Holy anniversary, Batman. The Caped Crusader is 80 years old and it's time to celebrate.
Saturday is Batman Day, and the iconic Bat-Signal, which lit the skies of Gotham City to summon Batman in times of trouble, will be lit in cities around the world, The New York Times reported.
"I don't know who he is beneath that mask of his, but I know when we need him, and we need him now!" Gotham City Police Commissioner Gordon would say in the campy 1960s "Batman" television series.
The Bat-Family’s ready for #BatmanDay — are you? Gear up to celebrate the Dark Knight on September 21! #Batman80 #LongLiveTheBat pic.twitter.com/agP1i0dbwn
— Batman (@DCBatman) September 14, 2019
Batman's actual "birthday" was March 30, 1939, when the superhero made his debut in DC Comics, But the Bat-Signal ritual has taken place on Sept. 21 to honor the Dark Knight.
In the real Gotham, New York City will project the Bat-Signal on the side of the Domino Sugar Refinery Building in Brooklyn from 8 p.m. until midnight, WNBC reported.
Batman Day 2019 Will Light the Skies with Bat-Signals Around the Worldhttps://t.co/2Ih5ISbmKq pic.twitter.com/aFFsfTkgZX
— Comic Book Resources (@CBR) September 16, 2019
Twelve other cities will do the same, shining the signal from 8 p.m. to midnight local time, the Times reported.
The celebration began in Melbourne, Australia, at Fed Square, according to DC's Bat Tracker. Other cities include Tokyo, Paris, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Montreal, Barcelona, London, Johannesburg, Rome; and Berlin
The final lighting will be at City Hall in Los Angeles, the location of 70-foot Bat-Signal in 2017 to honor TV's Batman -- Adam West -- who died in June 2017.
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