BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM (1993)
Directors: Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski.
Real World Events: Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Monday Night Raw debuts. Waco. Magic: The Gathering debuts. NAFTA. Reagan diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Comic World Events: Superman is alive again. Bane breaks Batman's back; Azeral dons the cowl while Wayne is on the mend.
Gotham City Style: The gothic world of Burton's movies is taken to its illogical extreme, but contains some absolutely beautiful designs, especially the "World of Tomorrow" theme park where the finale takes place.
Under The Cowl: Voice actor Kevin Conroy, who is considered by many to have the Batman voice.
Sidekick/Love Interest: Andrea Beaumont, the lover who jilted Bruce before they could be married.
Bat-Gadgets: Nothing new.
Villains: The Phantasm, who is really Andrea on a similar quest for vengeance; The Joker (Mark Hamill), who kidnaps her; mobsters, one voiced by Abe Vigoda.
Bat-line: None rings a bell.
Cowl rating/Phoenix Crix Pix: N/A
Cowl rating/Nick's Pix: Four cowls. The best Pre-Nolan Batman, the most emotionally true of the entire franchise.
