75 Years of Batman!
Can you believe it!? He doesn't look a day over 30! as amazing as it is to think, the caped crusader himself celebrates his 75 year of existence this year and we just couldn't resist paying our own little tribute to this true super-superhero.
Now a big as a lot of the iconic Superhero characters are, surely there are none as big as Batman! It wouldnât be too forward to say that Batmanâs probably DCâs most famous and most recognizable character versus the likes of Superman.
First swooshing his cape and flying into our lives in comic book Detective Comics #27, which hit the shelves back on March 30, 1939, it wasn't until later on that the first specific Batman published adventure of was published in the May 1939 issue in Detective Comics #27. Created and drawn by a 22-year-old Kane with his frequent collaborator, Bill Finger, who wrote the script which only spurred on the support for our hero.
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With such a big buzz surrounding the Comic book scene over recent years helped thanks to huuuge blockbusting action films, video games, upcoming collaborations with Superman and Batman and of course some wicked new animation work like 'Beware the Batman' and 'Son of Batman', the world has really been gripped by their magical powers which without a doubt has inspired the future generation's love for these iconic characters.
To celebrate this triumph and momentous moment, we thought we would put together a little run down of some of his career highlights to show you just how far this character has come and all the amazing things he's been up to. Dive into the world of Batman with us folks!
1939 Batman is first introduced to the world as a terrifying vigilante figure, known for ruthless killing but all in the name of justice and cleaning up Gotham. Later his character is explained using his back story of his wealthy parents' murder. He is later slightly tweaked into a more responsible less ruthless character, much more responsible side of him.
1954 Love interest Batwoman is introduced into the series to keep him a little busier. Why you ask? Well it's a weird one as it was thought back then that his relationship with side-kick Robin might be taken the wrong way by impressionable kids and... well....make them seem 'overly friendly'.
1966sees the first ever film and accompanying TV series into our lives. Yep it's the first chance for us to see some amazing Batman action with cape, mask and of course those tights!
1989 he's back on the big screen! More ruthless, calculated and scary (to the enemy at least) than ever, Tim Burton's Batman flick sees Michael Keaton sport the costume as he fights against the truly evil Joker played by movie legend Jack Nicholson.
1995 Batman Forever hits the silver screen and sees Batman back (this time played by Val Kilmer) chasing bad guys and generally doing his thing. In this story Batman must battle Two-Face and The Riddler with help of an amourous psychologist and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin. Anyone else ever notice that Batman has nipples on his costume? Why would he need that? Ahh well!
2005 sees the Batman movie legacy kick up a gear with the release of the amazing Batman Begins! After training with mentor Henri Ducard, Batman (played by Christian Bale for the first time) is given the duty of cleaning up the streets and rid the city of corruption ....all the while looking as cool as ever and giving us THAT voice! What a great start to the current line of films.
2008-2012 sees two more films (The Dark Knight & The Dark Knight Rises) both starring Bale as the lead, each as huge and action packed as the last and with some of the best villain performances ever from the late Heath Ledger and Tom Hardy.
2014 and beyond.....With some pretty big stuff coming up for Batman including a feature film with fellow Superhero icon Superman, it seems the Batman train is certainly still in full motion with fans and movie lovers wanting more and more from these historical characters.
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