Artist invents new Batman costume, based on an insane drawing of the Dark Knight he did at age 8

When artist Karl Heitmueller Jr. was a small fry , he draw a entirely off - the - paries interpretation of Batman that had absolutely nothing to do with bat . Upon discovering this representative as an grownup , he make out that it was ripe for revisiting :

While going through a pile of old childhood art , I found this bizarre drawing I did of “ The Golden Age Batman . ” I ’m not certain how former I was , belike around 8 or so ( just a guess ) , old enough to know of the concept of The Golden Age of Comics , but not at all cognizant of what forties design looked like . Because this bully Batman costume is something well suit for a 1970s Blaxploitation film than anything caped reformer - related . Those name - checked toll bottoms !

Heitmueller expanded upon this 1940s - meets-1970s aesthetical by come up with similar costumes for Robin ( macrame and gymnasium shorts ) and Catwoman ( Farrah Fawcett ’s swimsuit , more absurd monogramming , and denim gloves ) , basing Batman ’s new logo on his eight - year - old scrawl , and chuck out various aspect of Golden and Bronze Age funny designing on the cover willy - go - nilly . ( “ Heck , nothing about this makes sense , so why not , ” take Heitmueller . ) The fruits of this originative experiment are angelic indeed .

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