Tiger 7 at the mercy of Rokuro Genjin, who looks like he's trying to steal old school Golden Bat's style.
When Golden Bat first made the scene in 1931 in kamishibai ("paper theatre") stories, he was costumed more like one of the Three Musketeers. That was the prevailing image of him for over thirty years, although he soon lost the hat (probably kept blowing off his head when he was flying).
Still from the 1950 Toei film Golden Bat: Frankenstein Skyscraper, aka Golden Bat: Skyscraper Monster, with our hero wearing a costume very faithful to the kamishibai look. Unfortunately, other than the film poster and a few stills, this film is lost, which is a freakin' shame.
As far as I can determine, Golden Bat did not take on his now familiar all-gold look until the 1966 Toei film.
And kept alive by doofuses like me cosplaying at conventions.
"Hey! Dat's-a me!"
"Hey! Dat's-a me, too!"
Of course, with the shape I'm in these days, I'll go with Golden Bat's original appearance if I ever cosplay him again. There's a lot less sucking-in-the-gut involved.
