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The Bat-Signal is a fictional distress signal that light-up the Bat sign to call Batman and Robin when there's a crime happening or when James Gordon has a lead on a case. Gordon, Harvey Dent, Harvey Bullock, Hamilton Hill, and Barbara Gordon has access to the machine. Many spoofs of the machine are made in many shows.

On June 15, 2017, Los Angeles projected the Bat-Signal on City Hall and Walla Walla shone the Bat-Signal on the Whitman Tower as a tribute to Adam West who played Batman in the 1960's TV series. He died June 9, 2017.

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  • Bat-Signal (Detective Comics 60, February 1942)

    The Bat-Signal's debut in Detective Comics #60 (February 1942).

  • Bat-Signal (Batman v. Superman-Dawn of Justice).

    The Bat-Signal in the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, with Ben Affleck (left) as Batman

  • Bat-Signal (Batman The Animated Series)

    The Bat-Signal in the 1993 film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

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