| Bat-Mite | |
 Bat-Mite. Art by Ed McGuinness. Edward "Ed" McGuinness is an American Comic book Artist and Penciller, best known for his work on Superman |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Detective Comics #267 (May 1959) |
| In story information | |
| Species | Imp |
| Place of origin | the Mite Dimension (possibly analogue to the 5th dimension, though never confirmed) |
| Supporting character of | Batman |
| Abilities | Not bound by third-dimensional laws, can perform nearly any feat using what either is or appears to be magic, essentially omnipotent. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Detective Comics is an American comic book published monthly by DC Comics since 1937 best-known for introducing the iconic Superhero Batman The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An imp is a mythological being similar to a Fairy or Demon, frequently described in Folklore and Superstition. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created |
Bat-Mite is a fictional character appearing in stories published by DC Comics. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Bat-Mite is an Imp similar to the Superman villain Mister Mxyzptlk. An imp is a mythological being similar to a Fairy or Demon, frequently described in Folklore and Superstition. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Mr Mxyzptlk ( pronounced mɪksˈjɛzpɪtˌlɪk or mɪksˈjɛzˌpɪtɫɪk) sometimes called Mxy, is a Fictional Supervillain who appears in Appearing as a small childlike man in an ill-fitting costume, Bat-Mite possesses near-infinite magical powers and comes from another dimension. Bat-Mite idolizes Batman, and thus he has visited Batman on various occasions, often setting up strange events so that he could see his hero in action. Bat-Mite is more of a nuisance than a supervillain, and often leaves his hero alone when he realizes he has angered his idol. A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the Villain character type commonly found in Comic books, Action movies and
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Character history
Pre-Crisis
Bat-Mite regularly appeared in Batman, Detective Comics, and World's Finest Comics for five years. Bat-Mite and Mr. Mxyzptlk teamed up four times in the pages of World's Finest Comics to plague Superman and Batman together, as well. World's Finest Comics was a Comic book series published by DC Comics from 1941 to 1986 However in 1964, when the Batman titles were revamped under new editor Julius Schwartz, Bat-Mite vanished along with the other extraneous members of the Batman family such as Ace the Bat-Hound. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Julius "Julie" Schwartz ( June 19, 1915 – February 8, 2004) was a Jewish Comic book and Pulp magazine The Comic book character Ace the Bat-Hound was the canine crime-fighting partner of Batman and Robin in DC Comics of the 1950s and 1960s After this, only three more Bat-Mite stories were published in the pre-Crisis DC Universe: two Bat-Mite/Mr. Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover Mxyzptlk teamups in World's Finest Comics #152 (August 1965) and #169 (September 1967) (which were not edited by Schwartz but by Mort Weisinger), and "Bat-Mite's New York Adventure" from Detective Comics #482 (February–March 1979), in which the imp visits the DC Comics offices and insists that he be given his own feature in a Batman comic. Mortimer Weisinger ( April 25, 1915 - May 7, 1978) was an American Jewish Magazine and Comic book This story featured protestors with picket signs shouting "We want Bat-Mite!" outside the Tishman Building (where DC's editorial offices were located at the time), and was accompanied by an editorial comment that this story was published specifically to acknowledge the actual requests of fans for this character's revival. 666 Fifth Avenue is a 41-story Office building on Fifth Avenue between 52nd and 53rd Streets in New York City.
Post-Crisis
After the continuity-changing 1985 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths was published, Bat-Mite was mostly removed from the Batman comics canon. A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover Bat-Mite made an appearance in the series Legends of the Dark Knight, although he may have been the hallucination of a drug-addled criminal named Bob Overdog. A hallucination, in the broadest sense is a Perception in the absence of a stimulus. This version of Bat-Mite later appeared in Mitefall, a one-shot book which was a parody of the "Knightfall" Batman storyline (with Overdog in the Jean-Paul Valley role). In the American Comic book industry the term one-shot is used to denote a pilot comic or a stand-alone story created to last as one issue Batman Knightfall is the title given to a major Batman Story arc published by DC Comics that dominated Batman -related serial Azrael ( Jean-Paul Valley) is a Fictional character in the DC Comics universe. In #6 of the 1999 World's Finest miniseries, Mr. Mxyzptlk encountered Bat-Mite, shortly after being mistaken for him by Overdog. While in this story the post-Crisis Bat-Mite encountered Batman for the first time, Superman and Batman subsequently concluded that Mxyzptlk had created him, inspired by Overdog's ravings.
Bat-Mite also appeared in the 2000 one-shot Elseworlds comic special World's Funnest, in which he battles Mr. Elseworlds is the publication Imprint for a group of Comic books produced by DC Comics that take place outside the company's canon Superman and Batman World's Funnest was a single issue Prestige format Comic book written by Evan Dorkin and illustrated by numerous artists Mxyzptlk, destroying the pre-Crisis multiverse and the Post-Crisis Universe of DC Comics, as well as the Elseworlds of Kingdom Come, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, and the DC animated universe. The DC Multiverse is a Fictional continuity construct that exists in stories published by Comic book company DC Comics. Batman The Dark Knight Returns, originally published under the title Batman The Dark Knight, is a Batman comic book mini-series Despite being an Elseworlds story itself, it is not clear whether World's Funnest is in continuity.
Apart from World's Finest, there has been no direct connection between Bat-Mite and Mr. Mxyzptlk. In the Bizarro Comics anthology, Mxyzptlk's native 5th Dimension seemed to include beings similar to Bat-Mite and Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt. Johnny Thunder is the name of three Fictional characters in comics published by DC Comics. Neither of these comics are considered canonical; however, in a JLA/JSA crossover in JLA and in JSA #78–80 it was revealed that both Mxyzptlk and Thunderbolt come from the 5th Dimension. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history Letter columns and writer interviews indicate that Bat-Mite comes from there as well, although this has never been shown thus far in the comic stories themselves.
In the post-Crisis issue Superman/Batman #25, it was revealed that the Joker had gained Fifth Dimensional powers by maintaining the essence of Mr. The Joker is a fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics. Mxyzptlk from the earlier "Emperor Joker" storyline; at the end, Bizarro was able to extract this latent magical essence from the Joker, which manifested in a form recognizable as Bat-Mite. Bizarro is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. As such, a Bat-Mite has been fully reestablished into the current continuity as an outgrowth of Mr. Mxyzptlk incubated within the Joker. Whether he idolizes Batman like before has not been established.
The most recent appearance of Bat-Mite was in Batman #672, written by Grant Morrison. Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Batman is confronted with Bat-Mite after being shot in the chest and suffering a heart attack. It is not clear what purpose he will serve in the ongoing series. This Bat-Mite, who bears a green insectoid creature on his back, claims to have come from "Space B at the Fivefold Expansion of Zrfff" (Batman #674). Insectoid denotes any creature or object that shares a similar body or traits with common earth insects. Only Batman sees him.
Bat-Mite can be seen peeking through one of the windows on the cover of #2 in the 2007-08 "Gotham Underground" limited series but it is unknown whether this is just a cameo or whether he will actually appear in the series.
Alternate versions
In Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Strikes Again, Bat-Mite is one of the co-founders of 'The First Church of the Last Son of Krypton', a Lunatic Fringe dedicated to worshipping Superman as God, stating: 'So you're saying your guy can walk on water and heal the sick, and you're calling Us crazy?'
In Superman & Batman: Generations, he appears in 1959, along with Mister Mxyzptlk. Batman The Dark Knight Strikes Again (also referred to as DK2) is a Batman mini-series by Frank Miller with Lynn Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Superman & Batman Generations is the umbrella title of three Elseworlds Comic book Limited series published by DC Comics in Mr Mxyzptlk ( pronounced mɪksˈjɛzpɪtˌlɪk or mɪksˈjɛzˌpɪtɫɪk) sometimes called Mxy, is a Fictional Supervillain who appears in The two imps are testing Batman and Superman, each trying to prove that their hero is the greatest. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon They are doing so in order for two aliens to take the greatest hero to the other side of the universe to save their planet (Bat-Mite is doing so because he truly wants to help, Mxy is doing so merely because it would take Superman centuries to return from the other side of the universe). However, each one must test the other's hero, so Mxy tests Batman, and vice-versa. After a huge battle, the aliens decide to take Bat-Mite and Mxy back to their planet.
In other media
The New Adventures of Batman
Bat-Mite was a regular character of the 1977 animated series The New Adventures of Batman, where he was depicted as a well meaning magical fan of the superhero. This is a list of animated series, which are television series produced by means of Animation. The New Adventures of Batman is an Animated series produced by Filmation in 1977 featuring the DC Comics Superheroes As such, he tried to help Batman even though he usually complicated matters. One episode featured his home planet, called Ergo, as well as a villain of Bat-Mite's species named Zarbor. He also has a crush on Batgirl. Batgirl is the name of several Fictional characters appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts to the Superhero Bat-Mite was voiced by Lou Scheimer. Louis Scheimer (born October 19, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American producer one of the original founders of
Batman: The Animated Series
An animatronic Bat-Mite briefly appeared in the "Deep Freeze" episode of Batman: The Animated Series, in which Bat-Mite enthusiastically greeted Batman, saying, "Greetings, Dynamic Duo! I'm your biggest fan!" before kissing Robin, who was shocked. Batman The Animated Series (often shortened Batman TAS or BTAS) is an American, two time Emmy Award winning It then malfunctions and falls apart, stuttering "I just wanna help!" as it does so. He was voiced by Pat Fraley. Patrick Fraley (born February 18, 1949) is an American Voice actor. In the background, an animatronic Mister Mxyzptlk, Streaky the Supercat, and Krypto the Superdog can also be seen. Mr Mxyzptlk ( pronounced mɪksˈjɛzpɪtˌlɪk or mɪksˈjɛzˌpɪtɫɪk) sometimes called Mxy, is a Fictional Supervillain who appears in Streaky the Supercat is a Fictional character published by DC Comics. Krypto, also known as Krypto the Superdog, is a Fictional character.
Teen Titans (TV series)
One episode of the animated series Teen Titans had the appearance of a very similar character named "nosyarG kciD" ("Dick Grayson" spelled backwards) but whom the characters rename Larry for ease. Teen Titans is an American animated television series created by Sam Register and Glen Murakami, developed by David Slack Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a fictional Superhero that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. This is a list of minor characters created specifically for the Cartoon Network animated series Teen Titans. In this episode, "Larry" idolized Robin rather than Batman. He also claims to be his dimension's incarnation of Robin (hence the name), and they are proven to be genetically identical, thus indicating the identity of Robin as Dick Grayson.
He appeared in Teen Titans Go! #36, where he tries to make every Titan in love with a companion he chose with a toy. Teen Titans Go! is a Comic book series that was published by DC Comics. He "borrows" a cupid friend of Wonder Girl's arrows and wings to make each member in love. The shot heroes were Speedy, Chesire, Wildbeast, and others. Only Beast Boy, Robin, Starfire, Raven, Cyborg and Pantha survived. Garfield Mark "Gar" Logan, also known as Beast Boy or Changeling, is a Fictional character, a Superhero appearing in Comic Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a fictional Superhero that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Raven is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Cyborg is a fictional character a Superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.
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