Beware the Batman 28, 2014. The series is set during Bruce Wayne's early years as the Batman, following his initial period of battling organized crime. Over the course of the season, he hones his skills with the assistance of his butler, Alfred Pennyworth. Bruce is introduced to Alfred's goddaughter Tatsu Yamashiro. Tatsu is a martial arts swordsmaster hired to act as Bruce's bodyguard, but also recruited to act as a superhero partner to Batman. Crime-fighting vigilante Batman teams up with swordmistress Katana and his ex-secret agent butler Alfred Pennyworth to face the criminal underworld led by Anarky, Magpie, Ra's al Ghul, Tobias Whale,
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight popularity of these led to the limited series "". The short-lived series "Legends of the DC Universe" was based on the concept of "Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight". But instead of Batman, it featured a rotating roster of other DC superheroes. The "Batman: Mitefall" special used the modern version of Bat-Mite, who first appeared in "Legends of the Dark Knight" #38, to parody the Batman storyline. "Batman: Four of a Kind" chronicles Batman's four first meetings with the Batman villains Poison Ivy, the Riddler, the Scarecrow and the Man-Bat. Those stories were printed in the "Annual"s of the four