can’t wait for the next episode

It's been 80 years in the making of Batman and the tell the stories on a Silver Screen I'm very excited for the Batman films came so far to inspire the world the greatest fan base show runner for a lifetime now you could own a movies forever it has been a great journey for out 80 years of our history about Batman thank you Bob Kane and Bill finger and all the writers who done a great work what a amazing journey writing about this character in throughout the lifespan of Batman's 80 years of Journey what a legacy and impact the world I'm very happy where the movies are going now we're all excited for more Batman projects next year it's going to be a great journey. And I am very proud of becoming a big Batman fan since when I hardly remember when I was very young he's one of my favorite superheroes what inspired the world. With the best actors who have played Batman over the years outstanding performance from everybody a perfect way to show a perfect show just sit down and buckle up to enjoy the ride of the Journey of Bob Kane's Legacy. And I wish he was still here. Bob kane credit the best wonderful character of all time best Cinema masterpiece Movie experience. What a ride Batman history and that is forever.

We need pt 2 asap

Damn I needed the golden era piece the most

Good video man,some of the stuff I knew some I did not,I got into Batman thanks to Batman tas,then saw all the Batman 1989 to 1997 films,Batman 89,Dark Knignt,Mask of Phantasm,Return of Joker are my favorite films.

Great content

I just can't believe you skipped the legendary *Batman: The Long Halloween* comic ! + Other 90s Batman comics

Great video !

I feel for Batman during the marketing campaign for Batman in 1989 watching the Adam west series I didn’t see Batman until hbo got Batman but my first batmovie I saw in theaters at 8 years old was Batman return and I have seen every Batman movie in theaters since I have seen both the 1943 & 1949 serials in there entity when they got released to dvd but I had seen parts of them as a child cause I had found a vhs tape at a drugstore that had some of them on it and over the years I have become more of a fan of Batman in general more then just a fan of one version of him and I appreciate all versions of Batman even if the writing doesn’t fully land with me

Jesus Christ this video bombed

Batman Returns is the BEST Batman film ever made

Excellent

Nerdstalgic pulling up with VO #3

Imma need part 2 asap

yes another upload

It really does highlight how the "best" Batman is the one who reflects his era. The worst Batman versions reflected hollow attempts to parrot past versions, without reflecting on what audiences resonated with (Schumacher's camp and Snyder's Randian cloning of every superhero strike me as particularly big examples)

Comment for the bloody algorithm!

Yo the captions on this video are for a video about the Arkham game series. Reading them while watching this will make your brain skip

Nice💯🙏😎

Just in time for my lunch break :)

Has anyone ever told you that your voice sounds like Steve Blum's? Very smooth and easy to listen to!

17:43 I just Noticed that kid in Batman Begins is Joffrey

Just realised that I’m wearing a Batman tshirt under my work shirt lol

very slick@ 6:05..... V E R Y.

Let’s not forget that the Filmation Batman shows of the 60s & 70s and the Superfriends shows of the 70s & 80s cemented the campy Batman to the public too when the comics got more serious

You really know about Batman. Not like other peoplewho thinks he was created by Nolan or Miller

The subtitles are delayed by quite a few seconds. Wish it was immediate. Need to fix that.

Nice Job putting Bill Finger before Bob Kane.

1:48 a kid named finger

The Batman cereal. 🙏🏾

Just letting you know that the captions are completely wrong. Think it 's to go for a future video with the 2008+ movies. Although gotta say it was hilarious to see Batterson beat the shit out of those punks with the Heath Ledger magic trick scene captions.

Oft, the first lines you played of the first batman film...

8:53 I know the pronunciation of Ra's was popularized by the Nolan films but the correct way to say it is "Reysh" according to creator Danny O'neil.

Yay

11:00 After watching "Beetlejuice", I am convinced that Michael Keaton should have played the role of The Joker, instead of Bruce Wayne.

Who is this video voiced by? Jon Bailey? (I'm still midway through the video)

we should have another fun and zany batman with a bunch of jokes and crap that would be fun

Tim Burton's costume for Catwoman actually wasn't latex at all, similar as it looks. Stitched patent leather.

Should've made Schwarzenegger Bane or a bigger character

I'm thinking you mean apotheosis instead of apothesis. 👍

Micheal Urslan did not fumble the bag 💯💯

If the 43 serial was made at the end of the war we would have seen Batman dropping BatNukes over Dr. Daka.

12:27 dem jiggle physics

still think Mike Keaton was the best B-Man... Christian Bale wasn't bad and Adam West was a 'campy' rendition. I think if the 60's Batman had actually played it straight like the 60's Britt Reed 'Green Hornet' character, West might've been more dominant.. not sure what else DC can do with the character --unless he has bat kids, wife or brings back batgirl/robin--good video

What song plays in the intro around 0:28?

Batman returns is really good, I don't know why it gets the hate it does.

I think you've uploaded the wrong subtitle file

There's a colourized 1943 Batman?

Ok great content. Sure. But am I the only person that was like "Who is this person talking?" The new voice is differnt lol

Bill Murray as Batman and Eddie Murphy as Robin was actually an idea some people thought was brilliant, based off of nothing outside both being hot at the time, and both being comedic actors. I love even the campiest and silliest of Batman adaptions, but I would have been disgusted by this project.

🤙🤙🤙

Can we get a Superman version now?

Better voice 🙏

pog

Gotta change the title and thumbnail or this video won't take off

Batman 89 and Batman The Animated Series (RIP Kevin Conroy) have shaped what I know to be Batman and I refuse anything that strays too far from that ideal. I never once picked up a DC comic. I even enjoyed Batman Forever and still love Tommy's Two Face and Jim's Riddler. The next one, not so much. HUGE fan of the Dark Knight Trilogy and the latest The Batman.

kid named finger created batman

Bro wtf is there a nerdstalgic 3 bro his voice is completely different again💀

Id actually argue Batman Returns is better than Batman 89.

Fun video, with great production values. Note: Ubiquitous means everywhere. So when you say “…so ubiquitous…” you sound ignorant. You can’t say “becoming so everywhere”. Something is either ubiquitous…or it isn’t.

As an asian american I appreciate your sensitive analysis of the racist underpinnings of the earlier barman iterations

Tim Burton’s Batman movies are the only ones worth watching. Heath ledger was cool as the joker though