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When he reaches the rooftop, however, he finds the Joker instead.
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This signal is a more sophisticated laser which paints a green bat symbol in the clouds and is more visible. Needing Batman's help later, Akins retrieves a spare Bat-Signal for a single use. Owing to the events in the " War Crimes" storyline, relations between Batman and the Gotham City Police Department under Commissioner Michael Akins are officially severed, and as a result, the Bat-Signal is removed from the roof of Gotham Central. In the 2002 comic book series Gotham Central, Batman's existence is not officially recognized by the Gotham City authorities, and the police explain to Gotham citizens that the Bat-Signal is merely a method of using the Batman " urban legend" to intimidate Gotham's criminal underworld.Oracle also builds a small Bat-Signal to summon Batman. Gordon smashes it to pieces as he is angry that Batman has not responded to the new signal. In the beginning of the 1999 No Man's Land story arc in Batman, a junior officer creates an improvised Bat-Signal out of spare parts.The Riddler uses the Bat-Signal in the 1999 miniseries Dark Victory.In the 1999 miniseries Batman: Dark Victory, the Hangman sneaks onto the roof of Police Headquarters and turns the Bat-Signal on to lure then-recently appointed Commissioner Gordon to the roof and try to kill him, but is thwarted when Two-Face cuts Gordon down.Catwoman uses the Bat-Signal in the 1996 special The Long Halloween.By adding an orange bulb and painting "eyes" on the signal, he turns the beam into a stylized Jack-o'-lantern image, with the bat symbol forming the mouth beneath two eyes. In the 1996 Halloween special comic series, Batman: Haunted Knight, Scarecrow alters the Bat-Signal to notify Batman that he has kidnapped Gordon.During the 1993 Knightfall storyline, one of Bane's henchmen remarks that the Bat-Signal is a "stupid set-up", as it allows criminals to know where Batman is, or at least where he will be, and lets them keep track of his movements.The Gotham City Police Department with the Bat-Signal on the cover of Gotham Central #1. In issue #6 of the 1989 series Legends of the Dark Knight, a group of crime bosses projects the signal upside down in order to summon Batman to help them fight a killer they cannot defeat.In Detective Comics #466 (1976), the villainous Signalman traps Batman inside the Bat-Signal device.On 2004's The Batman, Gordon invents it to summon Batman in "Night in the City", although the signal is also alluded to in an earlier episode. On the 1992 television show Batman: The Animated Series, the signal is introduced in the episode "The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy", though a makeshift signal was used earlier in " Joker's Favor". The film suggests Gordon was inspired to create the signal after Batman left mobster Carmine Falcone chained across a spotlight, his silhouette vaguely resembling a bat. In 2005's Batman Begins, then-lieutenant James Gordon installs the Bat signal on the roof of the police department himself. In the 1989 Batman film, Batman gives the signal to the Gotham police force, enabling them to call him when the city was in danger. In the 2006 series Batman and the Mad Monk, Gordon initially uses a pager to contact Batman, but during a meeting with the superhero Gordon throws it away, saying he prefers a more public means of contacting him. It is introduced as a new tool after the Batman's first encounter with the Joker in the 2005 series Batman: The Man Who Laughs, and also during the 1990 " Prey" storyline in Legends of the Dark Knight. The signal has several different origins in comics featuring post- Crisis continuity. The Bat-Signal first appeared in Detective Comics #60 (February 1942). The Bat-Signal's debut in Detective Comics #60 (February 1942). 3.5.3 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.