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Batman: The Batmobile, Batwing and all 6 Batman vehicles ranked from worst to best

By Michael Patterson

SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 12: Batmobile used in "The Dark Knight Rises" on display outside of the Bayfront Hilton during Comic-Con International 2012 held at San Diego Convention Center on July 12, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 12: Batmobile used in "The Dark Knight Rises" on display outside of the Bayfront Hilton during Comic-Con International 2012 held at San Diego Convention Center on July 12, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images) /
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6. The Batcopter

An all-but-forgotten relic from the classic DC Comics storylines, the Batcopter is perhaps best remembered for being featured in 1966’s Batman: The Movie, which brought Adam West and Burt Ward’s Dynamic Duo from the small screen to the big one. It was one of the many new, fancier gadgets reserved for the bigger budget of the movie, and it looked great on-screen, with Batman and Robin using it to track down a stolen ship.

The good thing about its use in the film meant that the crew could film extra footage that would be used in subsequent episodes of the TV series, so even though the Batcopter didn’t appear regularly, the large helicopter with a giant Bat symbol painted onto it did make an appearance or two on television between 1966 and 1968.

The Batcopter has since been replaced by the fancier and more high-tech Batwings and Batplanes of the modern stories, but there’s a nostalgic element to this one that ensures it will always hold a special place in our hearts. It might not return to the comics in the near-future (or perhaps ever) but, for a product of its time, it was a pretty darn great one – and it looked amazing on-screen, too.

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