ON THIS DAY ... in 1983 - SPECIMEN
68 photos from the Batcave on 26th January 1983
SPECIMEN at the Batcave, the historic club that they themselves founded. A few nice details visible in the photos, from the Last Supper backdrop to the weird masks. No idea what the shaggy thing behind Jon Klein is, looks like the Wolfman with a new hairdo! The mannequin with a clock for a face …
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