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personified welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be exploring the comic book
today we’ll be exploring the comic book
today we’ll be exploring the comic book origins of dr. Kirk Langstrom otherwise
origins of dr. Kirk Langstrom otherwise
origins of dr. Kirk Langstrom otherwise known as man-bat
as with most comic book characters there
as with most comic book characters there are often reimagining and different
are often reimagining and different
are often reimagining and different versions to a character’s past we have
versions to a character’s past we have
versions to a character’s past we have chosen to primarily follow the storyline
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
chosen to primarily follow the storyline that unfolded in 1970s Detective Comics
that unfolded in 1970s Detective Comics
that unfolded in 1970s Detective Comics number 400 which was expanded upon in
number 400 which was expanded upon in
number 400 which was expanded upon in issue 402 Kirk Langstrom was once a
issue 402 Kirk Langstrom was once a
issue 402 Kirk Langstrom was once a geneticist who worked for Gotham’s
geneticist who worked for Gotham’s
geneticist who worked for Gotham’s Museum of Natural History charged with
Museum of Natural History charged with
Museum of Natural History charged with preparing a bat exhibit for the museum’s
preparing a bat exhibit for the museum’s
preparing a bat exhibit for the museum’s grand opening he would wait until his
grand opening he would wait until his
grand opening he would wait until his co-workers left for the night to conduct
co-workers left for the night to conduct
co-workers left for the night to conduct experiments on bats in hopes of
experiments on bats in hopes of
experiments on bats in hopes of counteracting his increasing deafness he
counteracting his increasing deafness he
counteracting his increasing deafness he regularly extracted the secretions from
regularly extracted the secretions from
regularly extracted the secretions from the glands of bats in order to gain the
the glands of bats in order to gain the
the glands of bats in order to gain the creatures natural hearing abilities once
creatures natural hearing abilities once
creatures natural hearing abilities once Langstrom had enough solution he tested
Langstrom had enough solution he tested
Langstrom had enough solution he tested it on himself immediately afterwards he
it on himself immediately afterwards he
it on himself immediately afterwards he found that even the noise of dripping
found that even the noise of dripping
found that even the noise of dripping water had become unbearable and that his
water had become unbearable and that his
water had become unbearable and that his eyes could no longer stand light putting
eyes could no longer stand light putting
eyes could no longer stand light putting on sunglasses he realized that he was
on sunglasses he realized that he was
on sunglasses he realized that he was able to see perfectly in the darkness
able to see perfectly in the darkness
able to see perfectly in the darkness and that his vocal cords had begun
and that his vocal cords had begun
and that his vocal cords had begun emitting supersonic signals having
emitting supersonic signals having
emitting supersonic signals having already made incredible progress
already made incredible progress
already made incredible progress Langstrom decided to call it a night
Langstrom decided to call it a night
Langstrom decided to call it a night however he noticed that his hands have
however he noticed that his hands have
however he noticed that his hands have become claw-like and hairy rushing to a
become claw-like and hairy rushing to a
become claw-like and hairy rushing to a mirror he was horrified to discover that
mirror he was horrified to discover that
mirror he was horrified to discover that his entire body had changed into that of
his entire body had changed into that of
his entire body had changed into that of a bat panicking he rushed back to his
a bat panicking he rushed back to his
a bat panicking he rushed back to his lab in hopes of developing an antidote
lab in hopes of developing an antidote
lab in hopes of developing an antidote unable to make progress he decided to go
unable to make progress he decided to go
unable to make progress he decided to go into hiding and send out a telegram to
into hiding and send out a telegram to
into hiding and send out a telegram to his boss saying that he had to take care
his boss saying that he had to take care
his boss saying that he had to take care of his sick mother throughout the day
of his sick mother throughout the day
of his sick mother throughout the day he slept upside down in the bat exhibit
he slept upside down in the bat exhibit
he slept upside down in the bat exhibit waiting for the staff to lock up at
waiting for the staff to lock up at
waiting for the staff to lock up at night later while searching for food he
night later while searching for food he
night later while searching for food he stumbled upon a group of burglars
stumbled upon a group of burglars
stumbled upon a group of burglars fighting Batman catching them unaware
fighting Batman catching them unaware
fighting Batman catching them unaware Langstrom knocked the villains
Langstrom knocked the villains
Langstrom knocked the villains unconscious when Batman tried to thank
unconscious when Batman tried to thank
unconscious when Batman tried to thank the Good Samaritan
the Good Samaritan
the Good Samaritan Langstrom hid his face and explained to
Langstrom hid his face and explained to
Langstrom hid his face and explained to Batman that he was his inspiration for
Batman that he was his inspiration for
Batman that he was his inspiration for playing the hero Batman then shined a
playing the hero Batman then shined a
playing the hero Batman then shined a light on the doctors face his horrific
light on the doctors face his horrific
light on the doctors face his horrific visit revealed
visit revealed
visit revealed Langstrom lashed out and destroyed the
Langstrom lashed out and destroyed the
Langstrom lashed out and destroyed the flashlight before running off into the
flashlight before running off into the
flashlight before running off into the night leaving Batman to wonder if he had
night leaving Batman to wonder if he had
night leaving Batman to wonder if he had just made a friend or a foe
just made a friend or a foe
just made a friend or a foe soon after the doctor ambushed several
soon after the doctor ambushed several
soon after the doctor ambushed several thieves at a biotech company in the
thieves at a biotech company in the
thieves at a biotech company in the hopes of stealing a potential cure
hopes of stealing a potential cure
hopes of stealing a potential cure however when Batman tried to stop him
however when Batman tried to stop him
however when Batman tried to stop him Langstrom was forced to fight back
Langstrom was forced to fight back
Langstrom was forced to fight back Batman then pursued him back to the
Batman then pursued him back to the
Batman then pursued him back to the museum where he ran into langstrom’s
museum where he ran into langstrom’s
museum where he ran into langstrom’s fiancee who had gone looking for him
fiancee who had gone looking for him
fiancee who had gone looking for him taking her into the lab in an attempt to
taking her into the lab in an attempt to
taking her into the lab in an attempt to reach out to the creature her presence
reach out to the creature her presence
reach out to the creature her presence backfired and caused Langstrom to drop
backfired and caused Langstrom to drop
backfired and caused Langstrom to drop the Cure and jump out of a window
the Cure and jump out of a window
the Cure and jump out of a window Batman gave chase but Langstrom took
Batman gave chase but Langstrom took
Batman gave chase but Langstrom took flight signaling that his transformation
flight signaling that his transformation
flight signaling that his transformation was complete instinctually the man-bat
was complete instinctually the man-bat
was complete instinctually the man-bat sought shelter and happened upon the
sought shelter and happened upon the
sought shelter and happened upon the Batcave thus as Batman returned to base
Batcave thus as Batman returned to base
Batcave thus as Batman returned to base he was caught in a fight with the
he was caught in a fight with the
he was caught in a fight with the creature knocking the man-bat out Batman
creature knocking the man-bat out Batman
creature knocking the man-bat out Batman went to work on developing and
went to work on developing and
went to work on developing and administering a cure maybe I can undo
administering a cure maybe I can undo
administering a cure maybe I can undo the Fate Langstrom has brought upon
the Fate Langstrom has brought upon
the Fate Langstrom has brought upon himself
does it appear feasible sir I think so
does it appear feasible sir I think so despite having been restored to human
despite having been restored to human
despite having been restored to human form the mutation turned out to be
form the mutation turned out to be
form the mutation turned out to be dormant and would regularly reemerge
dormant and would regularly reemerge
dormant and would regularly reemerge causing Langstrom to experience
causing Langstrom to experience
causing Langstrom to experience blackouts and instinctual rampages a
blackouts and instinctual rampages a
blackouts and instinctual rampages a villain that is the living
villain that is the living
villain that is the living personification of Batman’s greatest
personification of Batman’s greatest
personification of Batman’s greatest fears
fears
fears man-bat remains one of the lesser known
man-bat remains one of the lesser known
man-bat remains one of the lesser known yet more deadly villains in the Batman
yet more deadly villains in the Batman
yet more deadly villains in the Batman universe he’s continued to appear in
universe he’s continued to appear in
universe he’s continued to appear in various media most notably as the first
various media most notably as the first
various media most notably as the first villain to appear in 1992’s Batman the
villain to appear in 1992’s Batman the
villain to appear in 1992’s Batman the Animated Series are you a fan of this
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