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JB, I always wondered, what was the significance of the red stripe you had on the 1940's Batmobile in Superman/Batman: Generations?

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My little salute to Dick Sprang. . .

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I've always liked that drawing, think it's fun to see Robin driving.  It's a sharp looking Batmobile.
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… this monstrosity, which I think was even called "the Batmobile" in dialogue…

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Batman refers to it as a "Batmobile", noting that it was Robin who coined the name, as "only a kid" would.

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SIDEBAR: Looking for a shot of the Dick Sprang Batmobile, via Google, I came across a "review" of BATMAN & CAPTAIN AMERICA. While generally positive, it nevertheless slipped in that seemingly required/default comment that this was my "best work in a decade or so".

Have you noticed how every time I do something new, some "reviewers" feel they must describe it as "the best in ________ years"? But if EVERYTHING is "the best in… years", doesn't that mean the work is constantly improving? And isn't that what it's SUPPOSED to do?

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HEYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!  I don't think a Batmobile has ever made it into a Byrne commission!  Someone should fix that! 
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"Is it supposed to be the same car that's modified? It could be that Batman fixes new cars or gets new cars all the time or has a collection of cars. Is it like it's retconned that when we see a new car it has been like that 'all the time'?"

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According to "The Untold Legend of The Batman", he gets new cars all the time.

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Interesting to note that, for the most part, the comics only have a few different updates on the Batmobile until the mid-80s (if this is a *fairly* accurate survey of all that were shown).

Then the flood-gates open and each *year* brings upwards of about a dozen variations.
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What amazes me is the number of "before my time" batmobiles
that evoke nostalgia, due to reading so many reprints as a
kid!
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Andrew wrote:
Interesting to note that, for the most part, the comics only have a few different updates on the Batmobile until the mid-80s (if this is a *fairly* accurate survey of all that were shown).

Then the flood-gates open and each *year* brings upwards of about a dozen variations.
 
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Once upon a time it used to be important to get even the equipment "on-model", and the artists used to try to make only one version of Batman, too. 
 
 


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