Sunday, April 26, 2026

Batman and The Angel in: "The Dark Knight Takes Flight!"

 

I'd like to have seen a story that explained how Batman went from swinging around to gliding with a cape that can go rigid.  Who's to say Warren Worthington didn't lend a hand?

Batman last appeared with The Angel alongside Colossus in STF #3030, and first appeared with him in a B&B: The Lost Issues cover from 2011...  

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Wayne Enterprises - Worthington Industries merger will shake the very foundation of *two* comic book universes!

Carycomic said...

Well, in the feature films, the membranous glider-cape dates back to Michael Keaton's 1989 debut as Batman. In real life, the first (albeit ill-fated) attempt at a glider-suit was made in Paris @ 1912. It wasn't until eighty-seven years later (Bat-Mike plus ten) that something called the "ram-air" suit was developed that allowed for gliding similar to the North American "flying" squirrel.

Hence, the more common nickname of "squirrel suits".

Carycomic said...

As for which super-villains might bring these two, together, for a probably not-so-charming third time? How about the two Vultures (Adrian Toomes and his namesake from the Terrible Trio)? For Bob Greenwade's love of synchronicity, if nothing else.

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