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“On Leather Wings”

                                                                             by: Tabitha Jones

“On Leather Wings” is the first episode in the Batman Animated Series. The episode is a sort of Jekyll and Hyde story. A scientists who wants his colleagues to respect him, creates a formula. The formula turns him into a giant bat like creature. After breaking into a pharmaceutical building and attacking a guard, Batman gets on the case. After investigating the crime scene, Batman finds oddly shaped footprints and the guards tape recorder. Batman goes as his alter ego, Bruce Wayne, to interview some scientists at the local zoo. One of them is Kirk Langstrom, who is also the scientists who turns into the bat creature. After more detective work, Batman goes to confront Langstrom who then turns into the bat creature. After flying through the city and fighting each other, Batman is finally able to defeat Langstrom. Batman drops off Langstrom with his wife, who gets the formula out of his system. Batman doesn’t believe that it’ll be last time he sees Langstrom though. This episode shows the old style detective Batman and the new action and adventure side. The episode is well done and a good-kick start for the series.

*Special thanks to Tabitha Jones, film study major at Webster University, for writing this post!