#Golden Age Batman

[comfortfoodcontent]

Golden Age Batman tribute by Jerry Ordway and Walt Grogan

#batman #robin #catwoman #joker #golden age batman #dc #dc comics #comics #comic art #jerry ordway #da ordster #the ordster #walt grogan

[batbabydaily]

batman #17 (1943): the penguin goes a-hunting

#batman 17 #the penguin #oswald cobblepot #golden age batman

[cantsayidont]

July–August 1969. Although it's a reasonable inference, the idea that Bruce Wayne was legally unable to formally adopt Dick Grayson was actually a Silver Age retcon, added by E. Nelson Bridwell in a recap of Robin's origin in BATMAN #213. (Bridwell also makes a point of excising the various of Boss Zucco's men that Robin apparently kills in the first version of the story — which by my count may have been as many as five — but we won't dwell on that.)

The reference to obtaining "the consent of his nearest relatives" brings to mind the very interesting alternate version of Robin's origin that appeared on the ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN radio show in the fall of 1946. (It's recounted in the latter part of the episode for September 25, 1946, kicking off a serial called "The Dead Voice" that ran from September 26 through October 16, 1946.)

In the radio version, Bruce Wayne had been friends with Dick's parents (who in this version were named John and Yvonne), and knew Dick prior to his parents' murders, since Bruce would hang around with the circus acrobats to practice his own acrobatic skills. After the Flying Graysons' fatal fall, John survived long enough to ask Bruce to take care of Dick — Yvonne's family was at that time trapped in occupied France, and as the storyline subsequently reveals, John was estranged from his own family for joining the circus (and I guess for marrying Yvonne, although I don't think that's stated outright).

So, in the radio version, Bruce taking custody of Dick is not a matter of his arbitrarily scooping up a random orphan, but rather Bruce taking charge of the son of his dead friends at their express request, as a kind of godfather. This is so much more logical, and so much more reasonable, than the comics version that I'm mildly surprised that it's never been picked up by the comics or other media, particularly since post-Crisis Batman stories made such a big deal out of Bruce's odyssey to develop the various skills needed to become Batman; his having befriended some circus acrobats during that journey would fit in pretty seamlessly, I think.

#comics #batman #80 page giant #e nelson bridwell #ross andru #mike esposito #bruce wayne #robin #dick grayson #adventures of superman #old time radio #golden age batman #silver age batman #robin the boy wonder #superman radio

[dianaof-themyscira]

Batman by Sheldon Moldoff

#sheldon moldoff #batman #Bruce Wayne #art #artwork #dc comics #the caped crusader #the dark knight #golden age batman #dcu #dc universe #dc superheroes #dc heroes

[twixnmix]

Gina Lollobrigida sitting by the pool during her stay at the Beverly Hills hotel in Los Angeles on May 10, 1959.

#gina lollobrigida #actress #italian #1950s fashion #1950s #old hollywood #golden age batman #beverly hills hotel

[nefarious-616-necromancer]

#batman #the batman #the dark knight #dark knight #batmen #golden age batman #silver age batman #bronze age batman #modern age batman #movie batman #movies batman #tv batman #recent batman #dc comics #dc universe #dceu #tumblr milestone #thank you

[goldenboyreturns]

REVEAL! (trying to beat my 2021 record of 14 posts before surrendering to October craziness)

#batober #batober 2023 #golden age batman #bruce wayne #robin #dick grayson #jerry robinson #bob kane

[splooosh]

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Ivan Reis - Joe Prado

#Ivan Reis #Jor Prado #Kamandi #Booster Gold #Doctor Light #Golden Age Batman #Batman #Steel #Starfire #Generations Shattered #Superboy #Legion of Super Heroes #Justice League #Titans #Sinestro #Green Lantern

[the-antiapocalyptic-man]

Aloysius Fox, the Batman of the Golden Age (based on Bob Gee's portrait of Dr. Vivien T. Thomas)

Born ill, the son of a black lawman and a Miagani woman, Aloysius Fox’s mother prayed to the primordial god (mistaken, like Trigon, for a demon by white Christian settlers) Barbatos for her infant son’s life. The ritual worked, but forever bound young Aloysius and his descendants to the Shadow of the Bat. As an adult, Fox found work as a doctor to Gotham City’s African-American and Asian neighborhoods, making weekly trips out to the nearby Miagani reservation.

#dc #headverse #fanart #au #oc #aloysius fox #batman #golden age batman

[iheartkirkhammett]

i found this gem today

#batman #bruce wayne #dick grayson #dc robin #the batman #dc #dc comics #golden age batman #my beloved

[the-girl-from-another-time]

Here I was, innocently reading Catwoman’s first-ever comics appearance in Batman #1 (1940), and THIS is one of the first things Batman says to her.

I AM SCREAMING—

WHAT

So, in summary, to everyone who doesn’t read Golden Age comics: You should.

#Batman #golden age #dc #dc comics #Catwoman #golden age Batman #golden age Catwoman #batcat #dc golden age #dcu

[batbabydaily]

batman #10: the princess of plunder

#batman 10 #batman #dick grayson #bruce wayne #golden age batman

[cantsayidont]

April 1983. How the Earth-2 Batman and Catwoman finally worked it out, in Alan Brennert's exceptionally poignant "The Autobiography of Bruce Wayne" in THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #197.

#comics #the brave and the bold #brave and the bold #alan brennert #joe staton #george freeman #golden age batman #batman #bruce wayne #catwoman #selina kyle #pre crisis #batcat #batromance

[dianaof-themyscira]

Batman by Robbi Rodriguez

#robbi rodriguez #batman #Bruce Wayne #golden age batman #art #dc comics #dcu #Gotham #dc universe #dc comics art #dc superheroes #dc heroes #dc comics artwork #artwork

[dorianroark]

I lOVE Superman but in some of the golden age comics, circa 1940ish, he could be a real jerk.

#superman #batman #golden age batman #golden age of batman #vintage comic #dc comics

[87ofbite]

A superstitious cowardly lot!

#dc comics #batman #art #my art #dc #golden age #golden age batman #batman rogues #batman rogues gallery #joker #the joker #riddler #the riddler #the penguin #catwoman #two face #jack napier #edward nygma #oswald cobblepot #selina kyle #harvey dent