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*** He hasn't appeared because of the [[Dark Knight Trilogy]]. The rights to those movies prevent him from appearing on the show.

*** http://dcanimated.wikia.com/wiki/Bat-Embargo may help explain somewhat. "Rights" issues are apparently far more complicated than just "Marvel Characters" and "DC Characters." Though at least we've GOTTEN plenty of other media with Batman during Smallville's run, which is more than we can say for Wonder Woman.

**** To elaborate, the "rights" to DC characters belong to Warner Bros., which owns DC Comics. Both ''Smallville'' and the ''Dark Knight'' series are produced by the same studio, because that studio '''owns''' the rights to the characters, and isn't simply renting them. They simply didn't want Batman on the show because they thought [[Viewers ~~Are~~ Morons]] and would be confused if they had two different Batmen running around.

**** To elaborate, the "rights" to DC characters belong to Warner Bros., which owns DC Comics. Both ''Smallville'' and the ''Dark Knight'' series are produced by the same studio, because that studio '''owns''' the rights to the characters, and isn't simply renting them. They simply didn't want Batman on the show because they thought [[Viewers are Morons]] and would be confused if they had two different Batmen running around.

***** Or, maybe they didn't want two different Batmen running around because...well...they didn't need two different Batmen running around when one is enough. Batman doesn't have to appear in every single DC Adaptation, you know.

* In the recent Phantom Zone episode, how come Clark didn't take Bart with him?