Batman Keychains

The bat silhouette is one of the few comic emblems that genuinely works at keyring size. It is a strong, closed shape that stays readable when it is small, scuffed and swinging off a crowded bunch of keys — which is exactly what this set makes use of, running the idea across several designs rather than settling on one. As a multi-file bundle, it suits a household where more than one person needs their keys telling apart, or a maker who wants a stack of small gifts ready to hand out. Pieces like these end up on rucksack zips and bike locks about as often as they end up on keys. For fans of Gotham's detective in any of his incarnations — the pulp-era vigilante, the animated series, the modern films — it is a quiet way of carrying a bit of the character about without going as far as a T-shirt.