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#1  Edited By The_Martian

I have always wonder is Batman's and Robin's eyes suppost to be covered by their mask like Spider-Man or open like Captain America? I have always wonder this cause movies have them open, but artist always draw them plain white. Is that a cover or just being lazy?

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#2  Edited By Frisco

Really good question that I'm curious to know the answer to as well.

Anyone know?

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#3  Edited By The_Martian

Nobody knows?

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#4  Edited By Methos

to start with, it's not actually batman's eyes you see through the cowl... i assume that Nightwing and Robin have the same technology.

they are a basic heads up display with nightvision and a display to an atomic clock that keeps perfect synced time.

I assume the "no iris / pupil" look is a side effect of the technology and Batman just kept it to use as another tool so that people assume he isn't human

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#5  Edited By Methos

i know Batman, Nightwing and Robin use first generation Starlight lenses with a HUD in their masks...

thats about it though lol

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#6  Edited By The_Martian

Methos says:

"to start with, it's not actually batman's eyes you see through the cowl... i assume that Nightwing and Robin have the same technology. they are a basic heads up display with nightvision and a display to an atomic clock that keeps perfect synced time. I assume the "no iris / pupil" look is a side effect of the technology and Batman just kept it to use as another tool so that people assume he isn't human M"
Cool thanks.
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#7  Edited By The_Martian

Methos says:

"i know Batman, Nightwing and Robin use first generation Starlight lenses with a HUD in their masks... thats about it though lol M"
Oh ok.I have always just wonder that. I mean the movies have nothing covering them up but like I said when ever he is drawn it looks like Spider-Man's. Thanks for the info.
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#8  Edited By zero edge

I know this is an old topic but I just read Batman 671 and it shows you what covers the eyes.

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#9  Edited By Methos

cool...

i was looking for a issue where the Starlight lenses got smashed, the only one i could find was in Contagion where Robin's got cracked

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#10  Edited By Superkitty

Maybe they all have Little Orphan Annieitis. I've submitted comics from the way early days of Batman and Robin, and maybe it was for effect or too hard to draw them in the masks.

Note how the eyes are merely slits and adding pupils would look strange. I imagine comic artists gave technological reasons later on.

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Superkitty says:

"Maybe they all have Little Orphan Annieitis. I've submitted comics from the way early days of Batman and Robin, and maybe it was for effect or too hard to draw them in the masks.Note how the eyes are merely slits and adding pupils would look strange. I imagine comic artists gave technological reasons later on."

They look Chinese LOL....

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#12  Edited By Doomhunter

Why don't they make'em with the same tech ,in the films???...I mean that pupil/iris lacking look is cool....just like is he wasn't human...just an urban legend....that's another reason I hate dislike Robin,anyone of them...they make him look so........human......

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#13  Edited By Static Shock  Online

zero edge says:

"I know this is an old topic but I just read Batman 671 and it shows you what covers the eyes."

That answers a question that I've been wanting to ask all along. LOL

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#14  Edited By Valkaad

I didn't really know that he covered his eyes but It makes sense.

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#15  Edited By MrsJ

Bob Kane had originaly drawn Batman with pupils, but Bill Finger convinced him otherwise.

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#16  Edited By Cosmic Sentinel

The Phantom is the one that started the trend as far as I know. I've no idea the original reasoning.

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#17  Edited By MidKnight

zero edge says:

"I know this is an old topic but I just read Batman 671 and it shows you what covers the eyes."

I totally forgot about this panel. Just imagine exactly how much that had to hurt.

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#18  Edited By BuckshotWasHere  Moderator

Batman looks lame when you can see his eyes.

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#19  Edited By MidKnight

Buckshot says:

"Batman looks lame when you can see his eyes."

Agreed. I have always been disappointed that every live action Batman movie has his eyes showing in the costume.

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#20  Edited By Silenttiger43

wow, I never knew about that O_o I'm glad this old topic was brought back to life. He does look pretty lame with the eyes... heh...

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#21  Edited By King_Saturn

zero edge says:

"I know this is an old topic but I just read Batman 671 and it shows you what covers the eyes. "

Oh. Thats awesome. Didnt know that about Batman's eyes how they had coverings like that

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#22  Edited By Hawk

Alex Ross draws Batman with his mask coming up to his eyes....but they are his eyes. I think it depends on how the artist wants to show him.

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#24  Edited By MidKnight

Hawk says:

"Alex Ross draws Batman with his mask coming up to his eyes....but they are his eyes. I think it depends on how the artist wants to show him."

I have the absolute utmost respect for Alex Ross. Anyone who says different must have never seen his work. BUT. I never liked the showing of the eyes in ANY incarnation of Batman. To me that's one of the things I like the absolute best about Batman graphically. It really seperates Batman from his alter ego Bruce Wayne and it makes him more then human. Which Batman, though he has no powers, is.

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#25  Edited By Silenttiger43

I don't think I'd say he's more than human, he just takes his human abilities to the step beyond. He pushes himself to be better, and that's just something nobody else really bothers with.

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Silenttiger43 says:

"I don't think I'd say he's more than human, he just takes his human abilities to the step beyond. He pushes himself to be better, and that's just something nobody else really bothers with."

We all push to be better than what we are, that's how I got this far in my life.

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#27  Edited By Silenttiger43

Knightwing says:

"Silenttiger43 says:
"I don't think I'd say he's more than human, he just takes his human abilities to the step beyond. He pushes himself to be better, and that's just something nobody else really bothers with."
We all push to be better than what we are, that's how I got this far in my life. "

well yeah, but do you spend hours working out, dedicated to take out crime one punch at a time? lol

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#28  Edited By MidKnight

Silenttiger43 says:

"Knightwing says:
"Silenttiger43 says:
"I don't think I'd say he's more than human, he just takes his human abilities to the step beyond. He pushes himself to be better, and that's just something nobody else really bothers with."
We all push to be better than what we are, that's how I got this far in my life. "

well yeah, but do you spend hours working out, dedicated to take out crime one punch at a time? lol"

I totally do!

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#29  Edited By Knightwing

Silenttiger43 says:

"Knightwing says:
"Silenttiger43 says:
"I don't think I'd say he's more than human, he just takes his human abilities to the step beyond. He pushes himself to be better, and that's just something nobody else really bothers with."
We all push to be better than what we are, that's how I got this far in my life. "

well yeah, but do you spend hours working out, dedicated to take out crime one punch at a time? lol"

Not crime but there are other things which are similarly challenging.

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#30  Edited By Silenttiger43

Well ok then, I'm dumb :P oh well.

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It's like spider-man, the films only showed his eyes to show his expression

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He uses lenses.That's why his eyes are white in the comic books and you can't see them.

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I have always wonder is Batman's and Robin's eyes suppost to be covered by their mask like Spider-Man or open like Captain America? I have always wonder this cause movies have them open, but artist always draw them plain white. Is that a cover or just being lazy?

Lenses. I always thought it was to de-humanize him and make him seem more terrifying in the minds of his enemies.

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this is something I've been wondering since I was 7 :P

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in the not yet finished nightwing series by ismahawk he wears contacts. maybe to block retna scans. idk how to spell retna

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Back when Batman was originally created they weren't lenses. As time went on, basic lenses were added that was built into the 2nd layer mask. As time continued on multiple lens types were then built into the cowl itself that can be switched. Robin and Nightwing have all lenses built into their mask.

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So basically it's like this the entire time

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They should use the white lenses in the reboot.

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I like when we can see his eyes, more personal