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Evening Gothamites! As we continue our current history session “What’s In That Utility Belt: A History of Batman Gadgets” where we discuss 25 different tools utilized by the Dark Knight, our 9th gadget in our retrospect is the Rebreather. Batman is a character known for being ready for pretty much every situation, whether on land or sea. When he has to submerge into the deep, many times Batman or Robin pulls out a rebreather, or called respirator at times, which usually has 2 ½ hours of air supply (same amount of time as a gas mask). From a small mouth apparatus to a full scuba suit used against villains such as Orca, the Rebreather has been seen in comics, television shows (from Batman: The Animated Series to Batman Beyond (middle right panel from “Untouchable”) and film (bottom gif panel from “Suicide Squad”) and is one gadget the Caped Crusader has ready for any unsuspected underwater battle. We’ll talk about more Bat gadgets soon so stay tuned and thanks for following History of the Batman! ✌🏼💙🦇📚📺🎬

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Many items in Batman’s arsenal we’ll be discussing in this session have originated outside of comic book and integrated later into our favorite stories. One such object, an important one at that, is the grappling gun which debuted in Tim Burton’s 1989 film “Batman” starring Michael Keaton. Prior to this introduction, Batman would use items such as a “Bat-Rope” or “Bat-line” that would, in its simplest form, have a Batarang or similar gripping object on the end of a rope and our Caped Crusader would throw the rope to attach on a high point of a building, which would give enough support for Batman, Robin or other Batman family members to use to hoist themselves to the destination or to glide across major gaps. While it seems odd to not see the Dark Knight with this tool which uses a magnetic cable or cord that shoots and attaches to gargoyles or other solid objects, the grappling gun is only a few decades old. Nevertheless, the Batman never leaves the cave without it, having it attached at the hip on the Utility Belt or in the gloved hands of our celebrated hero. The grappling gun has evolved across all media into one of the most handy pieces of arsenal to date. ✌🏼💙🦇🎬

Some items discussed in this retrospect of the Dark Knight’s arsenal doesn’t actually fit within our hero’s belt, even though many incarnations showcase he has more in the utility belt that meets the eye. One object that has proven to be essential is the Batcomputer (panel 1 by Norm Breyfogle from Detective Comics 607 from November, 1989). Before the super computer became an important part of the mythos, Batman used several other means to keep surveillance on the criminals in Gotham and receive necessary intel for his missions, from a simple television (Detective Comics 142, 1948) to the Batmobile (Batman 91, 1951). The Batcomputer’s first appearance in comics was Batman (Vol 1) 189 from February 1967 (panel 2) which also marked the villain Scarecrow’s appearance since his Golden Age debut and the debut of his infamous fear toxin used on the Dynamic Duo. While it is probable that the Batcomputer and other Bat products connected to the punch card type machine (from the Dual Identity Bat-signal to the Special Escaped Archcriminal Bat-locator) debuted in 1966’s live action tv show “Batman” starring the late Adam West (panel 3), the Batcomputer has been used by several members of the Batman family within the Batcave. As the Batcomputer has evolved in size and technology (panel 4 from Detective Comics 519, 1982) the tool has played major roles within important story arcs such as Jim Starlin’s 1988/1989 arc “Batman: A Death in the Family” when Jason Todd (Robin) uses it as a source to locate his real mother (panel 5), its survival during the Cataclysm in Gotham (panel 6 from Batman: Shadow of the Bat 73, 1998) and Alfred using the Batcomputer to control the T-Rex’s attack on Hush (panel 7 from Detective Comics 850, 2009). From connected to the police department to breaking into government intel, the Batcomputer has been seen across all visual media from film (panel 8 from “Batman”) to television (panel 9 from “Batman: The Animated Series) to video games (panel 10 from Batman: Arkham Asylum), the Batcomputer is definitely one of the tools that makes Batman the hero we celebrate everyday.

The Bat-Signal is not a gadget Batman holds in his utility belt, but it is quintessential in the Caped Crusader’s crime fighting in Gotham City. From its initial appearance in 1942’s Detective Comics issue 60 created by Jack Schiff (top left panel) to the countless appearances over 75+ years in comics (3rd left panel by Tim Sale in “The Long Halloween”, bottom right panel in Detective Comics 934), film (2nd left panel from 1989’s “Batman”, 2nd right still from “Batman: Mask of the Phantasm” and 3rd right gif from The Dark Knight Trilogy, 4th left gif from “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”), television (top right from “Batman” in 1966) and video games, the Bat-signal is a true part of the Dark Knight’s iconography. For something so constant and well known alongside the grimace of the cowl, the illustrious Batcave and the awe-inspiring Batmobile, the fictional origin of the signal has interestingly varied between timeline and media. Nevertheless, whether an invention by the GCPD or a gift from The Dark Knight himself, the Bat-Signal continues to prove its importance being both a distress signal and a weapon of psychological intimidation to the numerous villains in our hero’s city and Batman’s mythology wouldn’t be as entertaining without it.✌🏼💙🦇📚🎬📺