Batman is one of America's most beloved superheroes, and comic book's first anti-heroes. Over the years he's been in movies, video games and television and has gone through many changes. While virtually everyone knows something about Batman, there's a lot that many don't know. Here's a list of some things you probably never heard about the Caped Crusader.

10.Batman the gunslinger

It took a little time for Bob Kane to refine the Batman character. Nowadays, Batman not only refuses to use guns, but hates them completely. This is logical, considering a gun killed his parents, and ever since he has stalwartly refused to use firearms in his crime fighting. However, in early issues Batman was something of a costumed Sherlock Homes, doing more detective work than fighting, but still carrying a six-gun at his side on his night patrols. Bob Kane soon changed this, saying that Batman wearing a gun didn't "Feel Right".

9.The Seduction of the Innocent

In 1954, Dr. Frederic Wertham a German-American Psychiatrist published the infamous "Seduction of the Innocent" A book that claimed comic books, with their violent imagery, were contributing to juvenile delinquency. Most of the book focused on crime and horror comics, but superhero comics were targeted in a few instances. One notorious account claimed that Batman and Robin were a depiction of a gay couple. Of course, this is ridiculous, but many think this claim is what inspired writers to make Batman (or more accurately, Bruce Wayne) a shameless womanizer to help chase off the rumor.

8.Hugh Hefner

If there's anything that Hugh Hefner is passionate about, aside from lovely ladies, it's comic books. Hefner admits that, aside from publishing, one of his early projects was cartooning. Much later in life, he still liked to throw comic-book themed parties. In 1965, at the Chicago Playboy club, the Hef decided to have a Batman themed party that celebrated the campiness of the comic. He had actors dressed as Batman and Robin at the party, using the goofy "Golly gee whiz" lines from the comic, and the old Batman movie serials were screened. Little did Hef know, Yale Udoff , an ABC executive was attending. When he saw the crowd's positive reaction to the goofy Batman and Robin, he immediately ran to a pay phone and called ABC with an idea for a new Batman TV show. So was born the campy but lovable 1960's Batman series.

7.The Real Names

Everybody knows batman's real name is Bruce Wayne. Robin is, of course, Dick Grayson. But there were other Robins, namely Jason Todd, Tim Drake and briefly, Stephanie Brown. The main villains are fairly well know: Catwoman is Selena Kyle, the Penguin's name is Oswald Cobblepot, and The Riddler is Edward Nigma (E-Nigma . . .get it?) Two-Face's name was Harvey Dent (that one's obvious thanks to the recent movie), and Bruce Wayne's loyal butler Alfred's full name is "Alfred Pennyworth". The name of the thug who originally murdered Batman's parents was Joe Chill. More mysterious is the real name of The Joker, who for many years was a character without a real origin, and his real identity (if he could be said to have one) was never revealed. Only recently The Joker got an origin story, and thereby a real name: Jack Napier – named after Alan Napier who played Alfred in the Batman TV series.

6.Batman's first Movie

What was Batman's first movie, ever? Well, casual fans will point out Tim Burton's 1990 "Batman" but more savvy fans will no doubt point out that Adam West starred in a Batman movie in 1966 that was theatrically released. In truth, they're both wrong. The first time Batman that was ever depicted in a movie that had any kind of release was "Batman, Dracula" in 1964, directed and produced by none other than Andy Warhol. Few people have seen it, and all prints are thought to be long gone, but what we do know is that the detective was played by longtime Warhol collaborator, Gregory Battcock, and it was completely unauthorized by DC Comics. Some surviving footage appeared in a later Warhol film "Jack Smith and the destruction of Atlantis"

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