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Batman's utility belt is a defining feature of the Caped Crusader's iconic costume, closely mirrored by similar belts worn by various Robins, Batgirl, and other members of the Bat-family. According to renowned Batman historian Les Daniels, Gardner Fox, the pioneering writer behind many classic Batman tales in Detective Comics, introduced the concept of the utility belt in issue #29 (July 1939). Initially, the utility belt contained choking gas capsules. Just two issues after its debut, Fox also penned the first appearance of a bat-themed weapon, when the batarang made its debut in the gripping tale "Batman vs. the Vampire" in Detective Comics #31 (September 1939). For decades, most artists drew the utility belt as a simple yet distinctive yellow belt with a buckle and capsules or cylinders attached. However, Frank Miller's groundbreaking take on Batman's utility belt, featuring military-style pouches, debuted in the critically acclaimed limited series Batman: The Dark Knight Returns in 1986. This design was later revisited in Batman: Year One and became a staple of the utility belt in almost every artist's interpretation within the Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight comics series. The grapple gun, which fired the Batline/Bat-rope (requiring manual throwing prior to its introduction), first made its appearance in Tim Burton's live-action film, Batman. A notable innovation added to the utility belt in both the film and its sequel, Batman Returns, was a compact motor that enabled items on the back of the belt to be seamlessly transferred to the front, providing Batman with instant access to his arsenal of tools and gadgets.