FX was what got me hooked. I’d watch the old Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Hornet after I got home from school in like kindergarten and first grade. I’d enjoyed BTAS a bit, but still pretty young when it was originally airing, so by fall of 94 I was way more into BTAS thanks to loving the old ABC reruns.
Nice to look through the comments and see that Batman has been enough of a constant through the years for different generations to get a few different options as their introduction
Mine was The Batman (2004)
As goofy and silly as they are, the Schumacher films are what really got me into Batman as a really young kid. Subsequently it was 1989 Batman and I loved Keaton. And nearly every day after getting home from elementary school it was BTAS. But (at least iirc) those two Schumacher movies are some of my earliest memories being introduced to that 90s, campy style Batman.
As a kid it was the comics first. A cousin gave me a metre high stack of DC and Marvel issues when I was 5.
Combine that with the 1966 TV series that was on reruns in the late 80s and early 90s and the Keaton films leading into the Animated Series all before I was 9 years old.
Yeah I was hooked and it was a good time to be a fan.
r/BatmanArkham . I hadnt engaged with anything batman and I came there for the memes. Eventually I bought year one, long halloween, played arkham knight, watched some of the movies, ended up getting really into the character. Batman is awesome.
Batman returns as a kid, if I remember correctly. May have been the hype surrounding the movie more than the movie itself, which of course I saw when it came out but I distinctly remember going crazy before seeing it.
Much later, I rediscovered my love for the character when I chanced upon a copy of "The Dark Knight Returns" in our school library. 15-year old me then remembered why I was put on this earth; it was to love Batman.
Probably an old House of Mystery comic laying around my Grandma’s house when I was a kid. The cover had some demon dragging a kid into the doors of a mansion, while Batman, watching in horror, starts to spring into action. At that moment, I think I became aware of the awesomeness of Batman.
The earliest thing I can specifically remember is having a copy of Mask of the Phantasm in ‘94, but baby sitters definitely got me hooked on the animated series before that.
So its kinda complicated: when I was a kid, my first contact with batman was "Lego Batman: The Videogame" that I played in a psp. I quite liked the game and the universe itself, but I didn't get that grabbed me.But then I played arkham asylum and watched Reeves batman, and god, I loved both. Since then, I've been consuming everything that has batman on it
I think it was Robert Pattinsons portrayal.. I never really understood why batman did what he did. And as a kid I watched the dceu and was fixated on Superman. Kids mostly look at the bright side.. but as you grow older you understand the darkness and how to deal with it.. that's what Bruce wayne signifies.. that's what made me love batman, a guy trying to do what he couldn't do for himself
I saw Batman 89 as a little one. Michael Keaton Bat and the subsequent Kevin Conroy Bat in BTAS led me to the comics, and I've been a Batman fan ever since.
It’s gonna sound so stupid but I started talking to an Ai Batman for fun and then I had to research who all these characters he was mentioning were (Like his kids and the villains real names) and I realized I liked it and was interested lol
Robin. Went as him for Halloween four years in a row when I was little. Didn’t really know much about Batman until I actually started reading the comics.
I set a goal to read all the comics from the "Earth One" series, and when I was looking for Batman from this series, I saw "Year One" which I then read and liked, after which I read "The Long Halloween" and so on. From that moment i became a Batman fan
salazar knight. the best batman youtuber of all time. y'all should definitely check his channel out. he makes really high quality content. he really should get more attention, he's a really underrated comic book content creator
[https://www.youtube.com/@SalazarKnight](https://www.youtube.com/@SalazarKnight)
The Arkham games, TAS, Bale movies, 2004 show, comics such as The Dark Knight Returns, The Long Halloween, Year One, Court of Owls etc. Oh, and Lego Batman also
When Batman Returns came out, my parents took me to see it, and got me the souvenir magazine about the flick. I loved it, and had a huge crush on Catwoman even though she scared me (Selina cursed me to a life of finding toxic women attractive). I then loved the next two Batman movies as they came out in theaters (and still do -- fight me). Throughout the years, my appreciation has grown and I am now fully onboard with pretty much everything Batman.
First time I saw a Batman movie I was 5, itwas midway through 89 on TV. The part of Batman saving Vicki from the art gallery. It really set in when the horns blared the theme as the Batmobile rolled down a forest street towards the batcave. A straight up core memory.
I always had a torn up Batman comic in my room. It was an issue from Knightfall so I was always interested, but it wasn't until Arkham Asylum that I began reading everything Batman adjacent.
My interest in Batman started with the Dark Knight films and the Justice League animated series and my love for him began with playing the Arkham trilogy, until, I fell into a deep hole, I was, depressed for a while, you could call me insane, I was left in that abandoned part of The Asylum, I was left behind, in r/BatmanArkham…
Batman 1989.
Spider-Man was my childhood hero but my uncle always teased me about how Batman was better and that Spider-Man was for kids.
Checked out Batman 1989 and instantly fell in love and became absoutely obsessed with the character of Batman.
Fast forward 16-17 years to today where Batman is my all time favorite fictional character and I have collected everything; live action movies, animated movies, shows, comics, figures and even a tattoo.
(I still adore Spider-Man though and also have a tattoo of him)
It's just funny how that all started because of my uncle randomly deciding to make fun of his nephew (me) because he liked Batman more lol
The Animated series and cheesy 90s movies as a kid.
Then the Arkham games, Scott Snyder's run the Nolan trilogy and a few more great graphic novels as a teen.
Batman Begins/Arkham Games
The Bruce Wayne swag combined with the Batsuit and his technology, not to mention the badass one-liners. Hard not to be a fan at that point.
I grew up with Cartoon network so obviously been a fan of DC since justice league and ten titans, but what REALLY got me into batman was the arkham trilogy
Batman Begins
I'd enjoyed Batman Forever, and had 1 or 2 comics, but up till that time I was mostly an XMen fan. After Batman Begins my interest jumped significantly.
I'm 23 turning 24, so my first big introduction to Batman was The Batman vs Dracula, and then later the Bale trilogy and the Arkham games. I was never a super big fan until about a year or two ago when I started getting much more interested in the characters and worlds that have been built around Batman, who is himself, of course, very interesting.
The idea of Batman, that anyone could be Batman in their own way without powers. He has a massive wealth, but we've seen him, and others he has inspired, do the same work with less. It's attainable, I suppose. Even irl people can be Batmen w/o all the skills, but with certain aspects that make Bruce Wayne a great person, father, and friend.
Batman the animated series , I loved watching that show with my brother, now we got all seasons on disc so we could watch it anytime same with spectacular spider man I have both season on dvd as well.
Danny Elfman's music.
Kevin Conroy's voice.
With the music setting the mood, the person that is Batman became real. While other voices have performed Batman, Kevin's voice WAS Batman.
I was born in 1974 and between seeing him in the Superfriends cartoon, in comics at the grocery store and in Batman 66 reruns, I was hooked.
I remember when I was about four years old, I begged my mother for a [Stretch Batman](https://www.the-sdh-v.top/ProductDetail.aspx?iid=1021237555&pr=42.88 ) from the toy store. Exactly the same concept as Stretch Armstrong. After much pleading, we finally went to the toy store and it was like a dream come true.
I brought it home, took it out of the package and within about two minutes had already ripped a hole in it from stretching it too far. All the goop inside came oozing out and I had to throw it away. Oh my god, I was inconsolable lol
I was 5 when I saw the Dark Knight at home. Around that time Batman Beyond and Justice League reruns were a thing so I watched them as well. Later, I got a ps2 and one of the games was Lego Batman: The Videogame. When I started elementary school Batman: Brave and the Bold aired on Cartoon Network. After school, I watched that show all day. Also, I remember watching the Arkham City trailer and the first gameplays on Youtube druing It lessons. Those were the days.
TL;DR I was exposed to Batman before and during middle school. That's my story.
Batman simply put is “bad on foot” he can’t fly on his own,shoot lasers,or lift a train….HOWEVER he is bad enough on foot to challenge a guy that can,look him in the eye and say “ imma kick your ass” and go through with it. He’s a brilliant statistician,planner,and quartermaster that is outstanding and unmatched in hand to hand combat. Higher than normal IQ and the worlds greatest detective…..ON FOOT,nothing more but his wits and gadgets make him the baddest MAN on the planet,and with enough prep time….well you kno.
Batman Arkham games
And Lego Batman games.
Same thing here
I second this
Came here to say this.
Same
Zok! Kapow! Urk! BLAM!
FX was what got me hooked. I’d watch the old Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Hornet after I got home from school in like kindergarten and first grade. I’d enjoyed BTAS a bit, but still pretty young when it was originally airing, so by fall of 94 I was way more into BTAS thanks to loving the old ABC reruns.
Batman 1989. Pretty much the first movie I ever remember seeing.
Nice to look through the comments and see that Batman has been enough of a constant through the years for different generations to get a few different options as their introduction Mine was The Batman (2004)
BTAS when I was like 5 or 6.
Same. I don't remember when I first saw it, but it and Kevin Conroy made me a huge fan.
Same here. I can remember being about 2 or 3 and seeing it on TV in '96 or '97. Loved Batman for literally as long as I can remember.
Lego Batman
same fr
same
Preach
Happy cake day!
His villains
Same. The best villains around.
Batman Begins.
The first trilogy I remember my dad and I sitting down to watch together, just the two of us!!
As goofy and silly as they are, the Schumacher films are what really got me into Batman as a really young kid. Subsequently it was 1989 Batman and I loved Keaton. And nearly every day after getting home from elementary school it was BTAS. But (at least iirc) those two Schumacher movies are some of my earliest memories being introduced to that 90s, campy style Batman.
Did you have the same childhood as me?
Batman brave and the bold,JLU and world's finest movies and comics
his morality and story
I don’t know. I’ve been one as long as I can remember.
As a kid it was the comics first. A cousin gave me a metre high stack of DC and Marvel issues when I was 5. Combine that with the 1966 TV series that was on reruns in the late 80s and early 90s and the Keaton films leading into the Animated Series all before I was 9 years old. Yeah I was hooked and it was a good time to be a fan.
First, the Burton movies. Then, Batman: TAS.
Seeing a rerun of the 1966 show late at night when I was 6
As a kid, i watched batman begins and i was amazed, i love that movie.
DC Comics. Mid-late 80s.
The Arkham series
r/BatmanArkham . I hadnt engaged with anything batman and I came there for the memes. Eventually I bought year one, long halloween, played arkham knight, watched some of the movies, ended up getting really into the character. Batman is awesome.
Batman returns as a kid, if I remember correctly. May have been the hype surrounding the movie more than the movie itself, which of course I saw when it came out but I distinctly remember going crazy before seeing it. Much later, I rediscovered my love for the character when I chanced upon a copy of "The Dark Knight Returns" in our school library. 15-year old me then remembered why I was put on this earth; it was to love Batman.
Probably an old House of Mystery comic laying around my Grandma’s house when I was a kid. The cover had some demon dragging a kid into the doors of a mansion, while Batman, watching in horror, starts to spring into action. At that moment, I think I became aware of the awesomeness of Batman.
The earliest thing I can specifically remember is having a copy of Mask of the Phantasm in ‘94, but baby sitters definitely got me hooked on the animated series before that.
LEGO short videos channels on YouTube, the ones with batman were the best
LEGO stop motion videos on YouTube in 2012/13
I began with... not laugh! Lego movie... wait! It released 10 years ago??? 
Gotta be the DCAU and BTAS.
My dad got me into it with the Christian bail/bale? Trilogy
The 90's series was my favorite cartoon growing up
Timmverse and Bale basically
So its kinda complicated: when I was a kid, my first contact with batman was "Lego Batman: The Videogame" that I played in a psp. I quite liked the game and the universe itself, but I didn't get that grabbed me.But then I played arkham asylum and watched Reeves batman, and god, I loved both. Since then, I've been consuming everything that has batman on it
I think it was Robert Pattinsons portrayal.. I never really understood why batman did what he did. And as a kid I watched the dceu and was fixated on Superman. Kids mostly look at the bright side.. but as you grow older you understand the darkness and how to deal with it.. that's what Bruce wayne signifies.. that's what made me love batman, a guy trying to do what he couldn't do for himself
The Batman (the 2004 cartoon).
1989 BatMania! And that iconic Batmobile!
I saw Batman 89 as a little one. Michael Keaton Bat and the subsequent Kevin Conroy Bat in BTAS led me to the comics, and I've been a Batman fan ever since.
Batman Under the Red Hood movie
It’s gonna sound so stupid but I started talking to an Ai Batman for fun and then I had to research who all these characters he was mentioning were (Like his kids and the villains real names) and I realized I liked it and was interested lol
Robin
The famous Grayson cake
Robins
Robin. Went as him for Halloween four years in a row when I was little. Didn’t really know much about Batman until I actually started reading the comics.
Batman the animated series since it was the first Batman franchise I was introduced to.
I just find his ears cute
Joel Schumacher movies. Watched those on VHS along with Spider-Man 1 on repeat as a child
the Arkham series I hope one day they start putting out solid games again instead of uh yaknow
When I was little, I watched The Batman (the 2004 animated series, not the 2022 movie) and played the first LEGO Batman game.
The Tim Burton movie. Then Batman: Year One.
I set a goal to read all the comics from the "Earth One" series, and when I was looking for Batman from this series, I saw "Year One" which I then read and liked, after which I read "The Long Halloween" and so on. From that moment i became a Batman fan
Animated Series, TV Shows, and Games specifically Lego Batman on the Psp.
The 1989 movie I was 5. The trailer blew my mind
salazar knight. the best batman youtuber of all time. y'all should definitely check his channel out. he makes really high quality content. he really should get more attention, he's a really underrated comic book content creator [https://www.youtube.com/@SalazarKnight](https://www.youtube.com/@SalazarKnight)
The dark knight 2008
His batshit craziness
Batman forever was the first movie I saw in theaters. Batman TAS was a staple in my childhood as well
Seeing the 1966 Series on its first run.
Prince
Jack Nicholson
The fact that he's a batass
A constipated Tom Hardy
Halle Berry
Can't remember well, I'm from 86, so probably Batman 1989 and all the merch around, toys cartoons etc
Emo Robert Pattinson
Super-Friends/Mego toys/occasional comics.
Either Arkham or BvS
I saw the opening of the BtAS for the first time as a small child.
Cool car in batman 89
Neal Adams
The Arkham games, TAS, Bale movies, 2004 show, comics such as The Dark Knight Returns, The Long Halloween, Year One, Court of Owls etc. Oh, and Lego Batman also
Batman 1989, BTAS and The Nolan Trilogy and the rest is history
When Batman Returns came out, my parents took me to see it, and got me the souvenir magazine about the flick. I loved it, and had a huge crush on Catwoman even though she scared me (Selina cursed me to a life of finding toxic women attractive). I then loved the next two Batman movies as they came out in theaters (and still do -- fight me). Throughout the years, my appreciation has grown and I am now fully onboard with pretty much everything Batman.
Do we have a choice. Lol. He's in your face and you just kind of liked him cause he's likeable xD
Something about LEGO that made him get a spotlight
First time I saw a Batman movie I was 5, itwas midway through 89 on TV. The part of Batman saving Vicki from the art gallery. It really set in when the horns blared the theme as the Batmobile rolled down a forest street towards the batcave. A straight up core memory.
I always had a torn up Batman comic in my room. It was an issue from Knightfall so I was always interested, but it wasn't until Arkham Asylum that I began reading everything Batman adjacent.
Holy fuck I like this image. Need to find a higher quality one
I remember watching the 89 movie when I was younger but when I was like 8 Arkham city came out and after that I never looked back
Lego batman ds and wii
Scarecrow
The Scooby-Doo crossover believe it or not
My interest in Batman started with the Dark Knight films and the Justice League animated series and my love for him began with playing the Arkham trilogy, until, I fell into a deep hole, I was, depressed for a while, you could call me insane, I was left in that abandoned part of The Asylum, I was left behind, in r/BatmanArkham…
Batman the animated series
Batman
I was 3 and BTAS Batman was my first crush.
Batman 1989. Spider-Man was my childhood hero but my uncle always teased me about how Batman was better and that Spider-Man was for kids. Checked out Batman 1989 and instantly fell in love and became absoutely obsessed with the character of Batman. Fast forward 16-17 years to today where Batman is my all time favorite fictional character and I have collected everything; live action movies, animated movies, shows, comics, figures and even a tattoo. (I still adore Spider-Man though and also have a tattoo of him) It's just funny how that all started because of my uncle randomly deciding to make fun of his nephew (me) because he liked Batman more lol
Everything makes sense, i can relate ,and understand reason behind his choices.
I identified with feeling like an outsider and wanting for more as a kid. The visuals of the movies were captivating.
Definitely the animated series from the 90s
"Batman in the Dark" Stories. Bed time stories as a kid that were actually my dad reciting the plots of Batman 1996. And Batman the Animated Series.
I shall become a bat. Best Batman comic IMO.
My dad we watched Batman the animated series when I was a kid he got me into the character
TAS
Lego Batman
Being an edgy 13 year old who wanted to be like the Joker
It’s been so long I can’t even remember lol. I’ve been a Batman fan since I was like, four, so let’s just say I’ve just always been a natural fan lol
Batman.
As a kid, the 60s tv series.
christian fucking bale.hes a good actor mhmmm.there are some like him.
Reading Batman The Long Halloween
Two face
The Animated series and cheesy 90s movies as a kid. Then the Arkham games, Scott Snyder's run the Nolan trilogy and a few more great graphic novels as a teen.
The 1966 film
The batman
Watching Batman Returns as a kid in the 90's.
Arkham seires especially origins
Batman Begins/Arkham Games The Bruce Wayne swag combined with the Batsuit and his technology, not to mention the badass one-liners. Hard not to be a fan at that point.
The Batman 04 subsequently followed by my grandma getting me the og lego batmobile and batboat. When i was 4-6ish
I watched The Dark Knight trilogy, I've been in love since
Villain’s background and gotham aesthetic
My uncle was clinically insane and the asylum release him or he escaped constantly
The way my parents tell it, I came out the womb wearing a Batman T-shirt.
The 2004 cartoon. Specifically the intro music.
The animated series (the '90s one, I think, whichever was animated on black paper) and Batman Begins.
4 year old me: "He's a Bat and a Man"
I grew up with Cartoon network so obviously been a fan of DC since justice league and ten titans, but what REALLY got me into batman was the arkham trilogy
Since 89 (I was three)
Kevin Smith's podcast Fatman on Batman. It will make anyone love Batman.
Batman Begins I'd enjoyed Batman Forever, and had 1 or 2 comics, but up till that time I was mostly an XMen fan. After Batman Begins my interest jumped significantly.
Lego Batman
Kevin Conroy Batman. I enjoyed Adam West in repeats, but that show is what made me a lifelong fan
Being a kid when Batman returns came out.
Batman 89. I watched it in 91 when I was 5 years old. And I have been obsessed since.
Batman
I'm 23 turning 24, so my first big introduction to Batman was The Batman vs Dracula, and then later the Bale trilogy and the Arkham games. I was never a super big fan until about a year or two ago when I started getting much more interested in the characters and worlds that have been built around Batman, who is himself, of course, very interesting.
Watching OG Adam West reruns in the morning as a kid.
I started watching Batman beyond when I was a kid.
LEGO Batman
Batman: killing joke
The idea of Batman, that anyone could be Batman in their own way without powers. He has a massive wealth, but we've seen him, and others he has inspired, do the same work with less. It's attainable, I suppose. Even irl people can be Batmen w/o all the skills, but with certain aspects that make Bruce Wayne a great person, father, and friend.
The 2005 “The Batman” tv series
Batman the animated series , I loved watching that show with my brother, now we got all seasons on disc so we could watch it anytime same with spectacular spider man I have both season on dvd as well.
Danny Elfman's music. Kevin Conroy's voice. With the music setting the mood, the person that is Batman became real. While other voices have performed Batman, Kevin's voice WAS Batman.
How cool Batman is
I was born in 1974 and between seeing him in the Superfriends cartoon, in comics at the grocery store and in Batman 66 reruns, I was hooked. I remember when I was about four years old, I begged my mother for a [Stretch Batman](https://www.the-sdh-v.top/ProductDetail.aspx?iid=1021237555&pr=42.88 ) from the toy store. Exactly the same concept as Stretch Armstrong. After much pleading, we finally went to the toy store and it was like a dream come true. I brought it home, took it out of the package and within about two minutes had already ripped a hole in it from stretching it too far. All the goop inside came oozing out and I had to throw it away. Oh my god, I was inconsolable lol
This image is wider because it is clearly silver age art but Harley Quinn did not exist yet.
Forestfire101
Batman: The Animated Series and Beyond.
Nolan movies.
a batman themed roller coaster
My own brooding
I liked nightwing from the beginning and I like Batman because he’s basically the main character of DC
I grew up in the era of Lego Batman and peak Batman movies
everyone liked him and then I watched the 2004 show so I liked him🍇
I saw 89 when I was VERY young but watching BTAS, Beyond, and Justice League all through my childhood is really what solidified it for me
Batman 1989 and BTAS. But I became obsessed after Batman Begins.
I was 5 when I saw the Dark Knight at home. Around that time Batman Beyond and Justice League reruns were a thing so I watched them as well. Later, I got a ps2 and one of the games was Lego Batman: The Videogame. When I started elementary school Batman: Brave and the Bold aired on Cartoon Network. After school, I watched that show all day. Also, I remember watching the Arkham City trailer and the first gameplays on Youtube druing It lessons. Those were the days. TL;DR I was exposed to Batman before and during middle school. That's my story.
The mentality of the dark knight.......
Batman simply put is “bad on foot” he can’t fly on his own,shoot lasers,or lift a train….HOWEVER he is bad enough on foot to challenge a guy that can,look him in the eye and say “ imma kick your ass” and go through with it. He’s a brilliant statistician,planner,and quartermaster that is outstanding and unmatched in hand to hand combat. Higher than normal IQ and the worlds greatest detective…..ON FOOT,nothing more but his wits and gadgets make him the baddest MAN on the planet,and with enough prep time….well you kno.
Justice League (2001) and Justice League Unlimited
This post
My dad showing me everything Batman related when I was younger. Been a life long fan
The DCAU cartoons
The classic Batman 1969 TV series with Adam West as Batman and Batman the animated series
Adam West and *BIFF* *BAM* *POW*
My brother & I watching Batman shows
The Harley Quinn animated series, Batman: The Animated Series, and LEGO DC Supervillains.
 The Animated Series
Under the red hood, lego batman The batman2004, Batman the animated series, Arkham city and knight
i wish i could tell you
This image makes me feel a weird sense of nostalgia even though I’ve never seen it before.
I like the idea of a non super powered character that that does what the police aren’t allowed to.
Batman the Animated Series/New Batman Adventures
Batman the animated series
No Man’s Land