Batman's first comic with in May 1939in Detective Comics number 27. Bob Kane noted some ideas from films like The Mark of Zorro (1920) by Fred Niblo and Theodore Reed. The other film was The Bat Whispers (1930) by Roland West. And using some ideas from other character like Doc Savage, The Shadow, and Sherlock Holmes.
Batman worked alone until his sidekick Robin aka Dick Grayson came onto the picture in April 1940 number 38 in Detective Comics and helped on comics sells. Other thing that Batman had was a gun to kill until editor Whitney Ellsworth made a chose to no longer have him use a gun nor kill. By 1942 he went to war just like many other comic superheros.
In the 50's there was few superheros comics left after the war, Batman was one that later meets up with Superman and finds out of each others secret of who they really are.In the comics World's Finest.
Then there was Fredric Wertham, a psychiatry, that wrote a book of his input in comics and it readers."Seduction of the Innocent is a book by German-American psychiatrist Fredric Wertham, published in 1954, that warned that comic books were a negative form of popular literature and a serious cause of juvenile delinquency. The book was a minor bestseller that created alarm in parents and galvanized them to campaign for censorship. At the same time, a U.S. Congressional inquiry was launched into the comic book industry. Subsequent to the publication of Seduction of the Innocent, the Comics Code Authority was voluntarily established by publishers to self-censor their titles." Saying that Batman and Robin were gay lovers, for Wonder Woman as a lesbian, and Superman as UN-American.
In 1956, the first Batwoman was in the comic and Bat-girl in 1961 to change the readers view of the two being gay.
Batman needed to change to safe it from cancellation in 1964, Julius Schwartz was assign to make a new story line,"make Batman more contemporary, and to return him to more detective-oriented stories." Alfred is killed and re-placed with aunt Harriet ;however, both were in the 1960's show. The comic did will when the show aired selling 900,000 copies, but sadly when the show was done so was the comic in 1968 yet again.
From a campy Batman to now a dark and 50 year old man.
That's what Frank Miller made Batman: The Dark Knight Returns in February to June 1986. From this point on Batman comics have become dark as himself as well.
There was a second Robin that no one really like named Jason Todd. He was killed in Batman: A Death in the Family in 1988 by The Joker. But honestly, DC give the fans a chose to call one of the numbers, one was to safe him while the other was death. By 28 votes Jason had to dead.( There been other Robins over the years like Tim Drake 1989 to 2009, Stephanie Brown( I'm not sure of the year she was Robin) , and his son Damian Wayne 2009)
In 2011, DC had a chose to relaunch New 52.
I'm sure I don't say everything about the comics, I still have a lot of reading to do. I just wish I knew more to talk about, I got into reading his comics in 2005. I did read the first Detective Comics of the new 52. Joker is mad and the job that was done on his face at the end was bloody. Then I read Catwoman which I feel sad for Batman, if any one has read it, you know what I mean. Also tell me what I miss in the Batman world.
Please feel free to leave a comment. See everyone on Wednesday for the update. Remember stay young.
Batman worked alone until his sidekick Robin aka Dick Grayson came onto the picture in April 1940 number 38 in Detective Comics and helped on comics sells. Other thing that Batman had was a gun to kill until editor Whitney Ellsworth made a chose to no longer have him use a gun nor kill. By 1942 he went to war just like many other comic superheros.
In the 50's there was few superheros comics left after the war, Batman was one that later meets up with Superman and finds out of each others secret of who they really are.In the comics World's Finest.
Then there was Fredric Wertham, a psychiatry, that wrote a book of his input in comics and it readers."Seduction of the Innocent is a book by German-American psychiatrist Fredric Wertham, published in 1954, that warned that comic books were a negative form of popular literature and a serious cause of juvenile delinquency. The book was a minor bestseller that created alarm in parents and galvanized them to campaign for censorship. At the same time, a U.S. Congressional inquiry was launched into the comic book industry. Subsequent to the publication of Seduction of the Innocent, the Comics Code Authority was voluntarily established by publishers to self-censor their titles." Saying that Batman and Robin were gay lovers, for Wonder Woman as a lesbian, and Superman as UN-American.
In 1956, the first Batwoman was in the comic and Bat-girl in 1961 to change the readers view of the two being gay.
From a campy Batman to now a dark and 50 year old man.That's what Frank Miller made Batman: The Dark Knight Returns in February to June 1986. From this point on Batman comics have become dark as himself as well.
There was a second Robin that no one really like named Jason Todd. He was killed in Batman: A Death in the Family in 1988 by The Joker. But honestly, DC give the fans a chose to call one of the numbers, one was to safe him while the other was death. By 28 votes Jason had to dead.( There been other Robins over the years like Tim Drake 1989 to 2009, Stephanie Brown( I'm not sure of the year she was Robin) , and his son Damian Wayne 2009)
I'm sure I don't say everything about the comics, I still have a lot of reading to do. I just wish I knew more to talk about, I got into reading his comics in 2005. I did read the first Detective Comics of the new 52. Joker is mad and the job that was done on his face at the end was bloody. Then I read Catwoman which I feel sad for Batman, if any one has read it, you know what I mean. Also tell me what I miss in the Batman world.
Please feel free to leave a comment. See everyone on Wednesday for the update. Remember stay young.
It's interesting that they added Batwoman and Batgirl to clear up any confusion about their sexuality.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy the one rule story. That Batman use to originally have a gun. Using it for obvious purposes and not fearing the ability to kill. However, that changed, and, came a staple in who Batman was, and therefore, is. Also, really like that Dick Grayson became the new Batman, a role he has been training for his whole life.
ReplyDeletewow this is very interesting i didnt know about this, i didnt know batman used to have a gun and would kill. i knew that robin died back in a comic but didnt know he was a hated character.
ReplyDeleteI do find all the sexual inuedenos very interesting. Most of them were from the writers own sexual confusion or frustration. Well great job this was well written.
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