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 …
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DC’s Batman in 1967
When I was a kid, the Batman TV show was amazingly cool. A superhero, right there on the TV, and in live action! I hadn’t seen the George Reeves Superman …
Cavemen, beast-bombs and an outsider: the weirder side of 1965 in Gotham City
As I mentioned last week, the New Look Batman era toned down the SF elements that Jack Schiff had pumped into Batman such as alien criminals. Weird changes either to …
Batman, right before Adam West
In January of 1966, Batman would debut on ABC TV, launching a craze that would make Batman DC’s biggest star and pump “camp” into DC’s comic book line. In 1965, …
What I bought, read, or otherwise consumed – September 2020
Not a lot to say about comics this month, but I hope you’ll indulge me!
Comics You Should Own – ‘Detective Comics’ #801-808; 811-814
David Lapham writes Batman! What could go wrong?
Comics You Should Own – ‘Detective Comics’ #629-633; 638; 643
Let’s check out Peter Milligan’s too-brief run on Detective Comics!