Ōgon Bat
JAPANESE SUPERHERO
Ôgon Batto; Ogan batto; Ogon Batto; Ogon Bato; Ogon Bat; Ogun Bat; Phantaman; Ōgon Batto; Ougon Bat; Ougon Batto; 黄金バット; Fantaman; Ōgon Bat
, known as The Phanta Man or Phantaman in various countries outside Japan, is a Japanese superhero created by Suzuki Ichiro and Takeo Nagamatsu in 1931 who originally debuted in a kamishibai (paper theater). Ōgon Bat is considered by some to be the world's first superhero, and is a precursor to later superhero characters such as the Japanese kamishibai character Prince of Gamma (debut early 1930s), and the American comic book characters Superman (debut 1938) and Batman (debut 1939).