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Batman's Wild Rides: How the Batmobile Went From Slick Car to 'Sports Tank'

The Dark Knight has always taken two things with him into battle against Gotham's evildoers: his utility belt and a crippling, untreated familial trauma. And no matter what, he almost always responds to the Bat-Signal in some sort of awesome custom batride. Quick, reader: To the Batmobiles!
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The Dark Knight has always taken two things with him into battle against Gotham's evildoers: his utility belt and a crippling, untreated familial trauma. And no matter what, he almost always responds to the Bat-Signal in some sort of awesome custom batride. Quick, reader: To the Batmobiles! Above:

Detective Comics No. 48 (1941)

Bob Kane's original design is pretty much just a red convertible, which seems ill-advised for a crime fighter. Still: sporty.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES