Batarang
Sign in to saveThe batarang is a roughly bat-shaped throwing weapon used by the DC Comics superhero Batman. Batarangs are a staple of Batman's arsenal, appearing in every major Batman television and film adaptation to date.
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- DC Comics
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- Detective Comics #31
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- September
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- 1939
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- Gardner Fox
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- Batman
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- Batman
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- Batarang
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- Batman
- Creator
- Gardner Fox
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Encyclopedic overview
30 sectionsContents
- Inspiration
- Usage
- Variants
- By Batman
- Rope batarangs
- Electric batarangs
- Compact batarangs
- Explosive batarangs
- Remote-controlled batarangs
- Others
- Other characters and versions
- History
- In other media
- Live-action television
- Live-action films
- Burton/Schumacher film series
- DC Extended Universe
- ''The Batman''
- Animation
- DC Animated Universe
- Other animated series
- Animated film
- Video games
- Batman: Arkham
- Replicas
- Cultural legacy
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The batarang is a roughly bat-shaped throwing weapon used by the DC Comics superhero Batman. Batarangs are a staple of Batman's arsenal, appearing in every major Batman television and film adaptation to date.
== Inspiration == The name "Batarang" is a portmanteau of bat and boomerang, and was originally spelled "baterang".
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