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Man-Bat

Man-Bat (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 his rogues gallery. Originally portrayed as a supervillain, later incarnations show the Man-Bat as a sympathetic villain or antihero.

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Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.powers: (As Langstrom): Genius-level intellect Proficient biochemist and zoologist (As the Man-Bat): Superhuman strength, durability, speed, and agility Flight Echolocation Razor-sharp claws and fangs
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.character_name: Man-Bat
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.image: Man-Bat.jpg
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.converted: y
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.caption: The Man-Bat from ''Who's Who in the DC Universe'' #12,art by Michael Golden
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.real_name: Dr. Robert Kirkland "Kirk" Langstrom
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.species: Metahuman
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.publisher: DC Comics
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.debut: Detective Comics #400(June 1970)
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.creators: Frank Robbins (writer)Neal Adams (artist)Julius Schwartz (concept)
Comics character <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics >.aliases: Dr. Kirk Langstrom

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Publication history
Fictional character biography
''Infinite Crisis'' and beyond
''The New 52''
''DC Rebirth''
Powers and abilities
Other characters named Man-Bat
Francine Langstrom
Man-Bat Commandos
Abraham Langstrom
Robert March
Other versions
Gotham by Gaslight
Flashpoint
JLA: The Nail
In other media
Television
Film
Video games
''Lego DC series''
Other games
Miscellaneous
See also
References

In the original version of the story, Kirk Langstrom was a zoologist who tried to give humans a bat's acute sonar sense. He managed to develop an extract that could supposedly do this. Upon testing it on himself, he transformed into an anthropomorphic feral half-bat hybrid, lacking sapience and acting purely on instinct. Batman managed to reverse the effects, but Langstrom would return as the Man-Bat time and time again, albeit not necessarily as a villain, as Langstrom would sometimes retain enough sanity to use his powers for good. Several other characters have since appeared as similar Man-Bat creatures, including Langstrom's wife Francine, his father Abraham Langstrom, and some League of Assassins operatives that make up the Man-Bat Commandos.