DC Timeline 17



DC Timeline 17 is the 17th of 61 universes in the DC portion of the Multiverse. This universe debuted in Batman in 1989.

History
In 1988, reports of a masked vigilante known as Batman begin to surface in Gotham City. One night at Axis Chemicals, a showdown between Batman, the GCPD, and Jack Napier's gang results in Jack falling into a vat of chemicals, causing him to transform into the Joker. Batman is the alias of Bruce Wayne, who lives in a mansion outside of the city and after defeating the Joker, he continues his fight against crime with the blessing of Commissioner Gordon.

In December 1991, things take a turn for the worst as the Penguin hatches a plan to discredit Batman to the public. Elsewhere, Selina Kyle is seemingly killed, only to come back to life and become Catwoman. This leads to a clash between Batman, Penguin, Catwoman, and notorious businessman Max Schreck just prior to Christmas.

By 2004, Batman and Catwoman have retired from vigilantism and disappeared from the public eye. A new Catwoman emerges in the form of Patience Phillips.

Danaverse Connection
While Batman joins the Council of Bats, Selina and Patience both join the Council of Cats. The essences of Joker and Penguin are saved from doom and they wind up in similar company. Their benefactors are not yet revealed.

Information
This timeline contains the Batman (1989), Batman Returns and Catwoman movies. In 2023, DC Comics announced that the Batman and Batman Returns characters now share the same universe as characters from DC Timeline 13. Prior to this, the Tim Burton directed Batman movies were considered to share the same timeline as the Joel Schumacher directed Batman movies. In the Danaverse, DC Timelines 13 and 17 are kept separate and both Batman Forever and Batman and Robin (1997) are both part of DC Timeline 21 with Lois and Clark, the New Adventures of Superman.

Batman (1989) is also notable for its Soundtrack, where all songs are performed by Prince, including Batdance. Batman Returns also had a Soundtrack though it was mainly a score with Face to Face by Siouxsie and the Banshees tacked on.

Though officially recognized by DC Comics as existing in separate universes, the Danaverse combines the Tim Burton movies with the 2004 Catwoman movie into one timeline.