Let’s talk women, shall we?
Once again I’m looking at women appearing in comics, DC Comics specifically. Some of these stories from 1969 are good, some dreadful, one a major event. First, the good one. …
Tag: Batman
The New Look is ending, Batman is changing
In 1965, the ad below informed DC readers Batman was getting a New Look (more discussion of the look here). The New Look got the Bat-books away from the science …
This kind of thing happens on Earth-B
Unlike Jay Garrick vs. Barry Allen or Alan Scott vs. Hal Jordan, there was never a clear dividing line between the Earth-2 and Earth-1 Batman. I don’t think there’s anything …
Batman and the Bat-Family in early 1969
Batman #210 (all these covers are by Neal Adams) introduces Catwoman’s new costume — — a little over a year after her last new costume. Was the new costume meant …
The most important woman in Batman’s life
That was the theme of Batman #208, one of DC’s 80-page giants. Lots of these reprint issues had themes: Flash’s most treacherous traps, the Dynamic Duo’s adventures in time and …
Superboy shattered! Batman becomes Robin! Captain America mourns Bucky! Wonder Woman forgets her mother’s birthday! And more!
Time for another random selection of stories. Most of them are from late 1968 as part of my Silver Age reread but the three at the end are earlier, taken …