Batman is a 15-chapter theatrical serial released in 1943 by Columbia Pictures. It is the first live-action adaptation of the DC Comics character Batman. A second serial entitled Batman and Robin was released in 1949.
Batman is a secret U.S. government agent, attempting to defeat the schemes of Japanese agent Dr. Daka operating in Los Angeles at the height of World War II.
Victims[]
The Electrical Brain[]
- Unnamed Male Doctor - Strangled by Doctor Hayden while under the control of Prince Tito Daka.
- Doctor Hayden - Committed suicide by jumping off a balcony while under the control of Prince Tito Daka.
- Total - 2
The Bat's Cave[]
- None
The Mark of the Zombies[]
- None
Slaves of the Rising Sun[]
- Wells - Shot by Mr. Foster.
- Mr. Foster - Eaten alive by Ojonojo and Sakosako after falling through a trapdoor opened by Prince Tito Daka.
- Hank - Died after Bruce Wayne/Batman caused them to drive their car off a cliff.
- Brett - Died after Bruce Wayne/Batman caused them to drive their car off a cliff.
- Brennan - Died after Bruce Wayne/Batman caused them to drive their car off a cliff.
- Total - 5
The Living Corpse[]
- Unnamed Male Japanese Spy - Died after being brought out of suspended animation by Prince Tito Daka.
- Jim Branwell - Died when his plane was shot down by unknown U.S. soldiers.
- Fred - Died when his plane was shot down by unknown U.S. soldiers.
- Total - 3
Poison Peril[]
- Captain Numo Kuri - Blown up by unknown U.S. submariners when they destroyed their Japanese submarine with a destroyer.
- At Least One Unnamed Male Japanese Spy - Blown up by unknown U.S. submariners when they destroyed their Japanese submarine with a destroyer.
- Total - 2
The Phoney Doctor[]
- None
Lured by Radium[]
- None
The Sign of the Sphinx[]
- Raines - Accidentally blown up by unknown Tito Daka henchmen when they blew up a radium mine.
- Total - 1
Flying Spies[]
- None
A Nipponese Trap[]
- Croft - Accidentally blew himself up after Bruce Wayne/Batman knocked him out next to his own bomb.
- Total - 1
Embers of Evil[]
- Marshall - Poisoned by Bernie with a poisonous cigarette on the orders of Prince Tito Daka off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 1
Eight Steps Down[]
- None
The Executioner Strikes[]
- None
The Doom of the Rising Sun[]
- Wallace - Eaten alive by Ojonojo and Sakosako after being thrown into their pit by Warren and Brown while under the control of Prince Tito Daka.
- Two Unnamed U.S. Agents - Killed by Prince Tito Daka off-screen, mentioned.
- Doctor Tito Daka/Prince Daka - Eaten alive by Ojonojo and Sakosako after falling through a trapdoor accidentally opened by Richard Grayson/Robin.
- Total - 4
Deaths[]
- Total - 19
- 17 Male
- 2 Victims of Unknown Gender
Kill Counts[]
- Doctor Tito Daka/Prince Daka - 8 (Deceased)
- Bruce Wayne/Batman - 4 (Alive)
- Ojonojo (Alligator) - 3 (Alive)
- Sakosako (Alligator) - 3 (Alive)
- Richard "Dick" Grayson/Robin - 1 (Alive)
- Bernie - 1 (Alive)
- Warren - 1 (Alive)
- Brown - 1 (Alive)
- Mr. Foster - 1 (Deceased)
- Doctor Hayden - 1 (Deceased)
