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Did someone say Batman?

Close. Batman fights dirty, but he never kills. Also, he detests guns. Absolutely hates them. Of course, don't be fooled into thinking he's somehow less dangerous because of that.

Batman is a case of "Be prepared for ANY eventuality." Canonically, he has Kryptonite in case Superman goes rogue and has to be stopped. Depending on which version of Batman you're dealing with, either he got this Kryptonite himself, or Superman gave it to him personally just in case.

1. Thou shalt not kill.
2. Thou shalt not use firearms, because guns are what killed Mom and Dad.
3. Thou shalt not harm Alfred, nor let any harm come to him.
4. I'm Batman.



That depends on which version you're reading.

In the Golden/Silver Age comics, Bruce and Clark were stuck in the same cabin on a cruise ship and had to change into their alter-egos at the same time. They became friends instantly, because in Golden/Silver Age comics, *all* good guys are friends.

In more recent stories, though, I'm not sure what the official meeting is, or if there even is one. It basically seems to come down to them being forced by circumstance to work on the same case(s), though.
One's a business, one's a charity.

I think you have cart blanch on what they are and what they do, or even how long they've existed. But someone else can correct me if I'm wrong.

In Batman Begins, Wayne Enterprises was owned by Bruce's father. I was under the impression, though, that outside of the movie, Wayne Enterprises was started up by Bruce himself using the money he inherited. This could be totally wrong, though.

Yes.

*Thomas Wayne was a wealthy surgeon. His wife, Martha, was a "socialite".

*In one of the earliest tellings of Batman's origin, only Thomas was shot -- Martha had a "weak heart" and died from the shock of seeing him killed.

*In some tellings, the killing of the Waynes was a normal mugging-gone-wrong. In others, it was actually an assassination: Thomas had angered a mob boss by refusing to help him.

*In the mob-boss scenario, there's also the idea that Thomas dressed as a Bat-Man for a costume party. This may have influenced Bruce's later fashion decisions.

*In most tellings, the movie the Waynes had gone to see was Zorro -- a story of a rich guy who puts on a mask and fights injustice.

*Batman is considered to be a lapsed Catholic or possibly Episcopalian (Catholic Lite ).

*Before becoming Batman, Bruce spent a lot of time in Asia.

There's a lot more trivia, though I'm not sure what you need, so feel free to PM me if you need something more specific.

Links...let me switch PCs and I'll see what I can dig up for you.