Batman: The Animated Series
Shadow of the Bat Part II
TV Flash files “Shadow of the Bat Part II” as hour 62 of 85 in the TV Flash guide — Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995) on Fox Kids, season 2, episode 2, aired 1993-09-14, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E02: listed hour 62 of 85 in the Batman: The Animated Series guide, hour 2 of 10 in season 2. It aired 1993-09-14 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Shadow of the Bat” (S02E01). Next is “Mudslide” (S02E03).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Robin discovers that Gil Mason is in league with the underworld and goes to investigate him. He encounters Batgirl along the way, and go their separate ways to stop Mason. They then meet again to learn that Gil is working with Two-Face to take out Gordon, and have Batman (as Matches Malone) captured.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Shadow of the Bat Part II sit in the Batman: The Animated Series guide?
S02E02 is listed hour 62 of 85 — hour 2 of 10 in season 2, season 2 episode 2.
When did Batman: The Animated Series S02E02 air?
Shadow of the Bat Part II aired 1993-09-14 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Did this series create Harley Quinn?
Yes — Harley Quinn was created here (voiced by Arleen Sorkin) and later entered comics, films, and the wider DC brand.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Art-deco Gotham with Kevin Conroy's growl and Mark Hamill's Joker — kids' TV that adults claimed without irony. Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski built black-sky noir, jazz menace, and villains as tragic theater. Harley Quinn walks out of this show into the wider DC canon. Still the gold standard for Western superhero animation.
The first useful thing *Batman: The Animated Series* does is treat Saturday morning like prestige genre. A noir-styled Batman stalks an art-deco Gotham where villains are tragic theatrical forces. Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski built a timeless design language — black sky, sharp shadows, jazz menace — for a 1992 Fox Kids premiere. Kevin Conroy's Batman and Mark Hamill's Joker became definitive voice performances for a generation. Arleen Sorkin's Harley Quinn spun out of this series into comics and films. Kids' TV…
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- Mark Hamill as The Joker
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- Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn
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- Loren Lester as Dick Grayson / Robin
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