Editing Man-Bat (section)

==Other characters named the Man-Bat==
===Francine Langstrom===
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===Man-Bat Commandos===
As mentioned above, Talia al Ghul captured Kirk Langstrom and threatened to poison Francine if he did not give her the Man-Bat formula. Kirk gives in to Talia al Ghul's demands, and she uses the Man-Bat formula on members of the League of Assassins to turn them into Man-Bats.<ref name="Batman #655"/>

During the "[[Batman R.I.P.]]" story line, Talia al Ghul sends the Man-Bat Commandos to destroy Jezebel Jet's airplane.<ref>''Batman'' #681. DC Comics.</ref>

In 2011, ''[[The New 52]]'' rebooted the DC Universe. Various Man-Bats have appeared under the control of [[Talia al Ghul]] in her plot to destroy Batman.<ref>''Batman, Inc.'' (vol. 2) #1. DC Comics.</ref> It is later explained that Talia al Ghul had an agent steal the serum from Langstrom's laboratory to use on her soldiers to create the Man-Bat Commandos.<ref name=det19>''Detective Comics'' (vol. 2) #19 (June 2013). DC Comics.</ref>

During the "[[Forever Evil]]" storyline, some Man-Bat Commandos were used to help the [[Crime Syndicate of America|Crime Syndicate]] hunt down the [[Rogues (comics)|Rogues]]. The [[Mirror Master]] managed to trap some of them in the Mirror World. When a Man-Bat snatches up the [[Weather Wizard]], the other Rogues members chase after it until it crashes into an ice wall upon arriving in [[Mr. Freeze]]'s territory.<ref>''Forever Evil: Rogues' Rebellion'' #3. DC Comics.</ref>

===Abraham Langstrom===
Back when Thomas and Martha Wayne were still alive, Kirk Langstrom had a father named Abraham whose company, Patriarch Biopharmaceuticals, competed with Wayne Enterprises. Years after the death of Thomas and Martha, Abraham continued his shady deals, which involved exploiting his son's Man-Bat serum which he planned to profit from. He soon became addicted to the upgraded serum. When he became a Man-Bat, Abraham targeted the homeless people of Gotham City, draining them of their blood. This caused Batman to team up with Kirk Langstrom to fight Abraham.<ref>''Batman: The Dark Knight'' (vol. 2) #28. DC Comics.</ref> Because the skin of Abraham's Man-Bat form was tough, Batman injected himself with the cure and tricked Abraham into drinking his blood enough to transform back to normal. Batman then handed Abraham over to the police. After evading incarceration by claiming that he had no knowledge on what his Man-Bat form did, Abraham returned to his company, though he was wary of the fact that Batman may catch him if he ever makes a mistake.<ref>''Batman: The Dark Knight'' (vol. 2) #29. DC Comics.</ref>