Gotham High (lost production material of cancelled Batman animated TV series; 2009)

Conceptual artwork of all the characters.

Status: Lost

Gotham High was the concept behind an animated TV show about a teenage Bruce Wayne attending high school with his future enemies and allies.

When creator Jeffrey Thomas drew a picture of a young Joker and Harley, DC liked it enough to order an entire series based on the concept.

The plot would have Bruce Wayne attend High School with Barbara Gordon and his entire Rogues Gallery. Each character would have represented a social clique (The Riddler was a nerd, Killer Croc was a bully, Mr. Freeze was the "cool" kid, etc.).

The series was cancelled for reasons unknown.

It is possible that elements of the show were reworked into the web series DC Superhero Girls which also involved teenage versions of DC characters attending high school. This show also featured characters from the Batman franchise.

Gotham High (graphic novel)

It is also possible that elements of the show were reworked into a graphic novel of the same name written by Melissa de la Cruz and illustrated by Thomas Pitilli released by DC Comics in 2020, which was about the relationships between Catwoman, Batman and Joker as high school teenagers in a love triangle.

Gallery

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  Joker, Harley, and Poison Ivy.

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  Two-Face, Poison Ivy running for class president.

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  Barbara watches Catwoman flirt with Bruce.

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  Killer Croc and Bane picking on Penguin and the Riddler.

See Also

• Batman Fights Dracula (lost unofficial Filipino comedy parody film; 1967)
• Batman Dracula (partially found Andy Warhol film; 1964)
• Batman Forever (partially lost deleted scenes of DC superhero film sequel; 1995)
• The Dark Knight (lost build of cancelled multi-platform action game based on Batman film; 2008)
• Batman And The New Robin (partially found unproduced animated TV series; 1988)
• Batman: The Animated Series - Tim Curry performance as the Joker (lost audio recordings from animated series; 1992)
• Mike Henry's Batman publicity stills (lost photographs advertising CBS "Batman" TV series; 1964)
• Batman: A Death in the Family - "Jason Todd lives" (partially lost alternate version of comic; 1988)
• Batman: Clean and Dirty (found "Sesame Street" animated segment; 1970)
• Batman Meets Godzilla (lost Japanese film treatment of unproduced crossover film; 1960s)
• Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight Trilogy" (lost deleted scenes of DC superhero film trilogy; 2005-2012)
• Batgirl (lost HBO MAX superhero film; 2022)
• The People's Joker (unauthorized trans joker movie; 2022)

External Links

• Batman Wikia's article on the Gotham High graphic novel.