According to Timm, they "compromised on it." Sightings and references Background Information īruce Timm and Eric Radomski originally didn't want the Bat-signal in Batman: The Animated Series, but Alan Burnett kept insisting. The reputation of the Bat-signal was clearly well known outside of Gotham City, seeing as Luminus once used a mock "S-Signal" to draw Superman out. When Tim pointed the improvised signal out to Bruce, the latter said that at least he didn't use a loudspeaker.
While Batman and Robin were investigating the Joker's appearance in Dakota, Static lost the signal device Batman had given him so he improvised by conjuring a Bat-signal out of static electricity and sending it in the air.
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Matt attempted to use his Batman flashlight as a bat signal after he and his friends discovered Firefly attempting to burn down an old movie theater. Since the Bat-signal was visible in the sky to anyone, it became something of a legend in Gotham City, and was copied by several citizens. On this occasion, McGinnis used a Batarang to smash the signal. Nevertheless, Paxton Powers used one to attract the new Batman's attention when his father, Derek Powers, degenerated into the villain known as Blight. Even when Terry McGinnis took up Batman's mantle, Barbara Gordon (now Police Commissioner, like her father) chose not to use the signal or one like it. Īfter Bruce Wayne retired as Batman, the signal was no longer used. But before Bane died he pushed the Signal off its housing and rolled it at Batman and Gordon, causing them to plummet to their deaths. In this battle, Batman electrocuted Bane by placing his Venom injection tubes into the bat signal. When Batgirl was infected with Scarecrow's fear toxin, she imagined a fight breaking out involving Batman, Commissioner Gordon, and Bane. The Signal even played a significant role in a hallucination.
During Batman's mysterious disappearance, Superman filled in as him and joined Robin in answering the Bat-signal. When Nightwing decided to reconnect with Batman's crusade, he did so by responding to the bat signal with Robin. Robin was once interrupted by the signal when he was searching for the runaway Annie. īatman's allies were also compelled to respond to the Bat-signal. Also, when Batman was being hunted by the police on suspicions that he had murdered several gang lords, Bullock tried to use the Bat-signal to lure him in, but Batman did not respond. After the Penguin ransomed Gotham City with his newly acquired Raven X1-11 helicopter, Gordon used the signal as usual, but Batman had been temporary blinded and was unable to respond. There were a few occasions in which the Signal was used though to no avail. On another memorable occasion, Bullock was once handcuffed to a pipe on the roof of police headquarters by Lock-Up, and the only way he could call for help was to reach the switch on the signal. Likewise, the real Harvey Bullock used the signal for the first time when reluctantly asking for Batman's help in discovering who was trying to assassinate him.
At this meeting, the signal was partially destroyed when Batman was attacked by Harvey Bullock duplicant, and Barbara used Batman's grapple gun to pull the robot into the signal, electrocuting it. Though Gordon usually used the signal, others did as well to summon Batman, such as Barbara Gordon when she believed that an impostor had replaced her father.
Seeing it, Batman expressed concern that Gordon would get in trouble with Mayor Hill for installing it. The actual Signal was eventually developed by Commissioner James Gordon, and first used to alert Batman to a puzzle delivered by Josiah Wormwood. He did so by swinging an antique set of glider wings (shaped like a bat's) back and forth across a window. Curiously, the first version of the Bat-signal was an impromptu contraption fashioned by Charlie Collins in a desperate attempt to attract the Dark Knight's attention.
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