Julie Madison
Julie Madison is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #31 (September 1939) and was created by Gardner Fox, Bob Kane, and Sheldon Moldoff. She is best known as being Batman's first significant romantic interest.[1]
Julie Madison
Detective Comics #31 (September 1939)
Gardner Fox (writer)
Bob Kane (artist)
Sheldon Moldoff (Illustrator)
The character made her live-action debut in the 1997 film Batman & Robin, played by Elle Macpherson.
Publication history[edit]
Julie Madison first appeared in Detective Comics #31 (September 1939) and was created by Gardner Fox, Bob Kane, and Sheldon Moldoff.[2]
Fictional character biography[edit]
Original version[edit]
Only four issues after Batman's own debut, Julie Madison first appeared in Detective Comics #31. She made her last appearance in the Golden Age of Comics in Detective Comics #49 (March 1941).[3]
She is originally portrayed as an oft-imperiled socialite who is engaged to Bruce Wayne — and is unaware of his secret life as Batman. She fears that Bruce will never be anything but a spoiled, lazy playboy; she is fascinated with Batman, considering him her ideal man. In her first appearance, she is used as a pawn in the vampiric Monk's battle with the Dark Knight.
Detective Comics #40 established her as an actress. In this issue she and her costars are targeted by the deranged actor Basil Karlo (aka the original Clayface) who is angry for not being given the chance to star in a remake of a movie he had previously appeared in.[4]
Other versions[edit]
Elseworlds[edit]
Julie Madison has been featured as a love interest for Batman in several Elseworlds stories:
In other media[edit]
Julie Madison briefly appears in the 1997 film Batman & Robin, played by Elle Macpherson. Madison is Bruce Wayne's fiancée in the movie. She mostly appears in public with Bruce at events such as the unveiling of the giant telescope at the Gotham Observatory. Their relationship almost ends when Bruce, as Batman, falls under the spell of Poison Ivy.[18] The novelizations for the film features an additional scene where Bruce, under the influence of Poison Ivy's love dust, breaks up with Julie in public. She is the only Batman love interest to not know about Bruce Wayne's secret identity.