Batman 1989 Retcon Secretly Gave A Classic DC Villain Secretly His Live-Action Debut

Split image of Bruce Wayne, Batman, and Joker in 1989 Batman and Batman Returns

Thanks to a 2024 retcon, 1989’s Batman now includes the cinematic debut of a classic DC villain. 1989’s Batman was a game-changing success for not only Batman's live-action movie landscape, but also the superhero genre and the way big-budget blockbusters are marketed. The film made Batman DC Comics and Warner Bros’s most marketable superhero property and directly led to a slew of beloved superhero properties, from various sequels and reboots to the DC Animated Universe itself.

Batman: Resurrection Introduces Hugo Strange & Retcons Him Into 1989 Batman &#x2715 Remove Ads Batman: Resurrection includes the seemingly original character “Hugh Auslander”, who eventually reveals him to be the Burton Batman universe’s version of DC villain Hugo Strange. Moreover, the book retroactively makes Hugo Strange a minor character in the 1989 film itself.

&#x2715 Remove Ads In the Burton Batman universe, Hugo Strange is a chemist who wishes to create an army of super strong yet mindless Monster Men. Strange was a chemist who previously posed as a psychiatrist to enter Carl Grissom’s criminal empire and continue his work after being fired from his US Government position. Strange was invaluable to the Joker’s creation of Smylex, though Strange only saw him as a means to finalize his Monster Men endeavors.

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