From: [aa 363] at [yfn.ysu.edu] (Jacob Huebert) Newsgroups: alt.comics.batman,rec.arts.comics.misc,rec.arts.animation Subject: BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES FAQ v1.2 Date: 2 Feb 1994 03:11:50 GMT BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES FAQ version 1.2 Compiled by Jacob Huebert ([aa 363] at [yfn.ysu.edu]) INTRODUCTION This contains information, much of which is frequently requested by people on alt.comics.batman and rec.arts.comics.misc, about Batman: The Animated Series. I try to keep it as complete and up-to-date as possible. Please notify me if any corrections are necessary, or if there is any information you think should be added! (Or just let me know what you think!) CONTENTS I. Television Show Cast & Credits II. Episode Guide III.The Batman Adventures IV. Batman:The Animated Series Merchandise V. The Future of Batman: The Animated Series VI. FAQ Credits PART I. Television Show Cast & Credits Regular Cast: Kevin Conroy .......................... Batman/Bruce Wayne Bob Hastings .......................... Commissioner Gordon Richard Moll .......................... Harvey Dent* Lloyd Bochner ......................... Mayor Hill Robert Costanzo ....................... Sergeant Bullock Clive Revill .......................... Alfred (#8, 14 only) Loren Lester .......................... Robin * = Only a regular for the 1st 16 episodes, after which he becomes the villain Two-Face Cast of Recurring Villains: Mark Hamill ........................... The Joker Arleen Sorkin ......................... Harley Quinn Adrienne Barbeau ...................... Selina Kyle/Catwoman Paul Williams ......................... The Penguin Richard Moll .......................... Two-Face Diane Pershing ........................ Poison Ivy John Vernon ........................... Rupert Thorne Ron Perlman ........................... Matthew Hagen/Clayface Roddy McDowell ........................ The Mad Hatter John Glover ........................... The Riddler Ed Asner .............................. Roland Daggett David Warner .......................... Ra's Al Ghul Helen Slater .......................... Talia Henry Polic ........................... The Scarecrow Jeff Bennett .......................... HARDAC Aron Kincaid .......................... Killer Croc Mr. Freeze ............................ Michael Ansara Cast of Recurring Guests: Mari Devon ............................ Summer Gleeson Brock Peters .......................... Lucius Fox Ingrid Oliu ........................... Officer Montoya Diana Muldaur ......................... Dr. Leslie Thompkins Melissa Gilbert ....................... Barbara Gordon/Batgirl Regular Staff: Produced by ........................... Alan Burnett, Eric Radomski, & Bruce W. Timm Theme ................................. Danny Elfman Casting & Voice Direction ............. Andrea Romano Executive Producers ................... Jean MacCurdy & Tom Ruegger Executive in Charge of Production ..... Tim Sarnoff Post Production: Sound Services ........................ Monterey Post Production Laboratory Services ................... C F I Post Production Facilities ............ The Post Group Soundcastle Postmodern Voice Recording Studio ................ Weddington Studios Sound Demension ....................... Spatializer Animation Services: Sunrise, Tokyo Movie Shinsha Co. Ltd. (TMS), Akom Production Co., Spectrum, Dong Yang Animation, NDA Animation (Layout Services), Studio Junio Ink & Paint are handled at Warner Bros. The following is a list of writers who have written for B:TAS and what they have written. Beth Bornstein: Eternal Youth Mitch Brian: P.O.V., On Leather Wings Laren Bright: P.O.V. (teleplay), The Cat and the Claw, Perchance to Dream, The Mechanic Alan Burnett: Two-Face pt.1 Gerry Conway: Appointment in Crime Alley Jules Dennis: The Cat and the Claw, The Forgotten, The Underdwellers (teleplay) Sean Catherine Derek: Nothing to Fear, P.O.V. (teleplay), The Cat and the Claw, Prophecy of Doom (teleplay), The Forgotten, Cat Scratch Fever Paul Dini: Heart of Ice, Joker's Favor, Pretty Poison, Mad as a Hatter, Almost Got 'Im, Joker's Wild, The Laughing Fish, Harley & Ivy, The Man Who Killed Batman Buzz Dixon: Cat Scratch Fever (teleplay) Henry T. Gilroy: Nothing to Fear Eddie Gorodetsky: Christmas With the Joker Sam Graham: I've Got Batman in my Basement Steve Hayes: Be A Clown Chris Hubbell: I've Got Batman In My Basement Marty Isenberg: His Silicon Soul Samuel Warren Joseph: Fear of Victory John R. Lansdale: Perchance to Dream (teleplay) Elliot S. Maggin: The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy Dennis Marks: Prophecy of Doom Richard Mueller: The Cat and the Claw, The Forgotten, The Underdwellers (teleplay) Dennis O'Flaherty: Beware the Gray Ghost Denny O'Neil: Appointment in Crime Alley (original story) Ted Pedersen: Be A Clown Steve Perry: Terror in the Sky, The Mechanic Michael Reaves: Feat of Clay, Pretty Poison, Vendetta, Perchance to Dream, I am the Night Randy Rogel: Two-Face pt.1 (teleplay), Two-Face pt.2, The Mechanic (teleplay), Robin's Reckoning Tom Ruegger: It's Never Too Late, Pretty Poison (teleplay), The Underdwellers, Beware the Gray Ghost (story & teleplay) Mark Saraceni: Terror In the Sky Robert N. Skir: His Silicon Soul Carl Swenson: The Last Laugh Brynne Stephens: Heart of Steel Len Wein: Moon of the Wolf, Off Balance, Blind as a Bat David Wise: The Clock King, If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich? Garin Wolf: It's Never Too Late, Beware the Gray Ghost (teleplay) Marv Wolfman: Feat of Clay (story & teleplay) PART II. EPISODE GUIDE # Title Major characters/villains Original air date _________________________________________________________________________ 1 THE CAT AND THE CLAW Catwoman & Red Claw 9/5/92 2 ON LEATHER WINGS Man-Bat 9/6/92 3 HEART OF ICE Mr. Freeze 9/7/92 4 FEAT OF CLAY Clay Face 9/8/92 5 FEAT OF CLAY Part II Clay Face 9/9/92 6 IT'S NEVER TOO LATE Rubert Thorne & Arnold Stromwell 9/10/92 7 JOKER'S FAVOR Joker 9/11/92 8 THE CAT AND THE CLAW PART II Catwoman & Red Claw 9/12/92 9 PRETTY POSION Posion Ivy 9/14/92 10 NOTHING TO FEAR Scarecrow 9/15/92 11 BE A CLOWN Joker 9/16/92 12 APPOINTMENT IN CRIME ALLEY Roland Daggett & Nitro 9/17/92 13 P.O.V. gangsters 9/18/92 14 THE CLOCK KING Clock King 9/21/92 15 THE LAST LAUGH Joker 9/22/92 16 ETERNAL YOUTH Posion Ivy 9/23/92 17 TWO-FACE Rubert Thorne & Two-Face (origin) 9/25/92 18 TWO-FACE Part II Rubert Thorne & Two-Face 9/28/92 19 FEAR OF VICTORY Scarecrow, Robin 9/29/92 20 I'VE GOT BATMAN IN MY BASEMENT Penguin 9/30/92 21 VENDETTA Killer Croc 10/5/92 22 PROPHECY OF DOOM Nostromos 10/6/92 23 THE FORGOTTEN Kidnappers 10/8/92 24 MAD AS A HATTER Mad Hatter 10/12/92 25 THE CAPE AND COWL CONSPIRACY Josiah Wormwood 10/14/92 26 PERCHANCE TO DREAM Mad Hatter 10/19/92 27 THE UNDERDWELLER'S Sewer King 10/21/92 28 NIGHT OF THE NINJA Kyodi Ken, Robin 10/26/92 29 THE STRANGE SECRET OF BRUCE WAYNE Hugo Strange, Robin 10/29/92 30 TYGER TYGER Catwoman & Emilio Dorian 10/30/92 31 DREAMS IN DARKNESS Scarecrow 11/3/92 32 BEWARE THE GRAY GHOST Mad Bomber 11/4/92 33 CAT SCRATCH FEVER Roland Daggett & Catwoman 11/5/92 34 I AM THE NIGHT Jimmy the Jazz Man, Robin 11/9/92 35 ALMOST GOT 'M Joker, Penguin, Two-Face, Catwoman Killer Croc, Posion Ivy 11/10/92 36 MOON OF THE WOLF Milo 11/11/92 37 TERROR IN THE SKY Man-Bat 11/12/92 38 CHRISTMAS WITH THE JOKER Joker, Robin 11/13/92 39 HEART OF STEEL Carl Rossen & HARDAC 11/16/92 40 HEART OF STEEL Part II Carl Rossen & HARDAC 11/17/92 41 "IF YOUR SO SMART, WHY AREN'T YOU RICH?" Riddler, Robin 11/18/92 42 JOKER'S WILD Joker 11/19/92 43 HIS SILICON SOUL HARDAC duplicate Batman 11/20/92 44 OFF BALANCE Vertigo 11/23/92 45 WHAT IS REALITY Riddler 11/24/92 46 THE MAN WHO KILLED BATMAN Syd The Squid, Thorne, Joker 2/1/93 47 ZATANNA Zatanna, Monteque Kane 2/2/93 48 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Penguin 1/8/93 49 THE LAUGHING FISH Joker 1/10/93 50 BLIND AS A BAT Penguin 2/22/93 51 DAY OF THE SAMURAI Kyodi Ken 2/23/93 52 SEE NO EVIL Loyd Ventruss 2/24/93 53 HARLEY AND IVY Joker, Harley & Posion Ivy 1/18/93 54 THE MECHANIC Penguin, Robin 1/24/93 55 THE DEMON'S QUEST Part I Ra's Al Ghul, Robin 5/3/93 56 THE DEMON'S QUEST Part II Ra's Al Ghul, Robin 5/4/93 57 READ MY LIPS The Ventriloquist/Scarface 5/10/93 58 ROBIN'S RECKONING Part I Robin, Tony Zucco 2/7/93 59 ROBIN'S RECKONING Part II Robin, Tony Zucco 2/14/93 60 FIRE FROM OLYMPUS Maxi Zeus 5/24/93 61 SHADOW OF THE BAT Part I Two Face, Robin, Batgirl 9/13/93 62 SHADOW OF THE BAT Part II Two Face, Robin, Batgirl 9/14/93 63 MUDSLIDE Clay Face 9/15/93 64 THE WORRY MEN Mad Hatter 9/16/93 65 PAGING THE CRIME DOCTOR Rubert Throne, Matt Thorne 9/17/93 A more detailed episode guide is availible from [w--c--n] at [parasoft.com.] PART III. The Batman Adventures. In October 1992, DC Comics began "The Batman Adventures", an on-going, monthly comic book in the style and format of Batman: The Animated Series. The stories are NOT adaptations of the TV episodes, but are original stories. The series is NOT part of DC's standard continuity. The following is a guide to the issues released so far. # Title Major characters/Villains ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Penguin's Big Score Penguin 2 Catwoman's Killer Caper Catwoman 3 Joker's Late-Night Lunacy Joker 4 Riot Act Scarecrow, Robin 5 Riot Act II Scarecrow, Robin 6 The Third Door David Crenshaw, Robin (out of costume) 7 Raging Lizard Killer Croc 8 Larceny, My Sweet Clayface 9 The Little Red Book Rupert Thorne 10 The Last Riddler Story Riddler 11 The Beast Within Man-Bat 12 Batgirl: Day One Batgirl, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn 13 Last Tango In Paris Talia 14 Puglic Enemy The Ventriloquist, Scarface, Robin (solo) All issues written by Kelley Puckett, except for #4, by Martin Pasko. Issues #1-3 pencilled by Ty Templeton. Issues #4-6 pencilled by Brad Rader. Issues #7-up pencilled by Mike Parobeck. All issues inked by Rick Burchett. All issues colored by Rick Taylor. All issues lettered by Tim Harkins. All issues edited by Scott Peterson. "The Batman Adventures" has a monthly letter-writing contest. Each month, the writers of the two best letters printed in the letter column win a Mike Parobeck sketch. The rules for the contest are as follows: "No purchase is necessary, although, come on - don't be cheap! It's only a buck and a quarter, for pete's sake! This is how these guys make their living, you know! Your entry will be placed in the running for next issue's contest slot! All prizes will be awarded! Cash value of prizes less than $100, but the emotional and sentimental value is virtually priceless! All employees of DC Comics, Warner Bros., Time Warner Inc. and their families are not eligible. Odds of winning depends on the the total number of entries recieved! All photographs become the property of DC Comics and will not be returned! All entrants grant to DC permission to use their name and likeness in DC's publications, and any related promotion and publicity! Decisions of the god-like judge (that's me [Scott Peterson]) are absolutely, completely, and totally final! No two ways about it! Winners will be notified by mail! Winners will be responsible for all applicable taxes! A list of winners is availible by mail! No substitutions of prizes! Federal and state regulations apply! Void where prohibited! - S.P.!" Welsh Publications publishes a magazine called "Batman & Superman Magazine", which features the heroes of the DC Universe in stories, etc. in the style of B:TAS. In addition to typical kids-magazine stuff (jokes, etc), there is also a story by the Batman Adventures team in each issue. PART IV. BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES MERCHANDISE I can't guaruntee that all the merchandise listed is currently availible, but most of it should be. (The Happy Meal toys were for a limited time, of course). "Batman: The Animated Series - Shadows of the Past". (A novel) By Geary Gravel ($4.99. Bantam Books). "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" (adaptation for younger readers) Author? Price? Bantam Books. "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" (novel adaptation) Author? Price? Bantam Books. BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES Trading Cards Series One, by Topps. There are 100 cards, plus 6 special "cel" cards. If enough people think it's worthwhile (mail me and let me know), I'll post the entire list of trading cards in future versions of the FAQ. "Batman: The Animated Series" playing cards. Made by the United States Playing Card Company. The cards are as follows. 2 Two Face 3 Batgirl 4 Poison Ivy 5 Summer Gleeson 6 Mr. Freeze 7 Commissioner Gordon 8 Penguin 9 Alfred 10 Riddler Jack Robin Queen Catwoman King Batman Ace Assorted Bat-logos Joker Joker Kenner toys. The Kenner toys were released in "waves". Wave I: Combat Belt Batman The Riddler Turbojet Batman The Penguin Robin (with hangglider) Two-Face Wave II: Sky-Dive Batman The Joker Bruce Wayne (w/ snap-on suit) Man-Bat Wave III: Infra-Red Batman Catwoman Ninja Robin Scarecrow Wave III "mega-figures", priced slightly higher: High Wire Batman Bat-Wing Batman Vehicles (released in the first three waves): Batcycle B.A.T.V. Robin's Roadster Jokermobile Batmobile Batplane Hoverbat Wave IVa (to be released ca. January 1994): Total Armor Batman Bruce Wayne Decoy Batman Retro Batman Jet Pack Joker Tornado Batman Phantasm Wave IVb (also expected ca. January 1994): Lightning Strike Batman Clayface Night Star Batman Poison Ivy Anti-Freeze Batman Mr. Freeze Dick Grayson Killer Croc Wave IV vehicles: Aero-Bat Hydro-Bat Batman: The Animated Series McDonald's Happy Meal toys: Batman, Batgirl, Riddler, Catwoman (with cat) - all standing. In cars: Poison Ivy (maneating flower in front), Two-Face (changeable car), Robin (pull him back and he goes), and Joker (pop-out face in front). I'm very anxious to add to the merchandise list, as I know there's more out there than what I have listed, so please send any additions you can think of to me! V. The Future of Batman: The Animated Series It looks as if B:TAS is in for a long and prosperous life. On December 25, the animated movie, "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" is released in theaters across the nation. It's success is virtually certain. The second season of the tv series will only consist of 20 episodes, due to all the effort being put into the movie which, incidentally, employs special computer graphics which will be used throughout the second season. Seven new episodes will air in February 1994, with the rest of the new ones scattered throughout the following months. According to the September 3 issue of Comics Buyers' Guide, upcoming stories include "Trial", in which Batman is put on trial in Arkham Asylum by the inmates, with The Joker as the judge; "Sideshow", which is based on the 70's Denny O'Neil/Neal Adams story "A View From the Grave"; "Avatar", the return of Ra's Al Ghul, in which Ra's searches for a female version of himself; a teamup of Batman and Harley Quinn (!) called "Harleyquinade"; "The Lion and the Unicorn" by Diane Duane and Peter Morwood; and, late in the season, an episode featuring Batman's ultimate foe - BANE. VI. FAQ Credits Cast & Crew info provided by Wendell Hicken ([w--c--n] at [parasoft.com]), who deserves more credit than I do for all of his valuable information!!! Episode List courtesy of Scott Streeter ([REDACTED] at [wpi.wpi.edu]). List of toys provided by Chris Jarocha-Ernst ([c--e] at [gandalf.rutgers.edu]). Additional help with toys provided by James Demes ([d--m--s] at [freezer.cns.udel.edu]) Other people who deserve recognition for their help, and have my eternal gratitude, include: ([umgabri 0] at [cc.umanitoba.ca]) Mark W. Billian ([b--l--n] at [leland.Stanford.DU]) Glenn ([g carnagey] at [uchicago.edu]) Scott Arnold ([s--n--d] at [lotds.UUCP]) Oony Carr Enrique Conty ([c--n--y] at [cbnewsl.att.com]) Jad R. J. Jordan ([j r jj] at [moscom.com]) Jeff Meyer ([m--ia--y] at [tc.fluke.com]) Jeremy A. Moskowitz ([j--e--m] at [ravel.udel.edu]) Lee Thompson ([l t homp s n] at [polari.online.com]) Bill Henley ([aa 396] at [cleveland.Freenet.edu]) Any and all mistakes courtesy of me ([aa 363] at [yfn.ysu.edu]). :) __________________________________________________________________________ | BATMAN is a registered trademark of DC Comics and is used in this | | document for reference purposes without permission. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- "I will not be distracted by your feminine ========= Jacob Huebert wiles." - Quark ========= [aa 363] at [yfn.ysu.edu] ==========================================================================