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[b]Ougon Bat[/b] (黄金 バット, [i]Ougon Batto[/i] "Golden Bat"), also known as [b]Phantoma[/b] in English, [b]Fantasmagórico[/b] in Spanish and [b]Fantaman[/b] in Italian, is a seminal Japanese superhero created by writer Ichiro Suzuki and illustrator Takeo Nagamatsu in 1930. 

Ougon Bat is considered to be the first true Japanese superhero franchise and preceded those of [[Superman]], [[Batman]] and many other western superheros by several years.

The titular character made his debut in [i][[Kamishibai]][/i], a traveling show in which a sequence of pictures is narrated by a storyteller. He was popular enough to survive the decline of Kamishibai after [[World War II]], and was eventually translated into movie and anime form.

A live action movie, [i]Ougon Bat: Matenro No Kaijin[/i], was released in 1950, followed by another in 1966, simply titled [i]Ougon Bat[/i], and starring Sonny Chiba. This was followed by another film, [i]Ougon Bat Ga Yattekuru[/i] in 1972.

A 52 episode anime series was produced and released in 1967. 

A remake of the first anime series called [[Ougon Bat: Millennium Version]] was announced in the late 90s but was never released. However, a trailer with modern animation was made to promote the new series. 

h4. Characters

* [[Ougon Bat (Character)|]]
* [[Marie Millet]]
* [[Yamatone Takeru]]
* [[Dr. Yamatone]]
* [[Dokono Dareo]]
* [[Peggy (Ougon Bat)|]]
* [[Dr. Erich Nazou]]
* [[Kurayami Bat]]
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