Bat-Signal (Dozierverse)

Bat-Signal
General Information
Official name:	Bat-Signal
First Appearance:	Batman (1960s series)
Type:	Modified Klieg Searchlight
Used by:	Gotham City Police Headquarters

The Bat-Signal was a distress signal device appearing in the 1966 Batman TV show.

History

Batman (1960s series)

The Bat-Signal was rarely used in the live-action television series because Commissioner Gordon usually contacted Batman in the daytime with his Batphone, in a radical departure from the comics.

Batman: The Movie

In the 1966 movie, Robin asked Gordon to get Chief O'Hara to activate it as a distraction so that the criminals would think that they were headed for Police Headquarters.

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders

The signal was used twice at the beginning and at the end to summon Batman and Robin to Police Headquarters.

Batman vs. Two-Face

Gordon and O'Hara used the Bat-Signal to summon Batman and Robin to the roof of Police Headquarters to inform them of King Tut's crime.

Appearances

Season 1

• 1. Hi Diddle Riddle
• 9. Zelda the Great
• 29. The Bookworm Turns

Season 2

• 67. The Sandman Cometh

Season 3

• 96. Ring Around the Riddler

Films

• Batman: The Movie
• Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
• Batman vs. Two-Face

Batman '66

• Batman '66 Issue 1
• Batman '66 Issue 5
• Batman '66 Issue 6
• Batman '66 Issue 20
• Batman '66 Issue 21
• Batman '66 Issue 22
• Batman '66 Issue 24
• Batman '66 Issue 28
• Batman '66 Issue 30

Trivia

• The Bat symbol in the sky was also used in the end credits of every episode and was seen on the access menu of the special edition DVD release of the film.