The BEST episodes of Beware the Batman season 1

Every episode of Beware the Batman season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Beware the Batman season 1!

The series is set during Bruce Wayne's early years as the Batman, following his initial period of battling organized crime. Over the course of the season, he hones his skills with the assistance of his butler, Alfred Pennyworth. Bruce is introduced to Alfred's goddaughter, Tatsu Yamashiro. Tatsu is a martial arts swordsmaster hired to act as Bruce's bodyguard, but also recruited to act as a superhero partner to Batman.

Last Updated: 10/24/2024Network: Cartoon NetworkStatus: Ended
Fall
star
8.61
151 votes

#1 - Fall

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/3/2014

Jason Burr steals the Ion Cortex in order to make a deal with the League of Assassins.

Directors: Sam Liu
Writer: Mark Banker
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Unique
star
8.46
138 votes

#2 - Unique

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/27/2014

An old friend of Bruce Wayne's comes to him for help, when her father has been cloned by a mysterious organization to create an army of super soldier man hunters.

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Darkness
star
8.36
149 votes

#3 - Darkness

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/10/2014

Batman makes an unlikely alliance with Silver Monkey to escape from the League of Assassins.

Directors: Rick Morales
Writer: Mitch Watson
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Alone
star
8.30
141 votes

#4 - Alone

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 9/27/2014

When Alfred is taken hostage by Deathstroke in the Bat cave, Batman must face him alone. Harvey Dent reveals his true nature as Two Face.

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Toxic
star
8.22
160 votes

#5 - Toxic

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/17/2013

Batman tries to save Rex Mason from transforming into Metamorpho after he mistakenly ingests a dose of highly toxic chemicals.

Directors: Curt Geda
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Allies
star
8.11
273 votes

#6 - Allies

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/14/2013

Lt. Gordon asks for Batman’s help to recover his kidnapped daughter Barbara; Batman and Katana find a rhythm working together to save her.

Directors: Rick Morales
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Nexus
star
8.11
145 votes

#7 - Nexus

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/24/2014

Six months after the black out, new DA Harvey Dent is trying to put a stop to the mask and cape crisis.

Directors: Sam Liu
Writer: Mark Banker
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Animal
star
8.07
176 votes

#8 - Animal

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/21/2014

In order to track a thief who has stolen a dangerous piece of code-breaking software, Batman has himself arrested and thrown into Blackgate prison.

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Attraction
star
8.06
198 votes

#9 - Attraction

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/27/2014

Magpie returns… and is determined to take out Batman’s new partner Katana at any cost. Note: Included on Season One, Part One: Shadows of Gotham DVD/Blu-ray.

Directors: Curt Geda
Writer: Len Wein
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Sacrifice
star
8.04
326 votes

#10 - Sacrifice

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/28/2013

Anarky returns once again to challenge Batman -- but this time, his plan is far more deadly. Stealing a valuable object from the League of Assassins, Anarky pins the blame on Batman. At the same time, Anarky informs Batman that he knows where he can find the League.

Directors: Sam Liu
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Doppelganger
star
8.04
168 votes

#11 - Doppelganger

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 9/27/2014

Batman and Katana encounter a strange Man-Bat creature, who is the experimental result of Pyg and Toad's animal army of mutant humans.

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Instinct
star
8.02
250 votes

#12 - Instinct

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/5/2013

Professor Pyg and Mr. Toad are back...and they've set their sights on Gotham's elite couture culture. Leaving clues that only Batman can decipher, they attack both a model and a clothing designer -- encasing them in deadly traps. Although Batman and Katana are able to save the day, they miss Pyg and Toad's master plan: to destroy the yacht where the after-party for Gotham's Fashion Week is being staged. Every fashion icon in the world will be there... as well as Bruce Wayne!

Directors: Rick Morales
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Control
star
7.98
319 votes

#13 - Control

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/21/2013

Katana saves Batman from Cypher, a part robot villain with the powers of mind control who is seeking the Ion Cortex.

Directors: Curt Geda
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Twist
star
7.98
137 votes

#14 - Twist

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 9/27/2014

Batman continues to work in secret so he can find answers, while Harvey Dent recovers in Gotham Hospital. Blaming Batman for everything, he enacts martial law in Gotham.

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Secrets
star
7.96
391 votes

#15 - Secrets

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2013

A new female villain, Magpie, kidnaps Batman, who must decipher her multiple personality disorder in order to outsmart her.

Directors: Rick Morales
Writer: Mitch Watson
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Safe
star
7.94
415 votes

#16 - Safe

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/3/2013

When Bruce Wayne hires a brilliant scientist to work on the his newest product, a device capable of solving the world’s energy crisis, he draws the attention of one of the most dangerous groups in the world – the League of Assassins.

Directors: Sam Liu
Writer: Mark Banker
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Epitaph
star
7.92
142 votes

#17 - Epitaph

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/27/2014

When Bruce Wayne is "assassinated" by Batman, he lets the world think he's dead and goes in search of the imposter - "The Bad Batman".

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Broken
star
7.88
320 votes

#18 - Broken

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/10/2013

Strange, life-size metal toy army men appear all over Gotham, armed with real weapons. When Batman investigates, he discovers they are more than toys.

Directors: Rick Morales
Writer: Michael Ryan
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Reckoning
star
7.88
170 votes

#19 - Reckoning

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/17/2014

Ra's al Ghul recruits an army of Batman's foes (Professor Pyg, Mr. Toad, Magpie, Tobias Whale, Phosphorus Rex, and Cypher) in order to eliminate him.

Directors: Curt Geda
Writer: Mitch Watson
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Choices
star
7.88
140 votes

#20 - Choices

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/27/2014

When Batman and Katana are ambushed in the Gotham subway by Killer Croc, it's up to Barbara Gordon to save them. Only one problem: Barbara is on a date.

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Monsters
star
7.85
172 votes

#21 - Monsters

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/7/2014

Batman and Katana team up with Rex Mason, also known as the "Golem of Old Gotham", as they combat an increasing army of armored thugs that have been terrorizing several parts of Old Gotham. In addition, they also dodge Harvey Dent's newly-created Special Crimes Unit, which is ordered to take down both the armored criminals and the vigilantes fighting them.

Directors: Rick Morales
Writer: Greg Weisman
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Family
star
7.76
343 votes

#22 - Family

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/7/2013

With the League of Assassins knowing where the SoulTaker Sword is, but unable to get Katana to return it, they decide their only course of action is to kidnap Bruce Wayne and hold him for ransom -- that ransom being the sword. Of course, they don't realize that Bruce Wayne is actually Batman!

Directors: Sam Liu
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Tests
star
7.71
365 votes

#23 - Tests

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/27/2013

Bruce puts Katana through a series of tests to prove her loyalty; meanwhile Batman battles Anarky.

Directors: Curt Geda
Writer: James Krieg
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Hunted
star
7.59
395 votes

#24 - Hunted

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/13/2013

Batman stops two vigilantes from taking their revenge over a shady land deal. An aging Alfred hires his replacement: a female bodyguard named Katana.

Directors: Sam Liu
Writer: Mitch Watson
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Hero
star
7.56
167 votes

#25 - Hero

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/27/2014

Desperate to rid the city of Batman, Harvey Dent allies with Anarky, who recruits a new hero to take Batman's place... Deathstroke.

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