Twenty years ago,Bruce Wayne stepped down from his iconic role in order to pave the way for a Batman of the Future! Batman: The Animated Series' dream team of Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, or Alan Burnett were tasked to develop something with a teenage Batman. The result was Batman Beyond,a series that far surpassed its network mandated origin. This may occupy been a kids show, but it wasn't necessarily for kids.
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