The History of the Batmobile

1977 - 1978


Primary Appearance:
Comic Books
Base Car:
N/A
Color(s):
Blue exterior/Blue interior
1977 Batmobile

Marshall Rogers was part of the creative team behind what is to this day considered one of the definitive portrayals of Batman. Part of his art included a new Batmobile, which was an amalgam of various 1970s sports cars. The car was portrayed more realisitcally than many Batmobiles, with a traditional piston engine rather than an exotic power source. It also had a large trunk capable of holding a single Whirly-Bat gyrocopter. This Batmobile spent most of its time as basic transportation, and was later damaged in Detective Comics #478 when Clayface III tore off the driver's side wheels and left it on its side to prevent Batman from following him.

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