Before The Dark Knight , Batman and Robin's gadgets were a bit more… interesting.
Batman's belt included a micro laser torch, and the world's cutest plastic explosives.
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Robin's utility belt had the world's most inconveniently-placed microphone, except of course, if you were hoping to speak into his crotch.
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Even The Joker had a utility belt, with some of the most nefariously useless items. Look out, he just might cork your beer while you're not looking! INCONVENIENCED AGAIN!
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BONUS BELT: The utility-belt craze led to some pretty understandable imitations across the comic book universe, but for The Hulk? What could a giant, gamma-powered, indestructible mutant possibly need to keep on him other than an extra pair of purple stretchy shorts?
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