An animated picture of Batman as played by Robert Lowery appears in the opening credits of The Pink Panther Strikes Again.
Batman drives a 1949 Mercury convertible throughout, but, in one instance, when the need arises, Robin shows up in a 1949 Mercury four-door sedan, which is apparently his own; meanwhile, the Wizard drives a 1949 Mercury two-door sedan; Winslow Harrison drives a 1949 four-door Lincoln sedan; and the cops use a number of 1949 Fords, all of them innovatingly styled products of the Ford Motor Company, who must have had the only new car dealership in Gotham City. The Wizard's henchmen make a lot of use out of a 1941 Lincoln 8 passenger sedan, while Vicki Vale must make the best of it with a 1939 Plymouth convertible.
Chapter titles:
- Chapter 1: Batman Takes Over (PCA #13671)
- Chapter 2: Tunnel of Terror (PCA #13672)
- Chapter 3: Robin's Wild Ride (PCA #13673)
- Chapter 4: Batman Trapped! (PCA #13674)
- Chapter 5: Robin Rescues Batman! (PCA #13675)
- Chapter 6: Target - Robin! (PCA #13676)
- Chapter 7: The Fatal Blast (PCA #13677)
- Chapter 8: Robin Meets the Wizard! (PCA #13678)
- Chapter 9: The Wizard Strikes Back! (PCA #13679)
- Chapter 10: Batman's Last Chance! (PCA # 13680)
- Chapter 11: Robin's Ruse (PCA #13681)
- Chapter 12: Robin Rides the Wind (PCA #13682)
- Chapter 13: The Wizard's Challenge (PCA #13683)
- Chapter 14: Batman vs. Wizard! (PCA #13685)
- Chapter 15: Batman Victorious (PCA #13685) Note: PCA #13684 was given to some other film and the last two chapters of the serial carried the same PCA number. Not unusual with serials for two or more chapters to carry the same PCA number.
If Robert Lowery's Batman costume seems a bit ill-fitting, it's because it was tailored for Kirk Alyn, a bigger man. Alyn starred as Superman in both of Columbia's Superman serials.
Vicki Vale would become a common character in the Batman comics after this film. Bob Kane based her on Marilyn Monroe, whom he met during the film's banquet.