There’s no denying that Batman is the single most popular superhero of all time and all
over the internet, you see lists of “Batman Trivia” and “Batman Facts You Probably
Don’t Know”, but if you’ve read more than ten Batman comics or even read some Wiki
articles, then you’ve probably heard everything that Buzzfeed and everyone else is trying
to shove down your throat.
Well I want to throw my hat into the ring as a serious Batman fan and I really think
that I’ve dug deep on some of these that even hardcore Batman fanatics might not know
one or two of the things that I present today.
So without further ado, let’s do that and I really hope you guys learn something.
If not, well then you really like Batman and I’m sorry I wasn’t able to blow your mind.
Cue the intro.
Batman has all sorts of specialty vehicles, but one of my favorites is the Whirly-Bat.
This thing is a one man helicopter and it’s just one of the most ridiculous things that
I’ve ever seen.
Funnily enough, I first heard about the Whirly-Bat through this old Eyewitness Batman book that
I bought for reading material for my Batroom.
Yes, my Batroom.
It’s like a bathroom without the H because my bathroom is entirely Batman themed.
Don’t judge me, I run a comic book channel for a living.
Anyway, one time, the villain Hush broke into the Batcave and tried to escape on the Whirly-Bat,
but his bandages got caught in the blades and you can just imagine where that goes.
Batman’s Kryptonite ring was originally made and used by Lex Luthor, but ended up
in Bruce’s possession.
After telling Supes about it, the big blue boy scout actually let Batman keep it so that
it could be used against him in case Superman ever went rogue.
Birgit Eisenmann was a Nazi that tried to rape Batman in hopes of conceiving the perfect
child.
Honestly though, that isn’t much different than how Talia al’ Ghul took advantage of
Bruce to conceive Damian Wayne.
Just substitute drugging Bruce with sending her crippled son in a super suit to kidnap
him.
Because comics.
When Batman has to use the internet to consult on a case, he uses the screenname JonDoe297.
It’s pretty underwhelming, but you have to admit that it’s kind of fitting.
Batman was invited to join Sinestro Corps, but not only was he rejected because of his
previous exposure to Hal Jordan's Green Lantern power ring, but Bruce’s willpower was so
strong that it conflicted with the yellow ring’s search to find a bearer who could
instill great fear.
Because of this, Bruce was able to pull off the ring and it flew off to find another host.
Marvel and DC Comics worked together to create the Amalgam Comics universe where they combined
both of their universes’ characters together.
Unlike most of the amalgamations, there are actually TWO Batman mashups.
There’s Logan Wayne A.K.A.
Dark Claw, the amalgamation of Batman and Wolverine and there’s Bruce Wayne: Agent
of S.H.I.E.L.D.
which is exactly what it sounds like.
It’s unknown if the characters are related in any way in the Amalgam universe, but if
you want to know more, then I actually did a video about both of them!
So go watch ‘em!
Now this one isn’t TOTALLY obscure, but I think it’s worth noting for the casual
audience.
The “Goddamn Batman” joke that you see all over the internet is actually a reference
to a line from All-Star Batman & Robin, one of the most notoriously bad Batman stories
ever written.
During Grant Morrison’s run on Batman, Bruce was revealed to have willingly put himself
into an isolation chamber for ten days in the name of “space medicine”.
While in this chamber, Bruce suffered several hallucinations, many of them being old Golden
Age adventures.
This is interesting because as many of you know, DC’s Golden Age stories were retconned
into taking place on another universe, specifically Earth-2, but these hallucinations sort of
made them canon in New Earth, the main DC universe at the time.
Heck, DC even reprinted some of the old stories he hallucinated and re-released them as a
collection called “The Black Casebook”.
Speaking of, one of these stories was that of Tlano, an alien from the planet Zur-En-Arrh
who mimicked Bruce Wayne’s fight on crime.
This came back as a “backup personality” of Batman where he made the new outfit out
of garbage…
Because Batman.
Wayne Industries owns The Daily Planet.
Yes, Batman literally owns the company that Superman works for.
Oh, and it’s also heavily implied that Bruce has a romantic history with Supe’s wife,
Lois Lane.
So suck on that, Superman.
So did you learn something new or do you have any obscure Batman facts or really any obscure
facts about ANY comic book character?
If so then leave any of that in the comments below and who knows?
If you have a cool fact, maybe I’ll feature it in an upcoming episode and let me know
if you like the style of video because I want to do it more often because they’re short
and easy to make while I research the more big, in depth, knowledge heavy episodes that
take so long to get out.
Yeah, but if you like this video then I’d recommend watching another one.
I’ve got lots of stuff on Batman.
So go ahead and do that.
It’d be great.
Bye!