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
Heart of Ice (Batman: The Animated Series) Heart of Ice (Batman: The Animated Series) "Heart of Ice" is the third of the American animated television series "", first aired on September 7, 1992, written by Paul Dini, and directed by Bruce Timm. This episode features the first appearance in the series of Mr. Freeze. In the comics, Freeze first appeared in "Batman" #121 in February 1959, with this episode providing a complete overhaul of his character. The episode rocketed the series to fame, after it won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program. Batman follows a strange trail of heists pulled at various GothCorp offices,