Batman
scowled cape. In "Batman Begins", the
batmobile once again became a heavily
armoured vehicle, but this time it had the ability
of transforming into a motorbike.
One important piece of equipment, though
not used by Batman in combat as others,
was the BatSignal. This was a searchlight
with batshaped insignia over the lens that
projected the symbol of a bat on the clouds
in the night sky. It was used by the Gotham
City police to call on Batman whenever he
was needed. The reason for using a
searchlight was that the signal could be
seen from anywhere in Gotham City.
IV The Hero on the Screen
Even though Batman began as a character in
comic books, much of his popularity can be