Episode 163: The Houston Batman - Recorded Live in Houston
You hear the sounds of wings flapping against a clear night sky. In the trees, you spot something. Unlike any bird or creature you've ever seen before, the beast makes eye contact with you then jets off into the night. It's not a bird. It's not a plane. This week’s episode is The Houston Batman.
SOURCES
Last of Houston Batman Gang Held, The Baytown Sun, Jan 21, 1950 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Mysterious Batman Seen by Five Persons in Houston, El Paso Times, June 19, 1953 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Batman's a Woman; Batcave in Detroit, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Apr 3, 1966 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Mysterious Big Bird Roaming South Texas, Tyler Morning Telegraph (Tyler, TX), January 13, 1976 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Mysterious Big Bird Offers Nice Nest Egg, The Eagle (Bryan, Texas), January 15, 1976 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Big Bird Wolfed Pancakes Like Her Husband, Host Insists, Austin American-Statesman (Austin, TX), January 16, 1976 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Reward Offered for Protection of Valley's Big Birds, Brownsville Herald, Jan 18, 1976 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Big Bird Rivals Superbowl in Valley Conversations, Corpush Christi Caller (Corpus Christi, TX), January 18, 1976 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Big Bird Might Be A Stork, Brownsville Herald, Feb 1, 1976 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Big Birds Sighted Again, Brownsville Herald, Aug 1, 1977 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Bizarre Hunter Now Searching for the Titanic, Austin American-Statesman (Austin, TX), December 19, 1979 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Red Glow Puzzles Woman, The Marshall News Messenger, May 7, 1981 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Failures Fail to Dampen Jack Grimm’s Spirit, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), November 6, 1984 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Oilman Jack Grimm, Chaser of Bigfoot and the Titanic, Dies, Austin American Statesman (Austin, TX), January 7, 1998 (Newspapers.com - Subscription Required)
Ken Gerhard: Flying Humanoids! Mothman, the Houston Batman, and Batsquatch, THE VORTEX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BgqGs8e_Ik
'Houston Batman' remains mystery decades after reported encounter, ABC News: https://abc13.com/houston-batman-folklore-man-with-wings-bat-in/2587899/
Encounters with Flying Humanoids: Mothman, Manbirds, Gargoyles & Other Winged Beasts by Ken Gerhard: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Encounters_with_Flying_Humanoids_Mothman_Manbirds_?id=bOyM5d4a5fIC&hl=en_US&gl=US
The Texas-sized 'monster' bird that created a huge flap back in 1975, San Antonio Current: https://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/the-texas-sized-monster-bird-that-created-a-huge-flap-back-in-1975/Content?oid=2251208
Houston Batman, Obscurban Legend Wiki: https://obscurban-legend.fandom.com/wiki/Houston_Batman
The Untold Truth. Of Mothman, Grunge: https://www.grunge.com/72453/untold-truth-mothman/
The Houston Horror, Mysterious Universe: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2011/09/the-houston-horror/
The Writing on the Wall, Texas Monthly: https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-writing-on-the-wall/
NASA Gargoyle: https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/NASA_Gargoyle
Frank Shaw's Gargoyle: https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Frank_Shaw%27s_Gargoyle
The Houston Gargoyle: A Strange Sighting At NASA’s Space Center, Anomalian: https://anomalien.com/the-houston-gargoyle-a-strange-sighting-at-nasas-space-center/
Fossils of Pterosaur, flying Texas reptile, unearthed by SMU researchers, Houston Chronicle: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Fossils-of-Pterosaur-flying-Texas-dinosaur-6684217.php
1950 Map of Houston: https://cdm17006.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/maps/id/53
Mark Hall Obituary: http://www.cryptozoonews.com/hall-obit/
