Man-Bat
Kirk Langstrom

Religion: not determined yet

Name: Man-Bat

Alter Ego: Kirk Langstrom

Other Names: Robert Kirkland "Kirk" Langstrom

Classification:  villain    scientist  

Publisher(s):

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 and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #7 (July 2008): "The Snare" (mentioned)
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #10 (Oct. 2008): "Monsters"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #12 (Dec. 2008): "Outsiders No More: Part 2" (5-panel cameo)
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #13 (Jan. 2009): "The Network"

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

Detective Comics (vol. 1) #400 (June 1970): "Challenge of the Man-Bat!"
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #527 (June 1983): "Avatars of Vengeance"

Joker: Last Laugh

Joker: Last Laugh #3 (Dec. 2001): "Lunatic Fringe"
Joker: Last Laugh #4 (Dec. 2001): "Everyone Knows This is Nowhere"
Joker: Last Laugh #5 (Dec. 2001): "Mad, Mad World"

Justice League: Cry for Justice #2 (Oct. 2009): "The Gathering" (mentioned)
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (19 June 2012)
Man-Bat

Man-Bat (vol. 2) #1 (Feb. 1996): "Gotham Skies" (lead character)
Man-Bat (vol. 2) #2 (Mar. 1996): "Dark of the Moon" (lead character)
Man-Bat (vol. 2) #3 (Apr. 1996): "The Deadly Sky" (lead character)

The Outsiders

The Outsiders (vol. 4) #22 (Nov. 2009): "The Hunt, Part 2"
The Outsiders (vol. 4) #23 (Dec. 2009): "The Hunt, Part 3"

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