Sam Hamm (born November 19, 1955) is an American

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

and comic book writer. Hamm is known for writing the initial drafts of the screenplay for the 1989 ''Batman'' movie before those duties were handed over to Warren Skaaren. He also received a story credit for ''

Batman Returns ''Batman Returns'' is a 1992 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton and written by Daniel Waters (screenwriter), Daniel Waters. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is the sequel to ''Batman (1989 film), Batman'' (1989) and th ...

'' (though the final version of the movie differs significantly from his ideas). DC Comics invited Hamm to write for ''

Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' (later retitled as ''Batman Detective Comics'') is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is ...

''. The result was ''Batman: Blind Justice'', which introduced Bruce Wayne's mentor, Henri Ducard. Hamm's other screen credits include '' Never Cry Wolf'' and '' Monkeybone''. In 2021, Hamm returned to the 1989 Batman film universe with the limited DC Comics series '' Batman '89'', a direct continuation of both the 1989 film and ''Batman Returns''. The creative team followed it up with ''Batman '89: Echoes''.

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