Batman Returns
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Batman Returns (1992)
Batman faces the Penguin’s political revenge and Catwoman’s campaign against Max Shreck. The film uses the comics chiefly as a foundation for its screen version of the character and world.
- Director
- Tim Burton
- Produced by
- Denise Di Novi, Tim Burton
- Starring
- Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken
From screen to page
Shop related comicsComics behind the movie
Batman Returns is best approached as a screen interpretation of the character’s foundations rather than a panel-for-panel adaptation. Start with Detective Comics #58, then compare it with Batman #1 and Batman #62. The additional references below broaden that trail into the characters, continuity and ideas surrounding the film.
Detective Comics #58
Catwoman stories by Kane/Finger
Connection: Character synthesis; original plot
