Batman Forever: Novelization by Peter David is the novelization of the 1995 movie Batman Forever by Peter David.
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Featured Characters:
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Chase Meridian
- Gotham City Police Department (Flashback and main story)
- Commissioner James Gordon
- Detective Bullock
- Robin (Richard Grayson) (Origin)
Antagonists:
- Riddler (Edward Nygma) (Origin)
- Two-Face (Harvey Dent) (Flashback and main story) (Origin) (Dies)
- Neon Gang
Other Characters:
- Boss Maroni (Flashback only)
- Dr. Burton
- Flying Graysons (Dies)
- Chris Grayson (Dies)
- John Grayson (Dies)
- Mary Grayson (Dies)
- Fred Stickley (Dies)
- Gossip Gertie
- Jack Napier (Flashback only)
- Lucius Fox
- Margaret
- Mayor of Gotham
- Mr. Pike
- Raymond
- Gil
- Richter (Dies)
- Rudy
- Stu "The Exterminator" Schoenfeld
- SWAT teams
- Thomas & Martha Wayne (Dies in flashback)
- Tully
- Wayne Foundation
- Albert Einstein (Mentioned only)
- Alice (Mentioned only)
- AMA (Mentioned only)
- Amadeus Arkham (Mentioned only)
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (Mentioned only)
- Bela Lugosi (Mentioned only)
- Carl Jung (Mentioned only)
- Catwoman (Selina Kyle) (Mentioned only)
- Cheshire Cat (Mentioned only)
- Christopher Columbus (Mentioned only)
- Edward G. Robinson (Mentioned only)
- Emily Brontë (Mentioned only)
- FCC (Mentioned only)
- Friedrich Nietzsche (Mentioned only)
- Hansel and Gretel (Mentioned only)
- Human Experimentation Board (Mentioned only)
- Japanese Prime Minister Kikuchi (Phone call only)
- Lawrence of Arabia (T. E. Lawrence) (Mentioned only)
- LexCorp (Mentioned only)
- Macbeth (Mentioned only)
- Mr. Greenberger (Mentioned only)
- Ms. January (Mentioned only)
- Penguin (Oswald Cobblepot) (Mentioned only)
- Red Triangle Circus Gang (Mentioned only)
- Poison Ivy (Mentioned only)
- President of the United States (Mentioned only)
- Queen Elizabeth II (Mentioned only)
- Rube Goldberg (Mentioned only)
- Santa Claus (Mentioned only)
- Sigmund Freud (Mentioned only)
- William Shakespeare (Mentioned only)
- Zeus (Mentioned only)
- Zorro (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Burtonverse
- United States of America
- Gotham City
- Arkham Asylum
- Arkham Square
- Claw Island
- NygmaTech
- Crime Alley (Flashback only)
- GCPD Headquarters
- Gotham Bridge (Mentioned only)
- Gotham Casino
- Gotham Charity Circus (Hippodrome)
- Gotham Harbor
- Gotham Hospital (Flashback only)
- Gotham Jewelry Exchange
- Gotham Park
- Gotham River
- Gotham Subway
- Library Study Hall
- Monarch Theater (Mentioned only)
- North Shore Expressway
- Pan-Asia Town
- Second National Bank of Gotham
- Ritz Gotham Hotel
- Robinson Road
- Chase Meridian's Apartment
- Wayne Enterprises
- Wayne Manor
- Metropolis (Mentioned only)
- Rhode Island (Mentioned only)
- Sioux City, Iowa (Mentioned only)
- White House (Mentioned only)
- Gotham City
- Arabia (Mentioned only)
- Atlantic Ocean (Mentioned only)
- Austria (Mentioned only)
- The Bahamas (Mentioned only)
- Egypt (Mentioned only)
- Great Sphinx of Giza (Mentioned only)
- Red Sea (Mentioned only)
- France (Mentioned only)
- Japan (Mentioned only)
- Tokyo (Mentioned only)
- Malaysia (Mentioned only)
- Romania (Mentioned only)
- United Kingdom (Mentioned only)
- Buckingham (Mentioned only)
- United States of America
Items:
- Alfred's Wrist-Comm Device
- Batcomputer
- Batphone (Mentioned only)
- Bat-Signal
- Batsuits (Flashback and main story)
- The Box
- Bruce Wayne's Book
- Bruce Wayne's Grandfather Clock
- Catwoman's Whip (Mentioned only)
- Gotham Globe newspaper
- Gotham Times newspaper
- Infrared Goggles
- Martha Wayne's Pearl Necklace (Mentioned only)
- Rebreather
- Riddler's Staff
- Two-Face's Coin
- Utility Belt
- Batarangs
- Bola
- Grappling Gun
- Laser Torch
- Projectile Launcher
- Wirepoon
Vehicles:
- Batboat (Destroyed)
- Batmobile (Destroyed)
- Batwing (Destroyed)
- Blackhawk helicopter
- Bruce Wayne's Bentley
- Dick Grayson's Motorcycle
Concepts:
- World War II (Mentioned only)
Notes
- This is one of two novelizations of the movie Batman Forever, the other being Batman Forever: Novelization by Alan Grant.
- The novel expands on numerous characters, backstories and scenes from the movie version. It also includes deleted scenes like Two-Face's escape from Arkham Asylum that was originally intended as the film's opening scene before it was cut.
- Harvey Bullock and Lucius Fox appear in David's novelization, but are absent from the film. References to LexCorp, Poison Ivy and Amadeus Arkham are also exclusive to the book.
- In the novelization, Poison Ivy is mentioned as a supervillain already active in Gotham City. However, in the actual film series, Pamela Isley does not turn into Poison Ivy until the events of the 1997 movie Batman and Robin.
- Dick Grayson's brother is called "Chris Grayson" in the novel, even though he was named "Mitch Grayson" in the film.
- Like in the comics, Sal Maroni is called "Boss Maroni" in the book instead of "Boss Moroni " in the actual movie.
- The novelization includes several references to the previous movies, Batman and Batman Returns. This includes mentions of Catwoman and the Penguin, as well as a flashback in which Jack Napier says his catchphrase "Tell me, kid... have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?" after killing Thomas and Martha Wayne in front of their young son Bruce.
- A shortened version of Peter David's Batman Forever novelization was also released as an audiobook, read by Rene Auberjonois who portrayed Arkham Asylum's chief psychiatrist Dr. Burton in the movie.
Links and References
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