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cantsayidont · 2 months

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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.

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comicarthistory · 3 months

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Page from World's Finest #273. 1981. Art by Don Newton and Dan Adkins.

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onlylonelylatino · 4 months

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Ragman by Joe Kubert

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batmanonthecover · 10 days

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Batman #208 (80-Page Giant G-55) - January 1969 (DC Comics - USA)

Cover Art: Nick Cardy

THE WOMEN IN BATMAN'S LIFE

Script: E. Nelson Birdwell

Art: Gil Kane (pencils), Jack Abel (inks), Joe Letterse (letters)

5-page framing story for the reprints listed below.

Batman story #1261

Reprints include:

"The Secret Life of Catwoman" (originally published in Batman #62 - December 1950)

"Vicki Vale's Secret" (originally published in Batman #73 - October 1952)

"The Menace of the Firefly" (originally published in Batman #126 - September 1959)

"The Dilemma of the Detective's Daughter" (originally published in Batman #165 - August 1964)

"Batman vs Eclipso" (originally published in Brave & The Bold #64 - February 1966)

"Beware of Poison Ivy" (originally published in Batman #181 - June 1966)

"The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl" ((originally published in Detective Comics #359 - January 1967)

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about-faces · 8 months

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Mrs. Chilton, the most important woman in Batman’s life, from Batman #208 (1969)

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ufonaut · 2 months

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As we go forth to battle the forces of evil, let us never forget what we are fighting for -- the one thing that means the most to all of us... our lives!

The Inferior Five's first appearance in Showcase (1956) #62

(E. Nelson Bridwell, Joe Orlando)

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nerds-yearbook · 28 days

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Marvel's first entry into the Direct Comic Market was Dazzler 1#. DC comic's first Direct Market comic was Superboy Spactacular 1, with a cover date of March, 1980. The issue was mostly made up of stories reprinted from Superboy 67, 78, 79, 83, and 88. ("The Origin of Superboy's Costume", "The Dreams of Doom", Life on Krypton!", "The One-Man Team!", "The Three Secret Indentities of Superboy", "The Man Who Destroyed Krypton", "The Puzzle of the Disappearing Pitcher!" Superboy Spectacular 1, DC Comic Event)

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booksincomics · 2 years

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BOOKS IN COMIC BOOKS : :

The Life of L. Frank Baum and The Wizard of Oz books. Luckily the girl with the most powerful brain on earth and a photographic memory figured it all out. Art by Win Mortimer in “The Mysterious Motr of Doov!” (from Adventure Comics #394 (June 1970). #booksincomics

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chernobog13 · 1 month

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BEGORRAH! 'TIS AN IRISH SUPERHERO!

Superman meets Ireland's resident superhero, Jack O'Lantern, in DC Comics Presents #46 (June, 1982). Written by E. Nelson Bridwell. Art by Alex Savior and Pablo Marcos. Colors by Gene D'Angelo. Letters by John Costanza.

This was Jack's first appearance in the DC Universe continuity, but not the first time in comics. He, along with the rest of the international superhero team he belonged to, the Global Guardians, was first introduced in Super Friends #8 (November, 1977).

Super Friends was based on the Hanna-Barbera animated series that was broadcast on Saturday mornings at the time. As such, its stories were not considered part of the canon of DC's stories. However, after the Super Friends comic was cancelled in 1981, writer (and Global Guardians creator) E. Nelson Bridwell was able to insert the Guardians into the DC Universe-proper with this story in DC Comics Presents.

Jack O'Lantern was Daniel Cormac, a farmer who was granted a magic lantern by a fairy, presumably the leprechaun on his shoulder in the picture above (who, as far as I know, never made another appearance). The lantern granted Cormac several abilities: super strength, flight, energy projection, illusion casting, teleportation, and fog generation. Because of its magic properties, the lantern (and Jack's powers) were strongest at midnight, and non-existent at noon.

Cormac and the Global Guardians remained a part of DC continuity after Crisis On Infinite Earths. However, the group fell on hard times and split-up after the UN decided to sponsor Justice League Europe/International instead of the Guardians.

Jack then fell in with the villainous Queen Bee and was a bad guy for a brief period, even tangling with the aforementioned JLI. He eventually redeemed himself and became a hero again before eventually passing away from natural causes.

His cousin, Liam McHugh, then became the new Jack O'Lantern, with a different costume. McHugh was able to internalize the powers of the lantern, and no longer needs to use it. He was a member of the Global Guardians, the Leymen (from Primal Force), and the Ultramarine Corps (from Grant Morrison's run on JLA).

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graphicpolicy · 2 months

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The Folio Society To Publish DC: Batman

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The Folio Society, independent publisher of beautifully illustrated hardback books, in collaboration with DC, will celebrate the 85th anniversary of the first comic book appearance of DC’s Dark Knight Detective with the release of DC: Batman. Created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, Batman first appeared in 1939’s Detective Comics #27 and since then the Dark Knight has stood as a symbol of…

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brevoorthistoryofcomics · 3 months

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WC: ACTION COMICS #354

This issue of ACTION COMICS is noteworthy in that it contains one of the first Superman story written by Cary Bates, who would go on to become a regular contributor to the Man of Steel’s adventures in the 1970s. Bates broke into the field by submitting ideas for catchy cover images to editors such as Julie Schwartz and ACTION’s Mort Weisinger. At this time, a grabber of a cover is what sold the…

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cantsayidont · 5 months

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September 1978. Among the many missed opportunities in DC's haphazard approach to reprinting its massive back catalog is the run of "Mr. & Mrs. Superman" stories from 1978 to 1982, which kicked off with a backup strip in SUPERMAN #327 (above). Created to follow up "Superman Takes a Wife!" from ACTION COMICS #484, which showed the marriage of the Golden Age Clark Kent and Lois Lane, this short feature picked up soon after that story — the first installment has Clark and Lois moving into their new apartment together in the early 1950s. These little stories, mostly written by Nelson Bridwell (although Cary Bates, who wrote ACTION COMICS #484, wrote the first two installments), are very charming, with appealing art by Kurt Schaffenberger and some noteworthy guest-stars. "Superman Takes a Wife!" has been reprinted a number of times, but to my knowledge, the rest have not.

The "Mr. & Mrs. Superman" strip ran in the following issues:

SUPERMAN (1939) #327 and #329

THE SUPERMAN FAMILY (1974) #195–196, #198–199, and #201–222

Most installments are only seven to nine pages, so even including the 22-page "Superman Takes a Wife!" all of this material adds up to only about 280 story pages, which would fit into a reasonably sized single-volume compilation of around 300 pages with covers, title pages, and editorial matter. There are various odds and ends that could fill out a desired page count, like the table of comparisons between the Earth-1 and Earth-2 Supermen from ACTION COMICS #484 and the Golden Age Superman's WHO'S WHO entry from 1986.

Given how much modern Superman stories focus on the partnership of Clark and Lois, "Mr. & Mrs. Superman" was ahead of the curve, and I think this material would appeal to a lot of the people who like SUPERMAN AND LOIS or MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN. Often, DC's approach to older reprints is driven by tie-ins with some media or merchandising project, so this seems an obvious move.

#comics #superman family #cary bates #kurt schaffenberger #joe giella #e nelson bridwell #earth-2 #golden age superman #superman #clark kent #lois lane #mr & mrs superman

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science70 · 1 year

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