# The Batman Serial ch 1-5

Batman (or The Batman ) is a 1943 black-and-white 15-chapter theatrical serial from Columbia Pictures , produced by Rudolph C. Flothow , directed by Lambert Hillyer , that stars Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as his sidekick Robin . The serial is based on the DC Comics character Batman , who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. The villain is an original character named Dr. Daka, a secret agent of the Japanese Imperial government, played by J. Carrol Naish . Rounding out the cast are Shirley Patterson as Linda Page, Bruce Wayne's love interest, and William Austin as Alfred , the Wayne Manor butler.

- Kind: Film
- Year: 2019
- Genres: Adventure
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/batman1_201908)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/batman1_201908?play=1)