People Share Stories From Their Batman-Obsessed Childhoods

You weren't just pretending. Oh, no. In your mind, you were Batman.

We sent a ˜signal˜ out to the BuzzFeed community to share their childhood Batman obsession memories and in true Batman-style, they stepped up. Here they are, in all their Bat-glory:

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1. "My friend was able to acquire the mask, large yellow and black bat symbol button, and a homemade cape. He brought these items to a fall festival our elementary school held every year."

"He attended the event as himself for part of the night and we hung out. Over the course of the night, we encountered a girl who seemed to be getting bullied. At that moment, my friend knew it was time to don the cape and cowl (and large button) and rush to the girl’s aid. Using his best bat voice, he told the 'bullies' to leave the girl alone. Unfortunately, the group was undeterred and surrounded him. Seeing he was in trouble, I pulled my best 'Robin' and, along with my brother, caused a distraction long enough for my friend to flee unharmed and unidentified."

—iwf_joseph

2. "For Easter one year, I found a Batman costume in my Easter basket."

"Weird, I know, but you had to know my mom to understand. So I show up for Easter dinner wearing my cape and cowl, and all my cousins were playing in the basement. I stood on top of the nasty staircase dancing the Batusi, while all my cousins shouted, 'Jump! Jump! Jump!' I still have the lump on my head."

—Bob, Facebook

3. "I used to have Batmobiles, a Batwing, a Batbike, action figures, and a Batcave house."

"I set up everything under my basement staircase as my own Batcave play area. I would recreate different interactions."

—strableyb

4. "I was obsessed with Batman when I was younger (and still)."

"I used to make a cape out of anything I could (i.e., bathroom towels). Well, my mother got tired of me using her good towels and made me a cape. I wore it EVERYWHERE. Came to find out my mother made the cape out of my grandmother’s pantyhose."

—Justin, Facebook

5. "When I was about 7, I was so into Batman that I made my own costume from old clothes and costume pieces. I also would test out my 'Batarang,' which was a small garden rake with rope tied at the end."

"One day, after what turned out to be one too many tries, I used it to swing from my deck to the back garage stairs. Halfway across, the rope came undone. I went down hard on top of the shed that was between the deck and the garage. To make it worse, my dad was inside the shed when I landed on the roof. Needless to say, that was the end of my caped crusading."

—peteb11

6. "I had a giant Batman action figure and would watch the animated series while holding it."

—Matthew, Facebook

7. "Back when I was a kid (and still a bit now), all I did was live and breathe Batman. I grew up watching the animated show on the daily and wearing my costume around town on days that were most definitely not Halloween."

"My dad took me to a car convention once that featured the ‘89 Batmobile and thanks to my charming 4-year-old self, suited up in my Batman outfit, they managed to let me behind the rope to take a photo touching it. Pretty sure I peaked then. And if you ever happen to visit the small town where I grew up, one of the local breakfast joints will gladly serve you a full, plate-sized pancake in the shape of Batman’s cowl, pointed ears and all. To no one’s surprise, this was because I also frequently enjoyed breakfast with my family in my foam-clad Batman suit."

—toroculus

8. "My mom stitched together my first Batman costume and like Bruce in years 1–2, I was just Batman."

"My old self became the mask and the Batman became my real identity. I was Batman numerous Halloweens in a row and my family had to bribe me to take the costume off."

—Jordan, Facebook

9. "I pretty much just WAS Batman through the early '90s."

—dezreezy

10. "I watched Batman movies on an almost daily basis as a kid in the '90s. I even had a couple of handmade capes I would wear while running through the house and jumping off the furniture."

"There was something about a hero who was just a normal guy but had ZERO fear that really resonated with me. He was always the bravest, smartest, and most cunning person in the room and he dealt with his own personal tragedy in a way that was beyond courageous. Who didn't want to be that person as a kid?"

—bradburris66

11. "I have a permanent scar on my forehead..."

"Because as a kid, I jumped off my bed thinking I was Batman and slammed my head into my dresser."

—Dave, Facebook

12. "I made a cowl out of cardboard. Painted it black and blue. Taped a black towel to my grey T-shirt. Made a parachute from a bedsheet with cardboard housing attached to the back of my bike."

Chute worked but just dragged on the road. I couldn't go fast enough!

—Glenn, Facebook

13. "I dressed up as Batman more times for Halloween than anything else, reinventing my costume every year."

"I remember one year making a huge cape out of tough black tarp and even using some wooden dowels to extend the wingspan. I tried jumping off my grandma's porch to see if I could glide and ended up crashing to the ground on my face with the cape billowing up and over my head. Another year, I tried stitching a bat symbol onto the costume and sowed it right to the carpet. LOL.

—Jacob, Facebook

14. "I wore long, black coats in high school."

"F**k yeah I was Batman."

–Christopher, Facebook

Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity. 

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