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Man-Bat (Kirk Langstrom)

 
Man-Bat
Kirk Langstrom

Religion: not determined yet

Name: Man-Bat

Alter Ego: Kirk Langstrom

Other Names: Robert Kirkland "Kirk" Langstrom

Classification: villain villain   scientist scientist  

Publisher(s): DC

First Appearance: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #400 (June 1970): "Challenge of the Man-Bat!"

Creators: Frank Robbins, Neal Adams, Dick Giordano

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 134

   Comic Book Appearances: 129

   TV, Film Appearances: 5

Teams/Affiliations: Secret Society of Super Villains

Enemy of: Batman, Snafu

Occupation: private investigator, zoologist

Race: white

Gender: male


This character is in the following 22 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Batman (vol. 1) #341 (Nov. 1981): "The Ghost of Wayne Mansion"
Batman and the Outsiders
Batman Family #11 (May-June 1977): "Man-Bat Over Manhattan" (lead character)
Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1 (May 2009): "A Hostile Takeover" (1-panel cameo)
Batman: Battle for the Cowl: The Network #1 (July 2009): "The Network" (1-panel cameo)
Batman: The Animated Series - Season 1, Episode 2 (6 Sep. 1992): "On Leather Wings"
Catwoman (vol. 3) #77 (May 2008): "Waking Up On the Wrong Side of the Universe, Part Three" (only on cover)
Detective Comics
Joker: Last Laugh
Justice League: Cry for Justice #2 (Oct. 2009): "The Gathering" (mentioned)
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (19 June 2012)
Man-Bat
The Outsiders


Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-Bat
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0037378/
  - http://www.comicvine.com/man-bat/29-6131/
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=manbat
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=manbat
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/23543/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=72263