Bruce Wayne (TV Series)

Bruce Wayne is an American Television series developed by screenwriter Tim McCanlies, and serves as a prequel to the DC Comics character Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. The series, which was broadcast by The WB, premiered on August 20, 1999. Bruce Wayne, which ended its sixth and final season on September 12, 2005, follows a young Bruce Wayne (Shawn Ashmore) (before becoming Batman) and Jim Gordon (David Krumholtz) struggling to find their place in Gotham City, all the while being haunted by the ghosts from their past. The first three seasons focused on Bruce becoming a 'Nightwing like character', spending most of his time fighting crime on the streets, while the second season focused more on Jim Gordon as a detective, his struggle with police corruption, and his relationship with his impreginated wife, Barbara Gordon ('nee Kean). The fourth season had Bruce travel around the world and training alongside Ted Grant (Wildcat), Richard Dragon, and Slade Wilson (Deathstroke), under the wing of their mentor, Ra's al Ghul. The fifth and sixth season had Bruce Wayne return from his trip, joining the Gotham GCPD as Jim Gordon's Partner, but ends up leaving, due to the GCPD's corrupt system, and eventually decides to strike fear into Gotham's criminals by becoming a bat.

The series also featured many of the Rogues' Gallery origins, including a special guest appearance of Tom Welling as a strange kid from smallville, AKA, Clark Kent (Superman).