This academic paper talks about the popular culture implications of superheros and provides this interesting paragraph about Batman in the section entitled Batman: A Human and Technological Superhero:
Batman also casts modern technology in a positive light. Though he faces as
many evil scientists as Superman, his own gadgetry is essential both to his effectiveness
and to his style. A selection of useful equipment seems only logical for a hero lacking
superhuman powers, but Batman’s gear, often distinguished with the ubiquitous “Bat-”
prefix, differs from that used by previous heroes in being more personalized, wholly
integrated into his superheroic identity. His resources thus resemble Superman’s abilities
more than the weapons of pulp heroes.
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