There's a Batman '89 Sequel, and It's Criminally Underrated by DC Fans

Split image of Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman and Michael Keaton as Batman smiling

1989’s Batman, directed by Tim Burton, was a landmark film for a number of reasons, and its legacy is such that the film continues to spawn comic book sequels that continue the story of Michael Keaton’s Dark Knight to this very day. Yet there was an earlier comic book sequel that has been nearly forgotten these days, but which saw several Bat-characters make their debut in the world of Batman ’89.

&#x2715 Remove Ads Batman '89's Forgotten Sequel Introduces Catwoman, Robin, the Penguin, and More The Comic Strip Pre-Dates All Other Sequels Close The debut story reinvented Catwoman as a vigilante looking for revenge against a gang known as the “Crime Alley Cats.” Batman gets involved once her quest turns deadly, which leads to them ultimately teaming up to take down Gotham’s biggest drug kingpin, “Bull” Pitt.

The 1989 Batman Newspaper Strip Is a Fascinating Piece of Lost Media More DC Fans Needs to Know About This Sequel &#x2715 Remove Ads After the first Catwoman sequence, Rogers and Collins departed the strip; they were replaced by William Messner-Loebs, Carmine Infantino, and John Nyberg. The overall tone shifts even more into the cartoonish, though there are some fun twists on classic Batman lore along the way.

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