batman celebrated its 85th anniversary and Seville wanted to pay tribute to the legendary superhero by exhibiting the famous bat signal in the tallest skyscraper in the city (and in Andalusia). The image was taken last Saturday night, on the occasion of the worldwide celebration of batman dayThe bat logo, which spanned seven floors, was projected onto the Seville Tower for a few hours and could be seen from different points of the capital.
With this action promoted by Discovery of DC and Warner Bros.Seville has joined a global campaign in which several cities around the world have paid tribute to Batman, the superhero created by Americans Bob Kane and Bill Finger and one of the most iconic characters in the world of comics, who celebrated his birthday on September 21. 85th anniversary.
The emblematic skyscraper of the Sevillian capital, with 40 floors and just over 180 meters high, was the building chosen to project the bat signal, a distress image used to contact the bat man. Present in DC comics since 1942, the Gotham City police and Commissioner Gordon use it to summon batman in case it helps and also as a weapon of psychological intimidation towards the many criminals of Gotham City, the superhero’s hometown.
In addition to this initiative at the Tower of Seville (also known as Torre Pelli), Spanish Batman fans were able to participate in the multiple activities and content available to celebrate, as every third Saturday in September, their passion for the Dark Knight.
Batman, star of the Walk of Fame
Additionally, last week we learned that Batman would be the first superhero in history to have his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California.
The event, organized by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, administrator of the Walk of Fame, will take place on Thursday, September 26, at 8:00 p.m. in Spain, at 6764 Hollywood Boulevard.
As stated walk of famewill receive star number 2,790 on the Walk of Fame in the film category. He will be joined by Bob Kane, his co-creator, and Adam West, the American actor responsible for portraying the character on the small and big screen during the 1960s.
Batman’s first appearance was in issue #27 of Detective Comics, published on March 30, 1939. He did so with art by Bob Kane and a script by Bill Finger in a story titled The case of the chemical union. Although his first adventure, The bat mancreated in May, Batman #1 It was not published until 1940, a first issue that first introduced Joker and Catwoman to readers.
Since then, the masked vigilante alter ego Billionaire Bruce Wayne has become, courtesy of Spiderman, the most famous comic book character with multiple appearances in film and television. In 1943, just four years after his birth in Staples, Batman appeared on screen in a 13-part series starring Lewis Wilson as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Douglas Croft as Dick Grayson/Robin.
Beyond the endearing ’60s adaptation starring West, it was in 1989 that Michael Keaton and Tim Burton made the Dark Knight a world-class pop icon in batmana film that saw Jack Nicholson play the Joker, Kim Basinger as photographer Vicky Vale and Billy Dee Williams as Harvey Dent.
The film’s success led to a sequel titled Batman Returnswith Danny DeVito and Michelle Pfeiffer bringing the Penguin and Catwoman to life. After two unforgettable installments directed by Joel Schumacher in the late 90s with Val Kilmer and George Clooney, Christopher Nolan elevates Batman to the big screen once again with his acclaimed Batman trilogy. He Dark Knightwith Christian Bale, which peaked in 2012 with The legend is reborn.
One of the most beloved adaptations by fans is Batman: The animated seriesThis fiction, created by Paul Dini with Bruce Timm and broadcast between 1992 and 1995, featured Kevin Conroy in the role of Batman.
The actor, who played Batman in dozens of films and other animated fiction and even several video games, died at the age of 66 in 2022. That same year, Matt Reeves brought his own version of the Dark Knight to the big screen with Robert Pattinson. in the role of the superhero. The sequel is scheduled for October 2, 2026, although The Penguin will be released first, a spin-off series and at the same time a sequel to the first film, which will arrive that same 2024 at Max with Colin Farrell again in the role of the devious. and the dangerous criminal Oswald Cobblepot.
