Launched not long after Tim Burton created his Batman duo of movies the animated series was conceived and executed using a very different approach that your typical Saturday morning animated series.
The scripts were engaging, the characters fleshed out and the action all combined to make the Batman: The Animated Series a real gem.
DC Comics cashed in on the series by producing a companion comic book series called: The Batman Adventures.
Issue #1 introduced the animated version of Batman to the world.
Kelley Puckett wrote the story and artist Ty Templeton emulated the style of the animated series to perfection. Inker Rich Burchett help bring the TV animated Batman to the printed page.
The Penguin had the honor of being the first Batman villain to launch the series and the Joker was close in the wings.
Although it had the look of the animated series the stories were very much in line with the Batman mythos created in the comic books.
The Batman Adventures series has the distinction of introducing Harley Quinn in to the DC Comics Universe of comic books in issue #12.
Issue #1 currently sells for about $5 raw and $50 slabbed in near mint condition.
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