Batman (TV series) crime-lab at the Batcave, rushing to the villain's secret hideout, falling into the pre-arranged trap. By relying heavily on a formula, it became easy to spoof various elements of that formula. The typical story begins with a villain's caper (such as stealing a fabulous treasure, kidnapping a prominent person, or attempting to take over Gotham City). In his office, Commissioner Gordon, along with Chief O'Hara, learn of the crime and the culprit. Helpless to stop the villain, they contact Batman via the Batphone – a bright red telephone that provides a direct phone link to Batman (be it at Wayne
Batman: Dead White novel focuses on Batman, still early in his career, attempting to defeat the two supervillains and end their criminal activity. On 27 February 2007, Del Rey published a third book titled "", written by authors Michael Reaves and Steven-Elliot Altman. "Batman: Fear Itself" focuses on Batman's early encounters with the Scarecrow. Batman: Dead White Batman: Dead White is an action political novel written by John Shirley, based upon the DC Comics superhero Batman. It is the first book in a trilogy of Batman-themed novels published by Del Rey Books. "Batman: Dead White" was written by cyberpunk/science fiction author John Shirley