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Man-Bat

The Man-Bat (Dr. Robert Kirkland "Kirk" Langstrom) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Introduced in Detective Comics #400 (June 1970) as an enemy of the superhero Batman, the character belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery. Originally depicted as a supervillain, later…

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Publisher
DC Comics
Abilities
Genius-level intellect · Proficient biochemist and zoologist · Superhuman strength, durability, speed, and agility · Flight · Echolocation
Alter ego
Dr. Robert Kirkland "Kirk" Langstrom
Created by
Frank Robbins (writer) Neal Adams (artist) Julius Schwartz (concept)
First appearance
Detective Comics #400 (June 1970)
Species
Metahuman

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Man-Bat

Nodes169
Edges168
Triples381
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Television · 72
Man-Bat → Abel Cuvier, Additionally, After, Alfred, Alfred Pennyworth, Arkham, Arkham Asylum, As, At, Attack, Bat-Fam, Batman, Batman Beyond, Be Bat, Beware, Bobby Moynihan, Bruce Wayne, Bruce Wayne's, Caped Crusader, Chemistry
related to Miscellaneous · 65
Man-Bat → After, All-New Batman, Anthony Romulus, Arkham, Arkham Asylum, Barbara, Barbara Gordon, Batman, Batman Beyond, Beware, Bold, Bruce Wayne, Devastated, Dorian, Dr, During, Emil Hamilton, Emile Dorian, Following, Following Parallax's
related to Film · 64
Man-Bat → An, Animal Instincts, Animilitia, As, Assassins, Attack, Batman, Batman Be-Leaguered, Batman Unchained, Batman Unlimited, Bruce Wayne, Catwoman, Crime Syndicate, Crisis, Damian Wayne, DarKnight, Dee Bradley Baker, Doom, Gods, Gotham
related to Fictional character biography · 28
Man-Bat → Aaron, Aaron's DNA, Action Comics, Batman, Because, Becky, Chuck Dixon, Dr, During, Francine, Francine Langstrom, Gotham City, Hawkman, He, Jason Bard, Jimmy Olsen, Kirk, Kirk Langstrom, Langstrom, Later
related to The New 52 · 25
Man-Bat → Batman, Batman's, Batwoman, Block, DC Comics, Detective Comics, Emperor Penguin, Francine, Gotham, Gotham City's, Ignatius Ogilvy, In Detective Comics, In The New, It, June, Kirk Langstrom, Kirk Langstrom's, Langstrom, Langstrom's Man-Bat, May
related to Abraham Langstrom · 20
Man-Bat → Abraham, Abraham Langstrom, Abraham's Man-Bat, After, Batman, Because, Gotham City, He, However, Kirk Langstrom, Kirk's, Martha Wayne, Patriarch Biopharmaceuticals, Prior, This, Thomas, Wayne Enterprises, Waynes, When, Years
related to Man-Bat Commandos · 18
Man-Bat → As, Assassins, Batman, DC Universe, Francine, Ghul, In, It, Kirk, Kirk Langstrom, Langstrom's, League, Man-Bat Commandos, Man-Bats, Talia, Talia's, The New, Various Man-Bats
related to DC Rebirth · 15
Man-Bat → Black Adam, Harley, Harley Quinn, Harley's, He, In Doomsday Clock, In Harley Quinn Rebirth, Langstrom, Langstrom's, Man-Bats, Penguin's, Superman Theory, Their, Tony, White House
related to Infinite Crisis and beyond · 15
Man-Bat → After Langstrom, Alexander Luthor Jr, Assassins, Francine, Ghul, In, Infinite Crisis, Kirk, League, Man-Bat Commandos, One Year Later, Secret Society, Super Villains, Talia, The Man-Bat
related to Robert March · 12
Man-Bat → Batman, Francine Langstrom, He, Infinite Frontier, Joker, Joker's Venom, Kirk Langstrom, March, March's Man-Bat, Metamorpho, Outsiders, Robert March

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Man-BatAbilitiesGenius-level intellect1.00infobox
Man-BatAbilitiesProficient biochemist and zoologist1.00infobox
Man-BatAbilitiesSuperhuman strength, durability, speed, and agility1.00infobox
Man-BatAbilitiesFlight1.00infobox
Man-BatAbilitiesEcholocation1.00infobox
Man-BatAbilitiesRazor-sharp claws and fangs1.00infobox
Man-BatAlter egoDr. Robert Kirkland "Kirk" Langstrom1.00infobox
Man-BatCreated byFrank Robbins (writer) Neal Adams (artist) Julius Schwartz (concept)1.00infobox
Man-BatFirst appearanceDetective Comics #400 (June 1970)1.00infobox
Man-BatPublisherDC Comics1.00infobox
Man-BatSpeciesMetahuman1.00infobox
Man-BatTeam affiliationsJustice League1.00infobox
Man-BatTeam affiliationsSecret Society of Super Villains1.00infobox
Man-BatTeam affiliationsJustice League Dark1.00infobox
Man-BatTeam affiliationsSuicide Squad1.00infobox

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