Batman Day took flight worldwide as millions of fans of all ages gathered on six continents in celebration of the Dark Knight. The global Bat-Signal projections marked the 80th anniversary of the Caped Crusader’s first appearance in the pages of DC Comics back in 1939. Beginning in Melbourne and concluding in Los Angeles, this auspicious confluence of fan celebrations shined a spotlight on the character that now ranks as the most widely recognized masked man in pop culture.
Bat-Signal activations, Batman 5K night runs, talent signings and fan celebrations were some of the highlights of DC’s annual Batman Day festivities, where the character and his stories are feted globally on a single day.
Location details include:
Melbourne at Fed Square
Tokyo at MAGNET by SHIBUYA109 at Shibuya Scramble Crossing
Johannesburg at The Leonardo Building
Berlin at Potzdamer Platz 11
Rome at Roma Termini
Paris at Galeries Lafayette
Barcelona at Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
London at the Senate House
São Paulo at Itaúsa – LMB
Montreal at Complex Dupuis
New York at the Domino Sugar Refinery
Mexico City at Torre Reforma
Los Angeles at the Warner Bros. Studio Lot
To honor 80 years of The Dark Knight, the spire of New York’s Empire State Building was lit in Batman Yellow.
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