Batman meets Kevin Conroy

From Batman #307:

"My problem is Mark Hamill Retired as Joker!"

"And?"

"AND Efrem Zimbalist Jr. died last year!"

"..."

"AND Bob Hastings!"

"..."

"And to top it off,  In September the Animated series will have been over for 20 YEARS."

That's right folks. Nearly 20 years since BTAS ended.

Sigh.

I still remember when "Two-Face" (The episodes) first aired like yesterday-ish.

And for the older fans, Batman turns 76 on March 1st. So tomorrow. I'll leave you to ponder that over.

See you whenever I feel like posting next!

Bat-Trivia 1: Call Me (Not ME, Catwoman)

Welcome to a new Thingy-Ma-Jig i'm doing, called Bat-Trivia! It's where I take random, but not worthless, bat-facts and expose them to our hearts desire.

Did You Know...

That Catwoman's phone number is 555-0129?

Now obviously that doesn't include an area code, but we know that Gotham is in New Jersey, around Egg Harbor. Applying the area code from that town we get:

609-555-0129

I don't know where either of the number go if you call them, but I doubt Catwoman will be the one picking up. So I advise against calling.

Now you know!

See you whenever I feel like posting next!

Batman #39

So isn't this issue just having a mini blow up today, isn't it? I feel I should chime in as well.

I loved this issue, in its 40 page glory, it set up for the finally beautifully blah blah blah. Lets get down to business:

1. Court of Owls

I love the fact they stop and talk about fixing leaks. Oh, and about a chemical that makes you immortal and all that jazz, but that was kinda minor. Leaks are serious business.

2. I was F*king right. I knew it.

Remember the time I was talking about how Endgame is a Mirror to Death of The Family? I was right again. In DOTF, we left off thinking that Joker card just floated on into the Batcave. Take a look:

...Yeah. NO WAY Joker could swim into the Batcave. Unless he was immortal. Then again I don't think we would've guessed that in DOTF.

And finally; the less we talk about Alfred for now the better. Because things aren't looking very bright.

So that's that one crazy effin issue.

Well, my ride isn't here, so i'll just have to... Swim.

See you whenever I feel like posting next!

Greg Capullo is a cool guy

Did I ever tell you the story of when Greg Capullo wished me happy birthday? Well it happened:

In other words, I'm too busy reading Batman #39 today to post anything Batman Archive Worthy. Funny thing, I did post a blog on my Birthday that day:

http://batmanarchives.blogspot.com/2014/12/bat-hound-week-day-1-swimming-pooch.html

Yup, Bat-Hound on my Birthday. Love that dog.

See you whenever I feel like posting next!

50TH POST SPECTACULAR!

WOOO! 50 POSTS!

And what better way to celebrate 50 posts than to bring back an old friend, The Bat-Hound!

Art originally from: http://super-josh.deviantart.com/

In case you missed it, we had an entire week dedicated to Bat-Hound a while back:

http://batmanarchives.blogspot.com/2014/12/bat-hound-week-day-1-swimming-pooch.html

On with the celebration!

DANCING!

SINGING!

NACHOS!

MILKBONES!

WOOOOOT! 50 posts down and 50 more to come!

Take us out, Ace!

Well, my ride's here:

See you whenever I feel like posting next! And here's to another 50!

Batman accidentally kills one of his fans

And now, the greatest newspaper obituary ever:

So i'm a little late on this but hey, I got a blog run and pizzas to eat. In case your wondering what's going on, here's the sauce:

http://bit.ly/1B3klbs


...





AAAAAAlriiiight here's the real sauce:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theledger/obituary.aspx?n=stephen-merrill&pid=174158574

Every now and then we have to honor our fellow Bat-Fans who strive to take it one step higher.

Well, my ride's her-

Actually, I might just go to the Hospital.

See you tomorrow for our 50TH POST!

Robin's terrible taste in music

Over at Comics Make No Sense, a recent post about Batman #164 talked about Robin's sudden fascination with "Hootenannies".

And it occurred to me this isn't the first time Robin's taste in music has been... Disappointing. In the very first appearance of the Teen Titans (The Brave and the Bold #54), we got this little gem:

Boy, Robin sure is really Hip and Trendy! You know you're cool when you listen to music from the 30's and 40's while living in the 60's.

Moral of the Story(ies): Never get your music taste from someone who grew up in the Circus.

Well, my ride's here:

...And that's why making fun of the 60's robin isn't allowed. At least he didn't look like this.

See you whenever I feel like posting next!

Bill Finger accidentally invents Video Games in 1952

There's no doubt that Bill Finger did some pretty impressive stuff. Such as in Batman #70:

Sounds pretty cool, right? Robot cop and all that blah blah blah. So let's just skip to where the title is relevant in this issue:

So there's this super robot cop and all that, invented by Dr. Weir. However the Robot has to be Controlled by Weir from a computer:

...You can see Weir where i'm going with this. Basically, a guy sits at a computer with a controller to a super powerful person and controls them going through an adventure. Video. Games.

I believe this calls for a Batman did it First!

And that's not the only thing that Batman did first in this here issue:

Robocop: Batman did it first.

I'm sure that's offensive to at least one person reading this. I wouldn't know. I've never actually seen RoboCop, so you can call me out on my bull.

So that's that. Did Bill Finger really invent Video Games? Nah. It's pretty similar to them, but of course it isn't an actual game in the comic. Still strikingly close, though.

Well, my ride's here:

See you whenever I feel like posting next!

Batman and the Milkshake of Justice

Does anyone remember Dick Sprang's Batman Lithograph? Here it is:

Well, there are still unidentified objects in the picture, such as:

And:

Well, I found out what this-

-is.

I'm about 90% sure it comes from Batman #84 (which was drawn by Dick Sprang); that had a Giant Blender:

Now obviously, the one in the lithograph is WAY smaller, which is probably so it didn't take up much room.

So that's cool.

Oh, and I promised a Milkshake of Justice in the title:

Milkshakes on the first date. Every. Single. Time.

Well, my ride's here:

God I love that cover. And issue.

See you whenever I feel like posting next!

In which I didn't have a post ready for today

Title say's it all...

So here's a historic Batman photo that will need a little lot of background:

Most you guys probably haven't even heard of the Batman serial. Or that there was actually two, but whatever. I'm not here to judge. This is a photo of Lewis Wilson (Batman) visiting the set of the 1943 Phantom Serial (He had a Serial too). Being as I haven't watched the Phantom Serial, I don't know if Batman actually appeared in it, but I doubt it.

So that's cool. Hopefully I'll have a post for tomorrow, so I don't have to wing it again.

See you whenever I feel like posting next!

Gordon shoots Batman in the back

What? It's exactly like the title said! Gordon shoots Batman. Would I ever lead you astray from the truth?

I just finished the Bat-Murderer arc, and I have to say it is Masterful. Hats off to Len Wein. If you wanna figure out what's going on, I won't spoil it here. Grab a copy of Detective Comics #444 - #448 and read it like a shark dancing in the Superbowl.

See you whenever I feel like posting next!

Quite possibly the greatest Commissioner Gordon story I have ever had the pleasure to feast my eyes upon:

Holy Long Titles, Batman!

Precisely Robin.

And now; Detective Comics #245:

Not in your dreams, Mystery Man! Batman doesn't just trust any two-bit vigilante with a-

Oh yeah. Golden Age Batman. That's right.

As if the title wasn't spoiler enough; the dude is Gordon:

"He's a robot! Wait no he's Superman!"

Well aren't you a little muckraker, Vicki.

Then Vicki in all her investigative wisdom arrives:

So she just walked up and stabbed him with a pin? 

Then they take down the main gang:

Blah Blah Blah.

I know what you're really here for. Here it is:

That's a pretty nice house, by the way.

"You're a darling, Batman!"

I think even Grant Morrison would have trouble fitting that into continuity.

SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURE Ya did, Batman. We'll go with that.

Also, a moment with Alfred Pennyworth:

"SIGH. Very well, Sir. I'll put it with the rest."

Well, my ride's here:

See you whenever I feel like posting next!

That time Batman and Robin decided to stalk a child named Danny

Meanwhile, in Batman #107:

"Ahem. I believe you mean Robinson Park, YOUNG MAN."

...yeesh

That's a lot to take in on one page. I gotta say though, that Batman statue is pretty sick.

But you know what's not sick? The part where:

*Sigh* "He's just like Batman!". Yeah? Well so are a lot of people in Gotham. Shut Up.

But here's whats worse:

"Oh no, my fan senses are tingling! Robin, hide!"

Alright, seems like a fair coincidence, but why are they there?

So it turns out that they happened to be on a shortcut to the Batmobile when they over hard this, and so they decide to leave a bike there for him when he comes back tomorrow:

WAIT WHAT?!

"Let's trail him to his home". J**** C*****! You know where you can leave him a bike! he comes here everyday! You don't have to TRAIL HIM HOME you psychopaths!

NO!

NO, NOT A GOOD IDEA! You are stalking a child!

let's take a breather...



*Inhale*








Whew...

Better.


So they, and then drop everything to get him a bike:

What?! No Batman, just BUY him a bik-

I gotta' ask. Is something wrong with him this issue? This isn't the stupidest thing Batman has ever done, but it's the creepiest. And did it really take ALL NIGHT to make a freaking bike? Make Alfred do it! I don't understand anything.

Onward:

You don't know. It could be from Man-Bat.

"...Would buy my kid a bike!"

...The end.


Well, I wish:

NO BATMAN, NO! BAD BATMAN!

You have literally NO REASON to be there! I mean, they're stalking a kid that's 10 at most! He still wears a crown on his head!

Run Danny, RUN.

So then they bust a pair of laundry mat criminals:

And then Danny helped beat them or something and then:

"Oho!"

There's nothing Danny loves more than good plot.

And so with his entire life fixed, he says goodbye to his REAL father, the Batman Statue:

Ah, isn't that sweet?

"...My love..."

...And from that day forward, Batman stalked Danny home Every Day. Creepy.

So that's that. I'd like to imagine when Danny is 40 something he'll have a realization and go "Holy Sh*t". And that he still rides that bike to work.

Well, my ride's here:

...On second thought, i'll just walk.

See you whenever I feel like posting next!