Batman Is Officially the First Superhero to Get a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

He’s not the archetypal fictional quality to get a prima connected Hollywood’s Walk of Fame—Bugs Bunny, Kermit the Frog, and Mickey Mouse are conscionable a fewer who got determination first. But Batman is the archetypal superhero to get the honor, with placement that means he’ll beryllium enshrined adjacent to Batman TV prima Adam West and Batman co-creator Bob Kane. (The prima was archetypal announced backmost successful 2019 for a 2020 debut, but is yet becoming a world now.)

Batman’s prima volition beryllium added to the famed boulevard Thursday, September 26; it’s the 2,790th star, truthful it’s astir clip a superhero made the cut. (You tin ideate Superman’s publicists are astir apt moving overtime to get him adjacent connected the list.)

According to a DC property release, DC president, publisher, and main originative serviceman Jim Lee, arsenic good arsenic DC’s elder vice president and wide manager, Anne DePies, volition beryllium connected manus for the event—as volition “Batman” himself (no connection connected which costume volition beryllium represented, but a classical look feels similar the close choice). In addition, “Batman volition beryllium awarded the Guinness World Records rubric for the archetypal superhero with a prima connected the Hollywood Walk of Fame,” the latest Guinness World Record to beryllium bestowed upon the character, on with being “the astir adapted comic publication character” successful live-action movies, among others.

Superfans instrumentality note: “In collaboration with Funko, an all-day instrumentality lawsuit connected September 26 volition instrumentality spot alongside the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremonial astatine Funko Hollywood (6201 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028). Jim Lee volition enactment successful an exclusive one-hour conscionable and greet and signing for Batman fans astatine Funko Hollywood from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Attendees for this exclusive signing volition beryllium constricted to fans who received a wristband.

Wristbands volition beryllium distributed to the archetypal 100 fans who acquisition a Batman merchandise astatine Funko Hollywood connected Tuesday, September 24, 2 days anterior to the event. No extracurricular merchandise is permitted. One wristband per person. Wristbands are disposable connected a first-come, first-served basis. On the time of the signing, fans tin statesman lining up astatine 9:00 a.m.”

While the September 26 lawsuit volition nary uncertainty beryllium jam-packed, the property merchandise besides notes “Warner Bros. Archives volition besides signifier a curated pop-up depository of costumes and props from Batman’s past successful movie and TV astatine Funko Hollywood. Authentic props, iconic costumes—and immoderate surprises—will let audiences a uncommon accidental to bask pieces of Batman cinematic past up adjacent and successful person. More details volition beryllium announced soon.”

It’s conscionable a symbolic honor, but it is inactive a beauteous chill one. As io9 said backmost successful 2019 erstwhile Batman’s Walk of Fame debut was archetypal teased, “Congrats, Batman. Hopefully nary 1 defaces it with Crime Alley-themed graffiti the infinitesimal it gets installed… that’d beryllium unfortunate.”

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