Hey, everyoen! So, as we lal know, Batman seems to have the most lengthy list of love interests than any character in comics. So naturally, I just had to do my research and find them all!
I’ve separated it by the various versions of Batman that have been the prime versions. I have listed the Earth-Two version and the Earth-One/Post-Crisis/New Earth version. I know almost nothing about New 52 continuity, so I’ve included what I found on some wikis, without knowing a lot of the details.
This is all done by online research, including wikipedia and other wikis. So I make reference to not having all the information. I welcome clarification and elaboration on some stuff. I also have them numbered, but I don’t number relationships where the woman turned out to be evil all along, as you know, those weren’t real relationships with any particular future.
Earth-Two
1. Julie Madison - From 1939 to 1941 (Detective Comics #31-49), Bruce was depicted as being engaged to movie star Julie Madison, who was oblivious to his life as Batman. Julie was introduced in Detective Comics #31, and their break-up was shown in issue #49
2. Catwoman - During this time, in 1940 (Batman #1), Batman first met Catwoman. Immediately attracted to the thief, in their first encounter, he lets her go. They would have a continual romantic tension over the years, amidst his other love interests and girlfriends.
3. Linda Page - The Golden Age Bruce Wayne’s next girlfriend would be Linda Page, who lasted from 1941 to 1943 (Batman #5-15), the two breaking up without her ever learning his true identity
There is no clear dividing line between where the adventures of Earth-Two Batman ended and those of Earth-One Batman began, but many have claimed it should be considered the introduction of the yellow oval on Batman’s emblem in 1964. All I know is that Batwoman is confirmed to exist on Earth-Two, so I will continue the Earth-Two history until after her inclusion.
4. 3. Vicki Vale, introduced in 1948, next became the character’s main love interest. She was essentially an attempt to reproduce the same dynamic of Superman and Lois Lane. She was a reporter who constantly suspected Batman and Bruce Wayne to be the same person, yet failing to prove it. She remained a presence in his life in this way for 15 years (crossing over into the Earth-One years), but the two never entered into a relationship in that time.
4. Kathy Kane / Batwoman was introduced in 1956 (Detective Comics #233). She fought crime with Batman, with the two not knowing each other’s secret identities.
It was later claimed that, on Earth-Two, Batman never returned her advances, seeing her only as a friend (so I’m not sure if this counts, then, but that’s how she was treated, so there!)
It was later revealed, of course, that Earth-Two Batman eventually turned Catwoman into an honest woman, married her, and had a child, before being killed on the job. His daughter, Helena Wayne, grew up to become the superheroine Huntress