Has Batman ever been slim/skinny?

[webhead9707]

Hey guys! I'm thinking about cosplaying Batman pretty soon, and I'm wondering, has he ever been slimmer or more skinny, kinda more like Spider-Man or The Flash? I have a more lean build, not nearly as much mass as Batfleck and I want to make sure the suit I go with suits my body type, now obviously there's Batman Beyond but I would prefer the more traditional Batman.

Here's one of my recent workout progress pictures for reference:

 

[GamerSlyRatchet]

I'm sure there have been a few comics that drew him skinny. He was rather slim in Beware the Batman.

 

[TX85]

Dick Grayson had that build as Batman but not Bruce Wayne,Although he was close to that in Earth One

 

[The Joker]

To be fair you don't exactly look 'skinny' yourself. I think you could pull off a convincing Batman with that physique. It's pretty good.

 

[Codex Tesseract]

Unfortunately I can't remember when and who, but there have been several iterations that have made Batman much more nimble ninja and much less buff brawler.

 

[Codex Tesseract]

So I did a little digging, and for most of the 70's and 80's Batman was much leaner than he has been at other times. Still ripped as hell of course, but a noticeably slimmer frame than Superman's.

And man... I'd be uber impressed to see someone do the classic 80's Batman with the blue cape and cowl. That's the look I grew up on and one you just don't see anymore.

 

[shauner111]

I dont think the blue works in live-action. It makes no sense why he would wear that even if it looked cool back in the day in a comic.

 

[Shikamaru]

Depends what you mean by slim. Batman's never exactly been scrawny but if you're referring to him being more cut instead of bulky, then yes. The 300-pound muscle look didn't start becoming mainstream till the 90's in the comics. Personally, I much prefer the cut look over the bulky one.

 

[Codex Tesseract]

I dont think the blue works in live-action. It makes no sense why he would wear that even if it looked cool back in the day in a comic.

I didn't say I want to see it in a movie, just that I'd love to see it done well as cosplay.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

Christian Bale was practically Ghandi at his most malnourished in TDK. There's your skinny Bats.






LOL, I kid.