Talk:Bat-Signal

Revamp
I would like to do a major revamp of this page, and turn it into more than a stub.

There is a lot of information that is not here, such as the comic book type of information. How did the bat-signal start in THE media that it originated in, the comics? Was it in the 60s television show?

I believe that the signal originated in the batman: TAS in episode 2.03 - the cape and cowl conspiracy, comissioner gordon uses it and batman asks about the "new toy," and tells the commissioner that he should be careful to not anger the mayor.

Most importantly, does anyone care? Does anyone think this is a worthwhile addition? -Tom


 * I think the signal was actually introduced in one of the old B&W serials and transfered to the comics later. if anyone can confirm this it probably should added. 58.107.12.21 19:02, 26 June 2007 (UTC)john
 * I agree that the first appearance of the Bat-signal would make a very helpful addition to this page. The best information I have is that the Bat-signal first appeared in Detective Comics #60, February 1942 (Google "first appearance of the bat-signal"). No trustworthy sources, though. john factorial (talk) 21:00, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi bat are you a girl or a boy 2601:18C:480:3BA0:C872:DB20:4016:1688 (talk) 18:40, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:17, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

"Lovers & Madmen" reference.
Some contributor wrote:

In the "Lovers and Madmen" story arc from Batman Confidential, which retells the origin of the Joker and his first encounter with Batman, Batman sees the Bat-Signal for the first time and assumes that Gordon created it to ask for his help in battling the Joker. When he reaches the rooftop, however, he finds that the Joker actually created it, and used it to force a confrontation with Batman.

I would say this is a pretty serious misreading of the comic. Batman's narration as he makes his way to the rooftop: "The signal . . . Gordon's way of getting my attention . . . He's clever that way."  This clearly indicates Batman is already aware of the signal, is not seeing it for the first time. --63.25.249.135 (talk) 05:10, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Other problems:
1: Fan-boy acronyms like "LOTDK" ("Legends of the Dark Knight"?) don't belong in Wikipedia articles.

2: Some contributor wrote: In Batman: Dark Victory, the Hangman sneaks onto the roof of Police Headquarters and turns the Bat-Signal on to lure then-recently appointed Commissioner James Gordon to the roof and try to kill him, but this was thwarted when Two-Face cuts Gordon down.

Huh? Cuts Gordon down? How? Was Gordon tied up? Did Two-Face spray him with bullets? Or did he just insult him a lot? Why? --63.25.249.135 (talk) 05:18, 21 November 2008 (UTC)