“‘Batman’ At 30: A Celebration” - The Batmobile - 1989’s Cinematic Wonder: In the mid 1980s, the emergence of Frank Miller's 'Batman: The Dark Knight Returns' and Alan Moore's 'Batman: The Killing Joke' was the transition for The Batman to gain the 'dark' back in his title, making comic books much more appealing to an adult audience. Now all the mythos needed was this comic book Batman to be on the big screen, resulting in Tim Burton’s 1989 film “Batman” starring Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne /