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''The Batman Adventures'' was the official tie-in comic of ''[[Batman:
Being a printed work, it was much less hampered by censorship (so that, for example, Batman could actually be shown outright punching criminals, whereas the TV series turned him more into a [[Combat Pragmatist]]). And just as the series had introduced viewers to Harley Quinn, Lock-Up, and sundry other original characters, ''The Batman Adventures'' gave us a new trio of [[Harmless Villain|bumbling]], [[Affably Evil|lovable villains]] in Mastermind, Mr. Nice, and the Professor (or "Perfesser").
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The book was still going strong, both a critical and financial success, when it was canceled to make way for the official tie-in comic of a new, unrelated Batman animated series, ''[[The Batman (Animation)|The Batman]]''.
It is unrelated to DC's year-long official webcomic [http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/heroes_and_villains/?hv=sin_tzu&p=1 Batman: Shadow of Sin Tzu], another spin-off of ''[[Batman:
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''The Batman Adventures'', in its various incarnations, provides examples of:
* [[Actually a Doombot]]: One of the last issues of ''Batman Adventures'' applied this retcon to a character whose appearance and power set were significantly changed between ''[[Batman:
* [[Badass and Baby]]: ''Gotham Adventures'' [http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/990722.html #26]
* [[Banana Peel]]: In ''The Batman and Robin Adventures'' #5, "Second Banana", the Joker is captured at the end after slipping on his own banana peel.
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* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|The Riddler}} during ''Batman Adventures''.
* [[Involuntary Shapeshifting]]: [[The Creeper]], in his ''Batman: Gotham Adventures'' appearance
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* [[Love Triangle]]: Several issues of ''Gotham'' and ''Batman Adventures'' (the first by Ty Templeton, the latter two by Jason Hall) explore one involving Mr. Freeze, his ex wife Nora, and her new husband Dr. D'Anjeou.
* [[Mad Love]]: The [[Trope Namer]]
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: In the "Shadows and Masks" story arc of ''Batman Adventures'', Batman brings down the mob boss Black Mask, but it turns out at the end that Black Mask was actually an underling and front for somebody else.
* [[Monumental Battle]]: ''The Batman Adventures'' #2 has a showdown on the Westminster Clock Tower.
* [[
* [[My Rule Fu Is Stronger Than Yours]]: There's a story arc in ''Batman Adventures'' where the new mayor has declared Batman an outlaw and ordered the police to arrest him on sight. Commissioner Gordon continues as normal except that he closes his eyes or looks the other way when he's talking to Batman.
* [[Orphaned Punchline]]: In ''The Batman Adventures'' #2:
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** In ''Gotham Adventures'' #10, Harley Quinn checks into a hotel under the pseudonym [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elise-Archer-as-Harley-Quinn/240470227181 Elise Archer].
* [[Something Completely Different]]: In their third appearance in the comic, the Mastermind, Mr. Nice, and the Professor get involved in a [[Zany Scheme]] to find a giant pearl that seems more like something out of a screwball comedy than an action-adventure comic book. Batman barely even appears!
* [[Stupid Good]]: Hate to say it, but....Bruce got suckered into teaming up with [[Femme Fatale|the sexy, sinister Talia]] ''twice'', only for her to betray him both times and side with her father, Ra's al-Ghul, in his latest plot to destroy the human race. (And keep in mind that he had ''already'' learned that Talia was willing - if not always eager - to do her father's bidding on an episode of the animated series.) Ra's even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] this fact in the second of the two issues with [[
* [[Talking the Monster To Death]]: In ''The Batman Adventures'' #5, Robin manages to make the Scarecrow ''cry'' (and give him the antidote) by calling him Professor Crane and playing on his secret desire to teach again. He doesn't, however, manage to convince him to surrender, and the latter runs out the door and straight into Batman. Cut to Arkham, where a fuming Scarecrow [[Do Not Call Me Paul|refuses to answer to Crane]].
* [[Terrible Trio]]: The Threatening Three (Mr. Nice, Mastermind, and the Perfesser), a group of comical criminals (designed to resemble Archie Goodwin, Mike Carlin and Dennis O'Neil) who made at least one appearance per Adventures series until their final appearance in ''Gotham Adventures''.
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