Comics boss: 'Batman is not dead'

Batman and alter ego Bruce Wayne are not dead, according to DC Comics executive editor Dan DiDio.

The caped crusader apparently falls to his death in a helicopter explosion at the conclusion of Grant Morrison's Batman R.I.P., moments after adversary the Black Glove reveals that he is actually Batman's father, Dr Thomas Wayne.

However, Batman boss DiDio confirmed that Bruce Wayne will wear the cowl again. "He's not dead, though he'll definitely be gone for a while," he said.

"Batman and Bruce Wayne have been here long before me and they'll be around long after me."

DC Comics previously killed off Superman in 1992 only for the Man Of Steel to reemerge a year later, while Captain America died in a Marvel Comics storyline in 2007.