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Bat-Mite is a Fictional Comic Book Character who appeared in stories published by DC Comics . He first appeared in '' Detective Comics '' #267 (May 1959). Bat-Mite is an Imp similar to the Superman villain Mr. Mxyzptlk . He appears as a small childlike man in an ill-fitting Batman Costume , with a black lightning bolt instead of the Bat-insignia. Bat-Mite possesses near-infinite Magical Powers and comes from another dimension, much like Mr. Mxyzptlk. In Bat-Mite's dimension, the resident imps idolize the heroes of the DC Universe and impersonate them, re-enacting their heroic feats and adventures. Bat-Mite's favorite hero is Batman, and thus the imp visited Batman on various occasions, often setting up strange events so that he could see his hero in action. Despite this, Bat-Mite is more of a nuisance than a Supervillain , and often left his hero alone when he realized he had angered his idol again. Bat-Mite and Mr. Mxyzptlk teamed up four times in the pages of '' World's Finest Comics '' to plague Superman and Batman together, as well. Bat-Mite regularly appeared in ''Batman'', ''Detective Comics'' and ''World's Finest Comics'' for five years. However in 1964, when the Batman titles were revamped with a more serious tone under new editor ), and "Bat-Mite's New York Adventure" from ''Detective Comics'' #482 (February-March 1979), in which the imp visits the DC Comics offices and insists that he be given his own feature in a Batman comic. After the continuity-changing 1985 ,and the DC Animated Universe . Despite being an Elseworlds story itself, it isn't clear whether ''World's Funnest'' is in continuity. Apart from ''World's Finest'', there has been no direct connection between Bat-Mite and Mr. Mxyzptlk; the ''World's Finest'' special implied that different rules applied to their powers. In the '' Bizarro Comics '' anthology, Mxyzptlk's native fifth dimension seemed to include beings similar to Bat-Mite and Johnny Thunder 's Thunderbolt. Neither of these comics are considered canonical, however, in a JLA/JSA crossover in '' JLA '' and in '' JSA '' #78-80 it was revealed that both Mxyzptlk and Thunderbolt came from the 5th Dimension. Letter columns and writer interviews indicate that Bat-Mite comes from there as well, although this has never been shown thus far in the comic stories themselves. OTHER MEDIA Bat-Mite was a regular character of the 1977 Animated Series '' The New Adventures Of Batman '' where he was depicted as a well meaning magical fan of the superhero. As such, he tried to help Batman even though he usually complicated matters. He was voiced by Lou Scheimer. An '', in which Bat-Mite enthusiastically greeted Batman, saying, "Hi, I'm Bat-Mite! I'm your biggest fan!" before kissing Robin, who was shocked. It then malfunctions and falls apart. One episode of the animated series '' Teen Titans '' had the appearance of a very similar character named "Nosyarg Kcid" (" Dick Grayson " spelled backwards) but whom the characters rename Larry for ease. In this episode, "Larry" idolized Robin rather than Batman. |
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