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Mindfire
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In the case of Batman, wasn't he similar to Superman's moral code? I remember the watching the TV shows from the '60s with Batman and Robin. They were very White on the black and white moral gradient. I'm interested in how Batman become the Dark Knight with his dark personalities and flaws and why people forgave DC for the transition.
Actually, the dark Batman was the original version. He even carried a gun in his first few appearances (and shot people with it!). The Adam West style Batman came later to make the character more kid-friendly and soon after that Batman's sidekick Robin was introduced. Eventually the colorful, kid-friendly version fell out of style and Batman went back to his roots as a detective and dark avenger (minus the gun obviously), and that version of the character has been the most popular ever since.