VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Spanish football club Valencia says it will not use a new version of its bat logo that comic book maker DC Comics had opposed for being too similar to its Batman symbol.

La Liga club Valencia has decided to drop its proposed new logo after DC Comics said it looked too much like Batman's.. News that DC filed a complaint with the European Union's trademark body ...

The comic book giant's complaint is unlikely to gain much traction, however. Yahoo Sports reports that Valencia CF has had a bat in its logo since 1919, long before Batman existed, ...

If you ever find yourself in need of a logo, remember at least one rule: Don’t make it a black silhouette of a bat. DC Comics will sue you. That’s the story with the Spanish soccer team ...

MADRID (AP) — Batman is coming after Valencia's bat logo. The Spanish soccer club is again being targeted by DC Comics over the use of its logo, which serves as the centerpiece of its centennial ...

La Liga side Valencia say they will not use a new version of its bat logo that comic book maker DC Comics had opposed for being too similar to its Batman symbol.

Valencia are in a fight near the top of the La Liga table, and now they're also in a fight with the law over variations in their new club logo.

However, documents seen by BBC Sport show that the 11-page opposition document was launched in May 2013. Batman's first appearance was in 1939, while Valencia have been using a bat on their crest ...