Batman (Terry McGinnis)

Terrence "Terry" McGinnis, also known as Batman Beyond or Batman of the Future after his animated television series to distinguish him from his predecessor Bruce Wayne, is a superhero appearing in media published by DC Entertainment. The character was created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini and first appeared in the pilot episode of Batman Beyond (1999–2001) set in the DC Animated Universe, voiced by Will Friedle.

Terry is the vigilante known as Batman in the future, having taken over the mantle after the aging Bruce Wayne retired. A separate version of the character was introduced in the 2023 Murphyverse graphic novel Batman: Beyond the White Knight.

Publication history

McGinnis was created for the Batman Beyond animated television series, as a continuation of Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures originally meant as a character for the DCAU. For a long time, he was not considered a character for the main DC Universe. Countdown to Final Crisis introduced Earth-12, an alternate universe with its version of Terry McGinnis and other Beyond-like characters. In times, it is revealed that this universe is where the DCAU situates. Superman/Batman (comic book) #22 (2005, which predates Superman/Batman Annual 4) was the first comic to depict McGinnis as existing in the future of Batman and the characters of the mainstream comic book DCU. In Batman #700, Terry's mentor is not Bruce, but Damian Wayne, who had become the third Batman after Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson (in other words, Terry would be the fourth Batman).