That's a great question,I've often wondered,myself.I find it the most strange in Batman:TAS they have a redhead reporter name "Summer Gleason",which is for all intent Vicki Vale.Why didn't they use the original character?No love for Vicki,it seems.smiley: frown

I'm guessing that Nolan probably wanted to distance his films from the previous ones,and had no real need for her in the story he was telling.

I think ultimately Vicki's fate results from there being far too many more interesting females that cross the Batman's path from the other side of the law,such as Catwoman,Poison Ivy,Talia,etc. 

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