Did Batman exist in the universe for 'Lois and Clark The New Adventures of Superman'?

Answer 1

While he never appeared on-screen, he was referenced several times.

Gotham City was mentioned in an episode. In another a woman calls Superman "the Caped Crusader". But he corrects her and says "No that's Batman."

But most significantly the Batmoblie for Tim Burton's films appears in an episode. A wealthy couple have it in their collection. My private theory is they acquired the parts which where lost when Batman turned it into the Batmissle. They had it rebuilt with new parts. The Penguin had blueprints. The discarded parts and blueprints were bought on the black market.