BAT BOY
Bat Boy has made several appearances in the defunct supermarket tabloid Weekly
World News. The Weekly World News published patently fabricated stories which
were purported to be factual. Within the pages of the paper, Bat Boy is
described as a creature who is 'half human and half bat'. His pursuers,
according to Weekly World News are scientists and United States government
officials; he is frequently captured, then later makes a daring escape.
Bat Boy debuted as a cover story on June 23, 1992. The original front-page
photo of Bat Boy, showing a creature with a grotesque screaming face, was the
second-best selling issue in the tabloid's history, and he has since evolved
into a pop-culture icon. The story of Bat Boy was turned into an acclaimed off-Broadway
musical, Bat Boy: The Musical.
Bat Boy has made several appearances in the defunct supermarket tabloid Weekly
World News. The Weekly World News published patently fabricated stories which
were purported to be factual. Within the pages of the paper, Bat Boy is
described as a creature who is 'half human and half bat'. His pursuers,
according to Weekly World News are scientists and United States government
officials; he is frequently captured, then later makes a daring escape.
Bat Boy debuted as a cover story on June 23, 1992. The original front-page
photo of Bat Boy, showing a creature with a grotesque screaming face, was the
second-best selling issue in the tabloid's history, and he has since evolved
into a pop-culture icon. The story of Bat Boy was turned into an acclaimed off-Broadway
musical, Bat Boy: The Musical.