Man-Bat is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Introduced in Detective Comics #400 as an enemy of the superhero Batman, the character belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery. Originally portrayed as a supervillain, later incarnations show the Man-Bat as a sympathetic villain or antihero.
The Man-Bat from Who's Who in the DC Universe #12, art by Michael Golden
Batman fighting the Man-Bat in the textless cover of Man-Bat (vol. 3) #3 (August 2006), art by Mike Huddleston
The Man-Bat as depicted in Batman: The Animated Series
The Man-Bat as depicted in The Batman
Detective Comics is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011, is best known for introducing the superhero Batman in Detective Comics #27.
Detective Comics #1 (March 1937). Art by Vin Sullivan.
Cover of Detective Comics #140 (October 1948), the first appearance of the Riddler. Art by Win Mortimer.
Writer Peter Tomasi at a 2019 signing for the series' 1,000th issue at Midtown Comics in Manhattan