Batman is a hero that we all love. So, although Batman does not have superpowers like many other heroes, it is mentioned in many places that Batman is the number one of the best superheroes ever born.
So this superhero without super powers is helped a lot by gadgets and vehicles created using high technology. So when talking about these, the Batmobile is something that cannot be forgotten.
Although he can't run at lightning speed, Batman has several things that have enabled him to go to a crime scene on time. Among them, if you look at the history of comics, Batman's car is the oldest. This car has a special name. That name is the Batmobile. We can see the Batmobile in almost every Batman movie, TV series, and animation series. That proves that the Batmobile is an indispensable part of the Dark Knight. The Batmobile was brought to the audience for the first time in Detective Comics #27, released on May 27, 1939. In this comic, he calls the Batmobile a car.
The Batmobile is also designed by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, who also created Batman. So instead of calling Batman's car, the special name "Batmobile" comes from Detective Comics #48. When it comes to appearance, in the beginning, it had the appearance of a normal car. In the later period, the Batmobile is designed by the designers in such a way that the "Bat" part of Batman is coded. The Batmobile is the first vehicle that Batman gets in a Batman comic. Based on the Batmobile, several other vehicles such as the Batcycle, Batboat and Robin's Redbird appeared in the comics in later seasons.
Because the Batmobile is very loved and popular among the audience, the Batmobile is also used for the Batman Live Action TV Series created in 1966. A question that comes to many people is whether Batman has a Batmobile.
In the Batman Hush comic run, it is shown that there are several Batmobiles inside the Batcave. Apart from this, you can know that Batman has more than one Batmobile in Batman: The Animated Series.
If we talk about the appearance of the Batmobile, this vehicle has also been designed to symbolize the Batman. Actually, the design of the Batmobile changes in each comic, animation and live-action. But all of them are designed to feel the "bat" part. The Batmobile has many useful features for both Batman and Robin. What do they say?
- CCTV cameras
- Police related hearing aids
- Direction finder
- Additional Batman and Robin costumes
- Gas and water resistant face masks
- Radar
- Traveling crime-lab (with everything you need to find criminals from clues)
- The first set
- Fire extinguishers
- Clothing made from asbestos
- Microphone
- Instruments in a variety of sounds
- Very strong tires
- Folding seats
- Self-driving capability powered by artificial intelligence ☑ Guns
It can show many things like bulletproof glass. And the Batmobile is very strong. Designed to withstand fire, water, bullets and extreme heat. Due to such things, the damage that can be done to the people inside is very less. Also, stealing or breaking into the Batmobile is impossible. It also has the ability to detonate in an emergency. Due to the guns mounted on the vehicle itself, it also gets the ability to counter attack enemy attacks.
As seen in The Dark Knight movie, there is also a Batcycle attached to the Batmobile itself. This is very helpful for escaping in emergency situations. The Batmobile in the DCEU includes kryptonite gas (for use against kryptonians like Superman), and a kryptonite coated body.
The Batmobile in the DC Extended Universe.
The DCEU Batmobile
- 6.1 m in length
- 3.7 m wide
- 1.2 m in height.
It is also said that 400/55-225 and 700/55-225 tractor tires have been used for the front and rear wheels respectively.
When we pick up the speed, this matter changes in each story. Therefore, I will show the speed in these stories in this way.
- Batman Returns (1989): 330 mph
- Batman Forever: 330 mph
- Batman and Robin: 350 mph
- The Dark Knight Trilogy: 160 mph
- DCEU: 205 mph
I will end the article by saying some less known facts about the Batmobile.
- The first Batmobile was red. It almost looks like a normal car.
- A used Ford car is used for the Batman TV series starring Adam West.
- Adam West's Batmobile was sold at auction for $4.2 million in 2013.
- There is a technician to repair the Batmobile. His name is Harold Allnutt.
- The Batmobile is like a supercomputer and lab on wheels. The biggest reason to say this is that all the computer needs and equipment that Batman needs to follow the clues are included in the Batmobile.
So the story of the Batmobile ends like this. See you again soon!