Batman: The Animated Series work together in solving the case of missing valuable cat statues while Batman is away. Some of the other antagonists that appeared in the series included characters such as Poison Ivy, Catwoman, the Riddler, the Mad Hatter, Ra's al Ghul, Talia al Ghul, Man-Bat, the Penguin, the Scarecrow, Killer Croc, Bane, the Ventriloquist and his dummy Scarface, Hugo Strange and Tony Zucco. Other "good guy" characters featured in the show not previously mentioned include Alfred Pennyworth, Harvey Bullock, the Gray Ghost (an original character created by the series to portray Bruce Wayne's childhood hero and crime-fighting inspiration), Lucius Fox and
Batman: The Widening Gyre heat caused Batman to experience a bladder spasm. Baphomet immediately interprets this to mean that Batman wet his pants. The series was collected into a trade paperback: Batman: The Widening Gyre Batman: The Widening Gyre is the title of a 6-issue comic book limited series starring Batman, released August 2009 through July 2010. The series is written by Kevin Smith and illustrated by Walt Flanagan. The title is a reference to the William Butler Yeats poem "The Second Coming". The series was initially planned as 12 issues, with a long break planned between issues six and seven. After issue six