Victoria Vale (usually called "Vicki" or "Vickie") is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, the character debuted in Batman #49 (October 1948). Vicki Vale is a journalist, usually based in Gotham City, who has worked for a number of publications across various iterations of the character and the surrounding DC universe. She is frequently depicted as a romantic interest of Bruce Wayne, the alter-ego of Batman.Kim Basinger portrayed the character in the 1989 Batman film. Vicki has also been voiced by Tara Strong in the animated film The Batman vs. Dracula and by Grey DeLisle in the Batman: Arkham videogame series.
