Ōgon Bat

Ōgon Bat (Japanese: 黄金 バット Hepburn: Ōgon Batto, literally "Golden Bat") is a Japanese superhero created by Takeo Nagamatsu in 1931 who debuted originally in the kamishibai (paper theater). Ōgon Bat is considered to be the first Japanese superhero and is a precursor to later superhero characters such as the Japanese kamishibai character, Prince of Gamma (debuted early 1930s), and the American comic book characters Superman (debuted 1938) and Batman (debuted 1939).

Ōgon Bat

Ōgon Bat (Japanese: 黄金 バット Hepburn: Ōgon Batto, literally "Golden Bat") is a Japanese superhero created by Takeo Nagamatsu in 1931 who debuted originally in the kamishibai (paper theater). Ōgon Bat is considered to be the first Japanese superhero and is a precursor to later superhero characters such as the Japanese kamishibai character, Prince of Gamma (debuted early 1930s), and the American comic book characters Superman (debuted 1938) and Batman (debuted 1939).