Original 'Batmobile' from the comics (circa 1940's)
Batmobile from the "Batman" Television show (circa 1966 - 1967)
Modified 1955 Lincoln Futura Concept Car designed by George Barris
Batmobile from the motion pictures Batman & Batman Returns
(circa 1989 -1992)
Batmobile from the 1990's Batman animated television show.
Batmobile from the motion picture Batman Begins (2005)
Note: Most of the Batmobiles were designed and built by stunt driver Jack Edison, who Batman rescued from a flaming car wreck. Batman added weapons and computer systems after the cars are manufactured.
Different models have been equipped with a variety of offensive, defensive and surveillance capabilities.
Batman
Detective Comics
Detective Comics #27 (May, 1939)
Batman's dark-blue roadster
Detective Comics #35 (Jan. 1940)
Vehicle named "Batmobile"
Detective Comics #48 (Feb. 1941)
Iconic Batmobile
Batman #5 (Spring, 1941)
Note: A later "Batmobile" design was introduced by writer Garner Fox and artist Dick Sprang.
The vehicle has been modified for the comics and other media with each decade to reflect the automotive style of the era.
After Batman rescued stunt driver Jack Edison from a flaming car wreck, the daredevil agreed to design and manufacture vehicles for the Caped Crusader. Adding his own modifications with weapons and computer systems networked to the Batcave computer systems, the Dark Night is able to patrol the dangerous streets of Gotham City in the Batmobile.
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