Why is Batman named Batman?

Batman named himself after something he feared. As a small boy, Bruce fell down an abandoned well(?). As he fell, the sound made the bats in the cave below attempt to flee. Bats swarmed around Bruce Wayne. As a little boy he was scared beyond belief. That little episode stuck with Bruce well into his adulthood. read more

). As he fell, the sound made the bats in the cave below attempt to flee. Bats swarmed around Bruce Wayne. As a little boy he was scared beyond belief. That little episode stuck with Bruce well into his adulthood. He was scarred. read more

The popularity of the Batman TV series also resulted in the first animated adaptation of Batman in The Batman/Superman Hour; the Batman segments of the series were repackaged as The Adventures of Batman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder which produced thirty-three episodes between 1968 and 1977. read more