As a child, Bruce Wayne witnessed the horrific murder of his parents, which led him to become a millionaire philanthropist who combats crime in Gotham City under the guise of Batman, a costumed hero that instills fear in the hearts of wrongdoers. However, when a grotesque madman known as The Joker takes over Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman is compelled to confront his most merciless adversary yet, all while safeguarding his true identity and his romantic interest, reporter Vicki Vale.
