Other bat vehicles soon followed, including the Batcycle, Batboat, and Robins Redbird. Batman 5 March 1. Batmobile with a tall scalloped fin and an intimidating bat head on the front. Three pages after it was introduced, it was forced off a cliff by the Joker to crash in the ravine below. However, an identical Batmobile appeared in the next story in the same issue. Silver Age of Comic BookseditThe live action television series was so popular that its campy humor and its Batmobile a superficially modified concept car, the decade old Lincoln Futura, owned by George Barris whose shop did the work1. Batman comic books. But the high camp and general silliness of the television show did not sit well with long time Batman comic book fans. So, when the series was canceled in 1. Batman abandon that Batmobile. Its replacement for a number of years was a much simpler model with a stylized bats head silhouette decal on the hood being the only decoration of note. Grand Theft Auto V is an actionadventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It was released on 17 September 2013 for PlayStation. The 1. 96. 0s TV style Batmobile still appears from time to time in the comic books, most recently in Detective Comics 8. Batman Confidential. Bronze Age of Comic BookseditIn the Bronze Age of Comic Books, the source of the cars was explained in The Untold Legend of the Batman as the work of stunt driver Jack Edison who volunteered to personally construct Batmobiles for Batman after being rescued from a burning wreck. In mid 1. 98. 5, a special variation of the Super Powers toyline Batmobile appeared in both Batman and Detective Comics. This design had a full set of front and rear canopies, Coke bottle sides, integrated fins, and generally rounder features, just like the toy. The only difference between this car and its toy counterpart is the nose, which was occasionally drawn to appear longer and more pointed. Modern Age of Comic BookseditBeginning in the 1. Batman mushroomed with spin off titles, limited series, and graphic novels. At the same time, there was considerable experimentation with styles of illustration. With different illustration styles in so many different books, there was naturally a corresponding diversity of designs for the Batmobile. This has continued with designs for the Batmobile ranging from conservative and practical to highly stylized to outlandish. During the Cataclysm storyline, it is revealed that Batman has hidden a number of spare vehicles across the city just in case. A Humvee serves as a primary mean of transportation to cross the earthquake ravaged city during the Aftershock storyline, as most of the Batmobiles are wrecked by the quake. These vehicles are not as sophisticated as the Batmobiles, but some of them are armored to withstand weaponry mounted on military automobile prototypes. The Batmobile in Batman vol. Jan. 2. 01. 3. Art by Greg Capullo. In the Batman Hush storyline, a double page spread by Jim Lee shows various Batmobiles from comics, movies, and all TV series in storage in the Batcave. In addition, some incarnations of the character, such as Batman The Animated Series, establish that Batman has a large ground vehicle fleet of various makes and models as well as utility vehicles to use when the Batmobile would be too conspicuous. In issue 9 of the third volume of Teen Titans, Robin and his friends use a Batmobile that he shipped out to San Francisco, hiding the expense in the Batarang budget. The 2. 00. 8 book Batmobile Owners Manual, gives theoretical specifications of the car as if it were a real car. The book states that the Batmobiles five cylinder engine is more powerful than turbine jet engines, and capable of achieving up to 1. W. 1. 6In the 2. Batman and Robin, a new Batmobile is unveiled. This model is capable of flight, although is not as maneuverable as the Batwing. It can fire 1. 9 types of projectiles, one of which is a flame retardant non toxic foam, and features a concussive sonic blast device. This Batmobile was designed and constructed by Bruce Wayne. However, its construction was the source of great frustration to him, as mentioned by Alfred. In Batman and Robin 1 it is revealed that Bruces son, Damian Wayne, solved the problem of its inability to fly. The Batmobile was redesigned in 2. DC Comics relaunched its entire line of comic books, with the Batmobile being given new aesthetics. In 2. 01. 6, DC Comics relaunched its comic books once again in DC Rebirth. Many different models of the Batmobile are seen to be kept within the Batcave. The model that is primarily used has a square design and red tinted windows. However, this is not always the case, such as in Batman vol. In the future neo Gotham, a sleek, flying car version of the Batmobile is primarily used instead. ElseworldseditIn Batman Holy Terror, the Batmobile is depicted on a two page spread at the end of the story, with Bruce musing that it was provided to him by the remaining members of the underground movement against the religious dictatorship that rules the world in this timeline. In Batman Dracula Red Rain, the Batmobile is presented as a basic open topped car with a single bat wing at its rear, similar in design to the original Batmobile in the comics. Batman was forced to abandon the Batmobile after the destruction of Wayne Manor to stop Draculas vampire family deprived him of a suitable place to keep the car, although Bruce reflects that he no longer needs the car after his transformation into a vampire grants him bat like wings. However, it is revealed in Crimson Mist the third novel in the trilogy that the Batmobile survives in the remains of the Batcave, with Alfred briefly hiding behind it to escape Killer Croc during a chase through the cave.