Voiced By: Julie Brown First Appearance: “Zatanna” Position: Magician Bio: Zatanna is the daughter of Zatara, an excellent magician who taught Bruce Wayne everything he knows about escape artistry and “magic”. Zatara was a world renowned magician, and was considered quite possibly the best. He tutored Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent in the arts of magic. He also passed on his teachings to his only child, a daughter named Zatanna. Zatanna gained her talent from her father, and is also an excellent magician and had a romantic relationship with Bruce, while never knowing his real name. Zatanna always had close ties with Bruce Wayne, although Bruce Wayne was cautious of this relationship by never giving her his real name, but the name “John Smith” instead. It isn’t known if she knows who the real “John Smith”, but she will never forget the intense relationship they had togethor. She continues to perform magic throw out the world, thrilling audiences everywhere.
For more, refer to the Justice League Unlimited bio.
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Kevin Conroy as Thomas Wayne
Adrienne Barbeau as Martha Wayne First Appearance: “Perchance to Dream” Position: Parents of Bruce Wayne, Deceased Bio: As a boy, Bruce Wayne witnessed his parents’ gruesome murder by an unknown gunman and vowed revenge against all who broke the law. Bruce Wayne was the son of Thomas and Martha Wayne. His father was a well respected Gotham doctor, and his mother a homemaker. Thomas and Martha Wayne were very influential in Bruce’s early life, instilling thoughts of truth and honesty. When his parents were murdered, Bruce was devastated.
Voiced By: Adam West First Appearance: “Beware the Gray Ghost” Position: Childhood Hero of Bruce Wayne, Old TV star/Retired Bio: The dark avenger. The scourge of evil. Defender of good, destroyer of evil. Sound familiar? Gothamite Simon Trent was a popular actor about twenty years ago, during Bruce Wayne’s youth. He portrayed the television action hero The Gray Ghost! His show was very popular for a few years, but it was soon cancelled. For years Simon Trent tried to get work in Hollywood, but was typecast as the Gray Ghost. He was forced to sell his memorabilia in order to just pay for his rent. Then, when a bomber began to to mimic crimes from the old Gray Ghost show, he was able to help Batman solve the crime and he was again in the public eye. While he doesn’t fight crime in real life, he is enjoying revisiting the character he made a classic all those years ago!
Voiced By: William McKinny First Appearance: “Showdown” Position: Bounty Hunter Bio: Jonah Hex’s life was one of misery and pain. His life as a child was one which was close to unbearable. He had an alcoholic father and a showgirl for a mother. Jonah Hex was sold by his father, while still in the western equivalent of diapers, to child workers to work in the mines. While working in the mines, he had his facial features savagely and deliberately deformed by said captors, in penance for a crime of which he was singularly innocent. Hex was able to escape and began to live on his own. He relied on his own wits and bleak outlook to survive from day to day. He soon discovered he had a natural talent for gun-slinging and decided to become a bounty hunter. Hex had his own sense of honor, which was blunt and straight to the fact, which can be summed up in this quote, said by Hex:
“I will always attempt to Do the Right Thing… even it means killing every last man, woman and child in this here town, twice over.”
For more, refer to the Justice League Unlimited bio.
Details on upcoming trade paperback collections for Justice League Infinity and Batman: The Adventures Continue – Season Two coming out in June 2022 have been officially released by DC Comics. The collections include all of both series’ respective issues, including the special ten-page Batman: The Adventures Continue – Season Two tale from the recent ‘Tis The Season To Be Freezin’ DC Comics holiday special, plus additional bonus content. Continue below for artwork, collection details and more, all provided by DC Comics.
JUSTICE LEAGUE INFINITY
Written by J.M. DeMATTEIS and JAMES TUCKER
Art by ETHEN BEAVERS
Cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL From Justice League Unlimited producer James Tucker and series writer J.M. DeMatteis comes an all-new season starring the World’s Greatest Heroes! The doors to the Multiverse are cracked open, sending the Justice League hurtling to different Earths, where things aren’t quite as they appear! Can the Justice League band together with heroes across multiple Earths and put a stop to an ancient evil, or will all of existence disappear once and for all? Collecting Justice League Infinity #1-7! $16.99 US | 152 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover
On sale: 6/7/22
BATMAN: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE – SEASON TWO
Written by ALAN BURNETT and PAUL DINI
Art by RICK BURCHETT, TY TEMPLETON, and JORDAN GIBSON
Variant cover by RILEY ROSSMO Gotham City is changing. After Mayor Hill is killed by a mysterious assailant, Batman finds himself tracking down an ancient order that’s long been buried under the streets of Gotham: the Court of Owls. An old face returns to the city, looking to take back power after Mayor Hill’s death! Check out the all-new season in the Batman: The Animated Series mythos! Collecting Batman: The Adventures Continue Season Two issues #1-7 and a short story from ’Tis the Season to Be Freezin’ #1! $19.99 US | 208 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover
On sale 6/14/22
Additionally, DC Comics has provided details on hardcover collections for its recent Batman ’89 and Superman ’78 mini-series. Both comics titles feature new adventures taking place in the same continuity of the acclaimed live-action Superman: The Movie and Batman (1989) feature films. Additional details on both series can be found here, and continue below for details on both titles’ respective hardcover collections.
SUPERMAN ’78
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art and cover by WILFREDO TORRES Fly into director Richard Donner’s Superman once more in Superman ’78! Written by Robert Venditti (Superman: Man of Tomorrow) and drawn by Wilfredo Torres (Batman ’66), Superman ’78 tells a brand-new adventure in the world of the beloved film. A bright, shining day in Metropolis is interrupted by a mysterious drone that crash-lands in the city and starts wreaking havoc. This looks like a job for Superman! But where did the metallic menace come from, what is its purpose, and who is Brainiac? As Metropolis is invaded by this being and its mechanical drones, Superman must make a life-changing sacrifice and leave Earth once and for all. But once aboard Brainiac’s ship, the Man of Steel finds he might not be the last son of Krypton as he believed. This volume collects issues #1-6 of the hit miniseries Superman ’78! $24.99 US | 152 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Hardcover
ON SALE 7/19/22
BATMAN ’89
Written by SAM HAMM
Art and cover by JOE QUINONES Step back into the Gotham of Tim Burton’s seminal Batman movies! Batman ’89 brings in screenwriter Sam Hamm (Batman, Batman Returns) and artist Joe Quinones (Dial H for Hero) to pull on a number of threads left dangling by the prolific director. Gotham becomes torn in two as citizens dressed as Batman and The Joker duke it out in the streets. As D.A. Harvey Dent tries to keep the city together, he targets the one problem tearing it apart: Batman! But what happens next has dark ramifications for not just the Dark Knight, but Harvey Dent himself. Bruce Wayne embarks on a crusade to better Gotham as both himself and the Batman, but a young new hero on the scene stands in his way, claiming his mission is shortsighted. Meanwhile, Harvey Dent starts down a path leading to nothing but ruin. The fate of Gotham hangs in the balance as these two sides of the same coin do battle. But when the coin finally flips, on which side will it fall? Collects Batman ’89 #1-6. $24.99 US | 152 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Hardcover
ON SALE 7/5/22
More details on Justice League InfinityBatman: The Adventures Continue are available at The World’s Finest here and here, respectively. Naturally, a wealth of readily-available Batman: The Animated Series and Justice League/Justice League Unlimited content is also always on-hand right here at The World’s Finest. Stay tuned for more updates, including coverage of Justice League Infinity and Batman: The Adventures Continue, and click the link below to discuss this news!