Two famous first appearances of iconic superheroes, two first appearances of iconic vehicles linked to those characters. 1939 was quite a year.
Monday, November 17, 2025
The First Batmoble (Sort of)
Two famous first appearances of iconic superheroes, two first appearances of iconic vehicles linked to those characters. 1939 was quite a year.
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That belongs in a museum!
Oh wait, this IS a museum! That is super-cool!
The Batmobile that you have resembles the original comic book Batmobile, which would have been great to be able to drive if it existed in real life. The first cinematic appearance of the Batmobile was a 1939 Cadillac, another gorgeous car, doubling as the ride for both Bruce Wayne and Batman. This is a real car that you could find in a museum today, or with an astute collector.
The first Batman serial had an extremely low budget and suffered from the technological limitations of film-making at the time. Much of the shorts were shot on-site with Batman fighting thugs in street clothes. The original Batsuit was made out of cotton and wool, so it was bulky, bunched up, and fitted poorly. In post-war America, there was no cheap technology to make the form-fitting costumes we saw in the comic books. So, from cars, to sets, to the look of Batman and his world, the early serials were pedestrian, dumpy, and cheap - except for that Caddy!
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