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Man-Bat
Man-Bat (Dr. Robert Kirkland "Kirk" Langstrom) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Introduced in ''Detective Comics'' #400 (June 1970) 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. In the original version of the story, Kirk Langstrom was a zoologist who tried to give humans a bat's acute sonar sense. He managed to develop an extract that could supposedly do this, but upon testing it on himself, he transformed into an anthropomorphic feral half-bat hybrid, lacking sapience and acting purely on instinct. Batman managed to reverse the effects, but Langstrom would return as the Man-Bat time and time again, albeit not necessarily as a villain, as Langstrom would sometimes retain enough sanity to use his powers for good. Several other characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francine Langstrom
L-Ron L-Ron is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writers Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis, and first appeared in ''Justice League International'' #14 (June 1988). L-Ron is initially introduced as a servant of the intergalactic warlord Manga Khan. Later, he assists the Justice League in stopping Despero by building a new control collar, using his circuitry to do so as it is made of the only material that will work. However, the collar inadvertently causes L-Ron and Despero to switch bodies when used. Despero attacks the Justice League before being destroyed and becoming a disembodied spirit. The post-''New 52'' incarnation of L-Ron, introduced in the ''Fire (comics), Fire & Ice (character), Ice: Welcome to Smallville'' miniseries, is an assistant to the titular characters. L-Ron in other media L-Ron appears in the ''Young Justice (TV series), Young Justice'' episode "Cornered", voiced by Phil LaMarr. A gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
