Comic Book references in movies Part III: 'Batman Forever'

Every writer of the Batman movies had either an extensive prior knowledge of the Batman comic books or did an extensive research before writing the script. Each and every one of the theatrical Batman movies has numerous subtle and not so subtle nods and references to the comic books and reveals an impressive knowledge of the comic book back catalog.
One of the last posts focused on differences and deviations from the comic books from each movie, listing the number of things which were changed to fit the story more and serve it better (http://gothamalleys.blogspot.com/2011/03/list-of-changes-in-movies.html). This time we'll focus on all the references and similarities to showcase the writers' knowledge of the Batman stories and to point out what was taken from the comics

BATMAN FOREVER

The writers of Batman Forever, Lee Batchler, Janet Scott-Batchler and Akiva Goldsman, also referenced various decades but focused much more on the graphic novels and centered more frequently around the Bronze Age, particularly the 70's. This alone should tell everyone how different Joel Schumacher's take was because it drew primarily from different sources, different streams. To read about Batman Forever's portrayal of the Batman character, check http://gothamalleys.blogspot.com/2011/01/batman-in-movies-part-ii-val-kilmer.html

1. In the beginning of the movie, Batman and Chase quickly deduce why Two-Face attacked the particular bank on the particular day.  It was the second anniversary of his capture and it was the second Bank of Gotham. Two-Face's crimes were based on gimmicks like those

2. Two Face's goons call him "Face", just like in The Dark Knight Returns

3. Two Face was also an energetic madman in the beginning 

4. The sequence with Batman dangling from Two-Face's helicopter has been used in different stories, such as The Dark Knight Returns, 1979's Batman #314 and perhaps Batman: Year Three

5. The Statue of Liberty in Gotham comes from 1971's Detective Comics #411

6. Wayne Enterprises, originally called Wayne Foundation which debuted in 1964's Detective Comics #328 made its big screen debut (Panel below from Batman #217)

7. In the 70s comics Batman moved to his penthouse and had a direct connection to his secondary batcave in Wayne Foundation Tower

8.  After seeing the signal on the sky Batman rushes in and expects Gordon to greet him. Instead its Chase who turned on the bat signal for her own needs. This is lifted from 1993's Legends of the Dark Knight #42

9. Two-Face's origin story is very faithfully reproduced from his first origins shown in the comics in 1942's Detective Comics #66

10. The tragic story of Graysons is very much like in Batman" Year Three. The suits are very similar and Bruce Wayne is also present at the event with his date

11. In the same story, Dick wows the audience with his maneuver

12.  Even some shots are close to recreating how the panels presented the death scene

13. The entire theme of revenge and the motif is also taken from Batman: Year Three

14. Two Face actually robbed/attacked the Gotham Circus in the past. (panels below from Batman #50 and Batman #81)

15. Two-Face's hideout mirrors his personality and obsession with duality and number 2. It's split in half, with one half being dark and evil, and the other being brighter in appearance or seemingly 'normal'. (Panels below from 1942's Detective Comics #66 and 1979's Batman #313)

16. The idea of Bruce falling into the cave has been used numerous times, but in this case The Dark Knight Returns is most likely the main inspiration since it also shows a sole, giant bat that approached Bruce after the others

17. Two-Face happened to refer to him in plural (panel below from Batman Annual #4)

18. Batman, in his typical fashion, makes a crashing entrance through the roof

19. Bruce keeps his costume handy nearby whenever he goes to a party

20. Without Batman's knowledge, Dick discovers his true identity, dons the costume and finds and helps Batman after he's being defeated by Two-Face. This is what Tim Drake did in 1989's Batman #442

21. Another scene from the same story. Batman isn't grateful for help and doesn't approve of having a sidekick

22. Two-Face usually accepts the judgment of the coin, however that's not always the case and sometimes he simply flips until he gets the desired outcome. Just like in the comics (panel below from 1986's Batman #398)

23. In the 70's Batman had a great collection of trophies in his batcave and pretty much customized it. He also had his costumes and prototypes behind the glass display as well as another level under his batcave where he held other vehicles

24. The Batplane disengages some parts and becomes a submarine. That's taken from Batman #61

25. The sonar eyes go back to Detective Comics #47

26. When Two-Face is about to kill Batman, he reminds him to flip his coin. When Two Face does that, Batman makes him lose his coin and eventually jump/fall because of it. Similar situation happened in 1979's Batman #314

27. Arkham Asylum resembles the post-Knightfall Arkham 

A major share of the credit should go to the fellow Batman historians Silver Nemesis and BatmAngelus