The Batman also received a spin-off comic book series – "The Batman Strikes!" – published by DC Comics. The spin-off comic books were set in the same continuity and style as "The Batman". The man known as Batman, the costumed protector of Gotham City, is secretly billionaire playboy, Bruce Wayne (voiced by Rino Romano). Batman began three years prior to the start of the series, and the Gotham City police do not publicly acknowledge the vigilante's existence. Operating out of a secret lair underneath Bruce Wayne's mansion — known as the Bat cave — Batman and his butler, Alfred Pennyworth (voiced by
The Batman/Superman Hour 1984's "" and 1985's "". In 1969, the series was repackaged into 30-minute episodes without the Superman segments and renamed "Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder". Batman would next appear in "The New Adventures of Batman" in 1977. In 1985, Warner Home Video released five selected episodes of the series on VHS as part of the "Super Powers" video collection. These videos were re-released in 1996 and are out of print. In 1996, episodes were included in "The Superman/Batman Adventures" on the USA Network. They later aired on the Cartoon Network and Boomerang. The Superman portion of the program consisted