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Bat-Mite

Bat-Mite

40 appearances · Silver Age · 1960–2025
Who is Bat-Mite?

An imp from another dimension who idolizes Batman above all heroes, Bat-Mite possesses near-limitless magical abilities that he uses — however chaotically — to manufacture exciting situations for his idol. His mischievous interference rarely goes as planned.

Few characters capture the delirious, anything-goes spirit of Silver Age DC quite like Bat-Mite, the pint-sized imp who first materialized in Detective Comics #276 back in 1960, courtesy of creator Amilcar Ruben Moreira. Sharing pages with the likes of Batman, Robin, and even Superman, this little figure has haunted Gotham's corners and beyond for an astonishing 65 years — popping up everywhere from the classic Batman and Detective Comics to the charming all-ages romp Tiny Titans. There's something wonderfully enduring about a character born from that era of wild Silver Age imagination who simply refuses to go away, and any collector with a soft spot for DC's more gleefully offbeat corners will find Bat-Mite an irresistible rabbit hole to fall down.

Identity

Real name. Unknown

Affiliations. Batman Family

★ First appearance
Detective Comics #267
May 1959

Trivia

  • Bat-Mite was effectively shelved in 1964 when DC editor Julius Schwartz imposed his 'New Look' Batman, a deliberate purge of the era's sillier elements that swept the imp right off the roster.youtube.com

Top series

Covers through the years — 1960–2024

Detective Comics #276 1960
Detective Comics #276
World's Finest Comics #152 1965
World's Finest Comics #152
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #2 1985
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #2
Caped Crusader Classics! #6 1990
Caped Crusader Classics! #6
Green Arrow #13 2002
Green Arrow #13
The Complete normalman #1 2007
The Complete normalman #1
The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #16 2012
The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #16
World's Funnest #[nn] 2016
World's Funnest #[nn]
normalman Fortieth Anniversary Omnibus #[nn] 2024
normalman Fortieth Anniversary Omnibus #[nn]

Appearances

Detective Comics (1937)
World's Finest Comics (1941)
Superman Supacomic (1959)
#20
Batman Annual (1961)
#7
Showcase (1956)
#51
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
#2
Batman: The Killing Joke (1988)
Caped Crusader Classics! (1988)
#6
normalman - Megaton Man Special (1994)
#1
San Diego Comic Con Comics (1992)
#3
Batman and Superman: World's Finest (1999)
#6
Green Arrow (2001)
#13
Superboy #147 May-June 1968 Replica Edition (2003)
Solo (2004)
#7
The Complete normalman (2007)
#1
Batman (1940)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2009)
#1
Super Friends (2008)
#11
Tiny Titans (2008)
DC Comics Presents: The Teen Titans (2011)
#1
The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2011)
Solo: The Deluxe Edition (2013)
Batman Unwrapped: R.I.P. (2015)
Bat-Mite (2016)
World's Funnest (2016)
Superman / Batman (2014)
#5
Splitting Image 80-page Giant (2017)
DC Comics - The Legend of Batman (2017)
#34
normalman Fortieth Anniversary Omnibus (2024)
Nightwing (2016)
DC Finest: Batman: The Killing Joke and Other Stories (2025)
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen - The Deluxe Edition (2025)