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In this week&#8217;s episode of The Batman Universe Podcast, your hosts, Scott and BJ, walk through a history of all of the times Batman retired. Depending on what sites you read, many lists and articles include times where Batman technically&#8230; *ahem* died. We talk about a couple of those times, but in our eyes, they don&#8217;t care. Death and retirement are not the same.
<h3>Batman Retired Storylines Covered:</h3>
<ul>
<li>The Dark Knight Returns (1986)
<ul>
<li>You can listen to our past episode on this storyline in <a href="https://thebatmanuniverse.net/episode-259-revisiting-the-dark-knight-returns-comic-adaptation/">Episode 259: Revisiting &#8216;The Dark Knight Returns&#8217; Comic & Adaptation</a>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Batman: The Cult (1988)</li>
<li>Batman: Knightfall (1993)</li>
<li>Batman: Prodigal (1997)</li>
<li>Batman: Superheavy (2014)</li>
<li>Batman ’66 Meets Wonder Woman ’77 (2016)</li>
<li>Batman Annual #2 (2018)</li>
<li>“Chemistry” episode of The New Adventures of Batman and Robin (1998)</li>
<li>“A Better World” episode of Justice League (2003)</li>
<li>Batman Beyond (1999-2001)</li>
<li>The Dark Knight Rises (2012)</li>
<li>Earth-2 Batman</li>
<li>Batman Forever (1995)
<ul>
<li>BJ is technically right that this one counts. Batman retires for like 30 seconds.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Please note: We do not cover Batman &#8217;89: Echoes, as that story is not yet completed as of the time of this recording. 
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<h4>Other Bat-Topics</h4>
We also discuss a few other news-worthy items this episode. We cover the rumor that The Dark Knight might be returning to IMAX in May, based on theories after this <a href="https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/dark-knight-double-feature-79632" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AMC Theaters</a> link went live. We also spend some time talking about a State Farm advertisement, but it&#8217;s not any advertisement, it&#8217;s their new <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykyvHVqKHQg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Batman vs. Bateman campaign</a>.
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<h2>For our Bat-Family: Which is your favorite Bat-Retirement story?</h2>
Drop us a line at <a href="mailto:TBU@TheBatmanUniverse.net">TBU@TheBatmanUniverse.net</a>.  As always, if you like this episode, please rate, share, and subscribe on the streaming platform of your preference. It’s a great way to show your support, and it’s quick and easy! Thank you, loyal Bat-fans!
Find past episodes of The Batman Universe Podcast <a href="https://thebatmanuniverse.net/tag/the-batman-universe-podcast-2/">right here</a>. For more from your hosts, you can find Scott on Bluesky (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/writerscott.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@writerscott.bsky.social</a>) or at <a href="https://scottwaldynwrites.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ScottWaldynWrites.com</a> and BJ on Twitter (<a href="https://x.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2FBJSHEA33" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@BJShea33</a>).
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