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Batmania en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of Batman + mania or -mania.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Obsession or enthusiasm for the DC superhero Batman.
    • And through it all, Batmania raged like wildfire through the parched fields of mass culture. 1989, Mark Cotta Vaz, Tales of the Dark Knight: Batman's First Fifty Years 1939-1989, New York: Ballantine Books, page 89:
    • All of this Batman merchandise spawned by the Batmania of 1966 had a tremendous impact on the history of the character. 2005, Mark S. Reinhart, The Batman Filmography: Live-action Features, 1943-1997, McFarland: Jefferson, N.C., page 25:
    • Although comic book specialty shops had trouble competing with larger stores, they enjoyed their greatest success since the comic book boom of the early 1980s thanks to Batmania 1992, John Nubbin, Vincent Cecolini, Comics: The Beginning Collector, page 86:

Relateds

Batmaniac