Episode
The New Batman Adventures: Legends of the Dark Knight
Overview
A group of Gotham City youths tell their stories about what they believe the Dark Knight to really be like. One story is reminiscent of the Dick Sprang era comics from the 1950s and/or the 1960s live-action Batman television series. Another is reminiscent of Frank Miller's 1986 graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns.
Details
- Series
- The New Batman Adventures
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 1998-10-10
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
Legends of the Dark Knight is Episode 6 in Season 2 of The New Batman Adventures. It aired on 1998-10-10. The runtime is 21 min.
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