McFarlane Toys DC Direct - Batman Animated Manbat (NYCC) Gold Label Figure is incredibly detailed 6-inch scale figure based on Batman: The Animated Series. Man-Bat is based on the television show Batman: The Animated Series. Collect all McFarlane Toys Batman: The Animated Series figures. Dr. Kirk Langstrom was first introduced in Detective Comics, as a bat expert seeking to harness the sonar-like abilities of bats. His bat-serum transformed him into a giant bat, and later did the same to his girlfriend, Francine Lee (later Langstrom). Later, Man-Bat learned how to control his abilities with a pill, and fought injustice.