Bruce Wayne and Dr. Kirk Langstrom in “The Man Who Would Be Bat”

Quite a scrapbook for someone who's never paid attention to the Batman.

Oh, don't trouble yourself, Mr. Wayne. A pompous pretty-boy like you could never understand my work.

Try me, doctor.

I want to be like the Batman.

You want to be a crimefighter?

No, Mr. Wayne, I want to be feared. You've forced me to accelerate my testing schedule. It's a pity that the Batman himself can't be here to witness... [drinks the serum] the birth of Man-Bat!