Batman was a 15-chapter serial released in 1943 by Columbia Pictures. 
The serial starred Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as Robin. J. Carrol 
Naish played the villain, an original character named Dr. Daka. 
Rounding out the cast were Shirley Patterson as Linda Page (Bruce Wayne's love 
interest), and William Austin as Alfred. 
The plot is based on Batman, a US government agent, attempting to defeat the 
Japanese agent Dr. Daka, at the height of World War II