The first costume that Bruce wore consisted of a two-piece grey body suit with a bat-shaped emblem sewn into the chest region. The cowl was black in color and covered Bruce's head and half of his face, leaving only his mouth and chin exposed.
Designed by Bob Kane in 1939, the original rendition of the suit was little more than gray tights covered with black trunks, short gloves, boots and a scalloped cloak that was affixed to his arms. He wore a bulletproof vest underneath the suit.
Since Batman's inception in 1939, his appearance and suit have undergone many alterations and upgrades. The first Batsuit was a simple one-piece spandex bodysuit with no advanced features other than a bright yellow utility belt and a comically tight fit.
In his first story, “The Case of the Chemical Syndicate,” Batman (then called The Bat-Man) wore a gray union suit with a black bat on his chest, black shorts and boots, a black cape that on the cover looks more like wings, a yellow utility belt, and a cowl mask with short-ish ears.
Batman's cape, cowl, gloves, briefs, and boots are usually either black or dark blue with the body of the costume being grey. Originally the suit was conceived as being black and grey, but due to coloring schemes of early comic books, the black was highlighted with blue.
Investigating the crime scene, Bruce discovers that it was the young son who found his father's dead body. Bruce stares at the sad and lonely boy, a moment of crushing vulnerability.
Batman was a 15-chapter serial film released in 1943 by Columbia Pictures and was the first appearance of the comic book character on film. The serial starred Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as Robin.
“Batman started out as a very dark, pulp-influenced character, but right away they made an effort to lighten him up by introducing a sidekick,” Farago says. “So Robin showed up the year after Batman and it was a pretty kid-friendly, bright, fun kind of a comic book for years after that.
Batman cannot fly (on his own)
Batman cannot fly or jump really high – he is just a man with gadgets, though some of those gadgets include things that can fly or glide. There will not be a movie with Superman and Spiderman because Superman is DC/Warner Brothers and Spiderman is Marvel/Disney.
A batarang is a roughly bat-shaped throwing weapon used by the DC Comics superhero Batman. The name is a portmanteau of bat and boomerang, and was originally spelled baterang.
The Batarang is Batman's most iconic tool and be considered his first gadget. It is nothing more than sculpted metal in the shape of a bat.
Batman '89: The giant penny appears in the first issue of the comic series. Depicted as a ornament for the Lincoln Bank, Batman uses to protect himself from Joker Gang gunfire after foiling their heist. Whilst dealing with the guilt of a youth's death, Bruce Wayne later buys the penny to decorate the Batcave.
The movies explain how the suit can stop knives, most caliber pistols and shotguns. It will basically protect Batman from anything except a bullet shot from point blank range.
Professor Hugo Strange. Hugo Strange's enmity with the Dark Knight stretches back to 1940, making him Batman's first major villain. He's a psychologist and chemist who knows Batman's not-so-secret identity.
One of Superman's greatest weaknesses is his vulnerability to telepathic attacks, but it turns out DC's oldest villain, Vandal Savage, is immune to them. Despite being one of DC's strongest characters, like all people, Superman has weaknesses.
2012's Detective Comics #0 shows us Bruce's training with martial arts master Shihan Matsuda, from whom Bruce learns true mastery over his own body.
It will also feature Bruce's son Damian Wayne. In the comic books, Damian's mother is Ra's al Ghul's daughter Talia, who kept the boy's existence a secret from Batman for years. Damian later goes on to take up the mantle of Robin.
In The Dark Knight Rises, Bruce Wayne explains to Officer Blake that the mask was to “protect the people closest to [him]” and that “the idea was to be a symbol—Batman could be anybody.” For Scarecrow, the Joker, and Bane, the mask is not a symbol of anonymity but represents their individuality.
After his main work was done, the Riddler had to turn himself in so that his story would become famous, and he would be forever a martyr to disgruntled people everywhere. As a master strategist, the Riddler knows his legion of followers need to see him sacrificing himself for the cause.
The Extreme Environment Batsuit, usually shortened to the XE suit, is a Batsuit that helps Batman in extreme environments (mainly cold and cryovapor) and is used during the Cold, Cold Heart Incident.
Power Suit
He's used many different suits over the years, but the best one for dealing with Superman is the Hellbat suit, created by the Justice League to bring Batman up to their level… at the cost of his life-force.
The Joker. The Joker is undoubtedly the best Batman villain by a long shot, but being the best doesn't necessarily mean being the strongest. His biggest weapon is simply how insane he is, which makes him unpredictable even in the eyes of the so-called World's Greatest Detective.