Batman Day
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| Batman Day | |
|---|---|
The third Batman Day at Midtown Comics, where a person dressed as Batman meets writers and artists including Frank Miller and Greg Capullo. | |
| Observed by | Batman fans |
| Type | Secular |
| Significance | Celebrating Batman |
| Date | third Saturday in September |
| First time | 2014 |
Batman Day is an annual event organized by DC Entertainment to celebrate and promote Batman.
The first Batman Day was July 23, 2014. It was a date selected by DC Comics and Warner Bros. to celebrate Batman's 75th anniversary and coincide with San Diego Comic-Con 2014. Subsequent Batman Days have been on either the third or fourth Saturday in September.[1][2]
The actual anniversary date of the first appearance of Batman in Detective Comics #27 is March 30, 1939.
Batman Day was established by DC Comics, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment after the first Superman Day was celebrated on June 12, 2013.