Batman: The Animated Series/Characters

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The list of supporting characters started Alfred, the character with the most appearances during the three seasons and a number of characters designed to be supporting cast since the beginning like commissioner James Gordon, D. A. Harvey Dent, detective Harvey Bullock and major Hamilton Hill from the comic books mythos along with new ones like news anchor Summer Gleeson and officer Renee Montoya, who was the first original character to be adapted in the comics.

Some characters like the artist Maggie Paige, who was supposed to be recurring, turned out to be difficult to use for the writers, while some others like Lucius Fox or Leslie Thompkins from the comics and new ones like Veronica Vreeland, Karl Rossum or Dr. Joan Leeeland. because of their skills, knowledge or position, turned to be very useful after their first appearances. Earl Cooper was an adaptation of Jack Edison the designer of the Batmobile in the comics and renamed after the first African American race car driver. How ever there is only one episode focused and featuring him. Other characters like Nora Fries, Maven, Dr. March, Dr. Francine Langstrom or Grace were notable as supporting characters of the villains.

Dick Grayson, the first Robin, popped up without a background story in Christmas with the Joker appearing progressively with more frequency each time until due to his popularity and Fox Network’s demand, he became a regular during The Adventures of Batman & Robin season. His background story was revealed in Robin’s Reckoning an episode that won an Emmy award for the series.

Barbara Gordon was introduced as a supporting character until she became Batgirl. During the The New Batman Adventures season, along with Tim Drake, the new robin, she became a member of the Batman family and appeared frequently.Catwoman, Dr. Kirk Langstrom (Man-bat) and Mr. Freeze some of the main enemies of Batman in his mythos, often acted also as a heroes or supporting characters. Other characters from the comics like Zatanna, Jonah Hex, The Creeper and Etrigan the Demon and Supergirl guest starred and episode each. The producers even contemplated the possibility of making the Creeper a regular character for the last season.

One of the most distinctive creations of the animated show, was aging actor Simon Trent, who played the The Gray Ghost, a movie serial hero within the DC animated Universe reminiscent of charactes like The Shadow and the golden age Batman, who served as the inspiration for the young Bruce Wayne. The character was voiced by Adam West, the actor who played Batman in the 1960s and also had typecast troubles.

Contents 1 The Batman Family 2 Supporting Characters 2.1 Allies 2.2 Other people of Gotham City 3 Minor Characters 4 Villains 5 Continuity 6 External links

[edit] The Batman Family

Image	Name	Alter ego/Identity	Afiliations	Voice actor	1st. Appearance	Last Appearance	Total	Status	Creators
	Batman	Bruce Wayne	Justice League Batman Family	Kevin Conroy	On Leather Wings	Judgment Day	109	Active	Bob Kane Bill Finger
	Alfred Pennyworth	Alfred Pennyworth	Batman Family	Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Clive Revill	On Leather Wings	Judgment Day	69	Active	Bob Kane Bill Finger
	Robin /Nightwing	Richard Grayson	Batman Family Teen Titans	Loren Lester	Christmas with the Joker	Chemistry	36	Active	Bob Kane Bill Finger
	Batgirl	Barbara Gordon	Batman Family G. C. P. D.	Melissa Gilbert Mary Kay Bergman Tara Strong	Heart of Steel	Chemistry	20	Active	Bob Kane Gardner Fox Carmine Infantino
	Robin II	Tim Drake	Batman Family Teen Titans	Matthew Valencia Eli Marienthal	Holiday Knights	Beware the Creeper	12	Active	Marv Wolfman Pat Broderick

[edit] Supporting Characters

[edit] Allies

Image	Name	Alter ego/<Identity	Afiliations	Voice actor	1st. Appearance	Last Appearance	Total	Status	Creators
Gotham City Police Department
	Commissioner James Gordon	James Gordon	G. C. P. D.	Bob Hastings	On Leather Wings	Hard as Nails	52	Active	Bob Kane Bill Finger
	Detective Harvey Bullock	Harvey Bullock	G. C. P. D.	Robert Costanzo	On Leather Wings	Girls Night Out	29	Active	Doug Moench
	Detective Renee Monotya	Renee Monotya	G. C. P. D.	Ingrid Oliu	P.O.V.	Mean Seasons	14	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	Officer Wilkes	Wilkes (unknown name)	G. C. P. D.	Robbie Benson	P.O.V.		1	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
Other heroes
	Catwoman	Selina Kyle		Adrienne Barbeau	The Cat and the Claw	The Cult of the Cat	10	Active	Bob Kane Bill Finger
	The Creeper	Jack Ryder	Justice League	Jeff Bennett	Never Fear	Beware the Creeper	4	Active	Steve Ditko
	Batwoman	Kathy Duquesne		Kimberly Brooks	Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman		1	Retired	Bob Kane Alan Burnett Eric Randomski
		Roxanne "Rocky" Ballantine		Kelly Ripa				Retired
		Sonia Alcana		Elisa Gabrielli				Active as a cop
	The Gray Ghost	Jack Ryder		Adam West	Beware the Gray Ghost		1	Active (as an actor)	Bruce Timm
	Zatanna	Zatanna Zatara	Justice League	Julie Brown	Zatanna		1	Active	Gardner Fox Murphy Anderson
	Jonah Hex	Jonah Hex		William McKinney	Showdown		1	Active	John Albano Tony DeZuniga
	Etrigan the Demon	Jason Blood / Etrigan the Demon	Justice League	Billy Zane	The Demon Within		1	Active	Jak Kirby
	Supergirl	Kara In-Ze Kara Kent	Justice League Legion of Superheroes	Nichole Tom	Girls' Night Out		1	Active in the Legion of Superheroes	Otto Binder Al Plastino
Allies of Batman
	Leslie Thompkins	Leslie Thompkins		Diana Muldaur	Appointment in the Crime Alley	Chemistry	5	Active	Dennis O'Neil Dick Giordano
	Harvey Dent	Harvey Dent		Richard Moll	On Leather Wings	Two-Face, Part I	3	Active	Bob Kane Bill Finger
	Yoru Sensei	Yoru Sensei		Chao-Li Chi	Night of the Ninja	Day of the Samurai	2	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	Kairi	Kairi		Julia Kato	Day of the Samurai		1	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	Earl Cooper	Earl Cooper		Paul Winfield	The Mechanic		1	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
Friends of Bruce Wayne
	Lucius Fox	Lucius Fox	Wayne Tech	Brock Peters Mel Winkler	See No Evil	Chemistry	12	Active	Len Wein John Calnan
	Veronica Vreeland	Veronica Vreeland		Marilu Henner	Birds of a Feather	Chemistry	6	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	Andrea Beaumont	Andrea Beaumont		Dana Delaney	Batman: Mask of the Phantasm		1m	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	Carl Beaumont	Carl Beaumont			Batman: Mask of the Phantasm		1m	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	Grace	Grace (unknown last name)		Murphy Cross	Two-Face, Part I	Two-Face, Part II	2	Active	Bruce Timm
	Maggie Paige	Maggie Paige		Paddy Edwards	Eternal Youth		1	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	The Crime Doctor	Matthew Thorne			Paging the Crime Doctor		1	Active	Michael Fleisher Don Newton

[edit] Other people of Gotham City

Image	Name	Alter ego/<Identity	Afiliations	Voice actor	1st. Appearance	Last Appearance	Total	Status	Creators
	Summer Gleeson	Summer Gleeson	Gotham Live	Mari Devon	Christmas With the Joker	Make 'Em Laugh	22	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
Gotham City politicians
	Mayor Hamilton Hill	Hamilton Hill	Gotham City	Lloyd Bochner	On Leather Wings	Chemistry	10	Active	Gerry Conway Don Newton
	Judge Maria Vargas	Maria Vargas	Gotham City	Carmen Zapata	Eternal Youth	I Am the Night	3	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	Janet Van Dorn	Michael Stromwell	Gotham City	Paul Dooley	Shadow of The Bat	Trial	2	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	Arthur Reeves	Arthur Reeves	Gotham City	Hart Bochner	Batman: Mask of the Phantasm		1	Retired	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	J. Carroll Corcoran	J. Carroll Corcoran	Gotham City	Steben Weber	Over the Edge	Judgement Day	2	Retired	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
Staff of Arkham Asylum
	Dr. Joan Leland	Dr. Joan Leland	Arkham Asylum	Suzanne Stone	Harley's Holiday	Mad Love	3	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	Dr. Bartholomew	Dr. Bartholomew Wolper	Arkham Asylum	Richard Dysart	Dreams In Darkness	Lock-Up	2	Active	Frank Miller
Staff of Gotham Zoo
	Kirk Langstrom	Kirk Langstrom	Gotham City Zoo	Marc Singer	On Leather Wings	Chemistry	3	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	Francine Langstrom	Francine Langstrom	Gotham City Zoo	Meredith Macrae	On Leather Wings	Terror in the Sky	2	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	Doctor March	Dr. March	Gotham City Zoo	Rene Auberjonois	On Leather Wings	Terror in the Sky	2	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
Other
	Karl Rossum	Karl Rossum		William Sanderson	Heart of Steel, Part I	Deep Freeze	4	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini
	Father Michael Stromwell	Michael Stromwell	Gotham City Catholic Chuch	Paul Dooley	The Forgotten	It's Never Too Late	2	Active	Bruce Timm Paul Dini

[edit] Minor Characters

See: Batman: The Animated Series/Characters/Minor characters

[edit] Villains

See: Batman: The Animated Series/Villains

[edit] Continuity

This DC animated universe characters exist in the same continuity with:
Batman: The Animated Series Characters | Villains Superman: The Animated Series characters Static Shock characters Justice League / Justice League Unlimited Characters | Villains Batman Beyond characters The Zeta Project characters

[edit] External links

• Batman: The Animated Series/The New Batman Adventures at The World's Finest, a site with a complete guide to the DC animated universe. It's the source of a great deal of the related images in Pop-Cult Guides.
• The Animated Batman, an Unofficial Guide, a site with a complete guide to Bruce Timm's Batman. It's the source of a great deal of the related images in Pop-Cult Guides.