Since the “Dark Knight” movie is going to be released middle of the year, here are a few Batman trivia you might like:

During the filming of “Batman Begins”, Christian Bale lost his voice three times due to altering his voice while playing Batman.

The Batmobile was originally a red car (This one I found funny, for some reason. Imagine the Dark Knight riding a scarlet mobile).

When he first appeared (in the Golden Age of Comics), Batman had no compunctions about killing people. He once broke the neck of an unaware thug with his foot, and even knocked several thugs into a vat of acid. Also, since Batman reflects the social norms of the times, his own mores have changed from the time he was first made. At one point, he regularly gunned down criminals. Now, he finds the use of guns abhorrent, as they remind him of the night his parents died by gunshot.

The original design of Batman’s costume actually had eyeballs in these (downright freaky).

Bob Kane originally planned to name the hero “Birdman” (I guess the name was finally given justice - if you can call it that - in that psychotic Cartoon Network Adult Swim show. Kids, please don’t watch that.)

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