I guess. It's not like Batman was obscure before, though, between earlier movies, the TV show, and the comics.

>Well, y'know....when a movie makes upteen gajillion dollars world-wide, one might finally notice it.
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>>>>>http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/nov/11/batman-sues-nolan
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>>>>What a yo-yo. As the article points out, the Batman character has been around for nearly 70 years.
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>>>Batman city older than... :)
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>>I'm sure it is. It just seems odd that they just now noticed the character.