McFarlane Toys DC Direct Manbat Batman The Animated Series Action FigureDr. Kirk Langstrom was first introduced in Detective Comics #400 (Jun. 1970), as a bat expert seeking to harness the sonar like abilities of bats. His bat serum transformed him into a giant bat, and later did the same to his girlfriend, Francine Lee (later Langstrom). Later, Man Bat learned how to control his abilities with a pill, and fought injustice. Incredibly detailed 6 scale figure MAN BAT is based on the television show BATMAN: THE ANIMATED