The Evolution of the Batmobile

THE EVOLUTION OF THE BATMOBILE 1941 The first car that was called 1944 BASE CAR: STADEBAKER the "Batmobile" didn't look COMIC BOOKS COMIC BOOKS BASE CAR: 1936 CORD like the bat-finned cars we know today. Rather it was a 1950 red convertible that appeared in Detective Comics 48 COMIC BOOKS BASE CAR: 1950S CADILLAC GOTHAM CITY'S 1958 1955 STRANGEST RACE COMIC BOOKS BASE CAR: CHRYySLER 300 THE FIRST BATMOBILE MOST POPILAR 1964 radar rockets on-board computer COMIC BOOKS BASE CAR 1950S PORCHE 356 police beacon lasers BATMAN TV SERIES 1966 BAGE CAR: 1955 LINCOLN FUTURA on-board telephone Custom car builder George Barris had only three weeks to build this iconic car for the show. nose-mounted chain slicer atomic turbine engine BATMAN 1966 COLORING BOOK 1967 COMIC BOOKS 1966 COMIC BOOKS BASE CAR: JAGIIAR XKE 1968 1968 COMIC BOOKS 1969 DETECTIVE COMCS HUNT FOR A ROBIN KILLER! THE BATMAN/SUPERMAN ADVENTURE HOUR CARTOON SERIES 1910 THIS MURDER HAS BEEN. PRE-RECORDED! DETECTIVE COMICS 1971 "FREAK-OUT AT PHANTOM HOLOW 1969 COMIC BOOKS COMIC BOOKS 1910 BAGE CAR CHEVROLET CORVETTE 1912 BATMAN HOW MANY MAYS CAN A ROBIN DIE? BASE CAR: CHEVROLET CORVETTE 1973 AND A DEADLY NEW YEAR! BASE CAR 1912 MUSTANG COMIC BOOKS 1913 BAGE CAR: PORSCHE 904 1973 HANNA-BARBERA SUPERFRIENDS CARTOON SERIES In 1973, when Batman returned to TV, he was driving a car based on the Futura Batmobile. The design inspired future comics. BATMAN KING OF 1974 THE GOTHAM JUNGLE! 1974 COMIC BOOKS BASE CAR: JAGAAR XKE 1975 COMIC BOOKS 1975 BATMAN POWER RECORDS 1975 BATMAN POWER RECORDS 1976 BATMAN FAMILY 1977 ATMAN PLACEMAT Since street car styles were becoming more modern, the Batmobile was rede- signed, too. THE COPYCATGIRL CAPERS! REDESIGNED 1977 COMIC BOOKG BASE CAR: LIGIER JS2 1980 BATMAN S30 COVER ART 1978 CHALLENGE OF THE SUPERFRIENDS CARTOON SERIES/ COMIC BOOKS DESIGNED BY: HANNA-BARBERA 1987 COMIC BOOKS BASE CAR: DETOMASO PANTERA 1985 COMIC BOOKS 1988 COMIC BOOKS 1981 BAGE CAR: CHEVROLET CORVETTE BATMAN 1988 COMIC BOOKS 1989 COMIC BOOKS 1989 COMIC BOOKS 1989 BATMAN & BATMAN RETURNS In 1989, Batman came back to the big screen-the first time in 23 years. Warner Brothers hired Tim Burton and Anton Furst, the production designer for Gotham City and the Batmobile. This car was created from two Impala chassis and had a Chevy V8. TIM BURTON'S 1991 JUDGIMENT ON GOTHAN 1991 BATMAN VS PREDATOR 1990 COMIC BOOKS DARK KNIGHT 1992 The redesigned Batmobile worked well with the animated series' gothic scenery, dramatic plots and dark characters. BATMAN WARPAINT 1992 1992 coMIC BOOKS BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES 1992 LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT: LEGENDS OF THE DARK MITE 1993 COMIC BOOKS 1993 COMIC BOOKS 1994 1993 COMIC BOOKS COMIC BOOKS 1994 comIC BOOKS 1995 BATIMAN FOREVER 1995 DISORDERED MINDS DESTROYED 1995 The third Warner Brothers Batman movie was very different from the first two. One major change was the new Batmobile, designed by Barbara Ling. Although it had many defensive gadgets, it was COMIC BOOKS destroyed by the Riddler in the movie. 1996 comIC BOOKS 1996 1996 COMIC BOOKS COMIC BOOKS Batman: Black and White was a series of stories created in 1996. The idea was to collect the best writers and artists available to produce a collection of short stories drawn entirely in black & white. 1991 comIC B0OKS BATMAN & ROBIN BARBARA LING 1997 1997 LAWILD CA.T.S. Batman & Robin was the fourth and final installment in the arc that started in 1989 with Batman. The inspiration from the car came from older racing roadsters like the Jaguar D Type and Delahaye 165. 1998 THE NEW ADVENTHIRES OF BATMAN & ROBIN Designed by Bruce Timm, this Batmobile matched the simpler styles of The New Adventures of Batman & Robin. 2000 COMIC 1998 BOOKS COMIC BOOKS 2000 COMIC BOOKS 2000 2001 COMIC BOOKS BATMAN: CHILD OF DREAMS 2002 comiC BOOKS 2003 2003 2003 COMIC BOOKS BATMAN: HONG KONG ARKHAM ASYLUM LIVING HELL 2003 ATNANE TENSES 2004 COMIC BOOKS COMIC BOOKS 2004 BASE CAR: MERCEDES-BENZ CLK-GTR 2004 coMIC BOOKS COMIC BOOKS 2004 BAGE CAR: TVR SPEED 12 2004 THE BATIMAN 2005 DETECTIVE COMICS ALONE AT NIGHT BASE CAR: DODGE VIPER 2005 BATIMAN/PANGER GIRL 2005 GOTHAM KNIGHTS THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY THIMBLER 2005 BATMAN BEGINS: THE DARK KNIGHT Designed by Christopher Nolan and Nathan Crowley, this Batmobile was intended to look as real as possible. It was 9-feet wide and 15-feet long, but it could still reach 0-60 mph in less than 6 seconds. It had a 500-HP Chevy 350 V8 and four 44" Super Swamper tires on Titanium axles. Normally face-down between the two wheels. the driver sits on the left, but in attack mode, the driver is This position offers greater protection to the driver, it also moved to the center and reduces any chance of injury. is positioned to be 2005 2005 SUPERMAN/BATMAN VENGEANCE THE BATMAN 2005 MAR CRIMES BASE CAR: OPEL SPEEDSTER 2006 2005 BATMAN: AINDER THE HOOD JUSTICE 2006 LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT GOTHAM EMERGENCY 2006 GET CAIGHT READING POSTER 2006 LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT DARKER THAN DEAH 2006 COMIC BOOKS 2006 BATMAN: MAN-BAT BASE CAR: FORD GT90 2007 BATIMAN S THE MAD IMONK 2007 BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL RULES OF ENGAGEMENT 2008 BATMOBILE OWNER'S MANIUAL 2008 DETECTIVE COMICS THE WONDERLAND GANG! 2008 THE RESURRECTION OF RA'S AL GHUL 2008 2008 BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL WRATH CHILD COMIC BOOKS 2008 BATMAN:& THE OUTSIDERS BASE CAR: LAMBORGHINI REVENTON 2008 BATAAN MURDER AT WAYNE MANOR 2008 2008 2008 BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL THE CAT AND THE BAT BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT BATAAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD 2009 BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL BASE CAR: MAZDA FURAI 2009 BATMAN REBORN: THE DOMINO EFFECT 2009 2009 Designed by Rocksteady Studios Batman: Arkham Asylum was released August 25, 2009 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. Written by Paul Dini, it features several veteran Batman actors reprising their voice roles. Like many other designs from the past two decades, it draws inspiration from the 1989 Batmobile including the louvered rear panel, cowled exhaust port, rear Inlets, and side details. BATMAN:ARKHM ASYLUM BLACKEST NIGHT: BATMAN 2009 THE WIDENING GYRE 2010 NEMESIS: THE IMPOSTORS 2010 BATMAN: ODYSSEY BASE CAR: C3 CORVETTE 2010 BATMAN: THE RETURN Source / images from: batmobilehistory.com Information provided by: http://www.carinsurance.org Carlnsurance