It is hard to believe that this American hero has been around for so long. But today we celebrate 80 years of Batman, the Caped Crusader. Here are some fun facts and trivia you may or may not know.
Batman, created by Bob Kane, first appeared as a character in DC Comics #37 in 1939. It wouldn‘t be until 1940 when Batman got his own comic book.
The sidekick of Robin was originally written as a one time character. It played well with the fans and Robin became a regular sidekick of the Caped Crusader.
The first Batman movie came out in 1943. It was a 15 part serial and starred Lewis Wilson as Batman /Bruce Wayne and Douglas Croft as Robin /Dick Grayson.
In the 1995 Batman Forever blockbuster Michael Keaton was asked to do the role again but demanded too much money. So the role was given to Val Kilmer.
How did the city get named?. They were tossing around different names when a writer went to the telephone book and saw Gotham Jewelers and everyone agreed on Gotham City.
Tha Batman TV Show ran from 1966-68. Along with the regulars with Adam West as Batman, some unusual guest stars appeared as foes of Batman. There was Milton Berle as Louie the Lilac, Ethel Merman as Lola Lsagna, Tallulah Bankhead as the Black Widow and Liberace as Chandell and many more.
Who has played Batman the longest? His name is Kevin Conroy and he has played the hero in more than 30 various versions in films, animated series, video games and other productions.
Michelle Pfeiffer got the great role of Catwoman in the Batman film by chance. Annette Benning was signed to play the character but became pregnant, so Ms. Pfeiffer took over.
Did you know that Melbourne, Australia was founded by a John Batman. Places named after him include Batman’s Hill, Batman Bridge, and Batman Park and in the U.S. there is Batman Cave, North Carolina.
Was Batman ever married? Yes, in one series of the Batman comics, they did marry and had a daughter who became known as the Huntress.
In the film Batman Returns, all of the penguins were not CGI but real. The cost to have real penguins was $1,000,000 for food, cooling, accommodations, transportation and shipping.
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