May 2011
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The Story of Batman Jones
This is just another reason why the Silver Age comics rule so much.
We often see surges in babies named after popular celebrities. In comics, superheroes are practically like celebrities (more on that later). How come children aren’t being named after superheroes?
Actually, this already happened way back in Batman #108 in 1957. There was a character by the name of Batman Jones. Imagine...
A Sucker For Comic Action Figures?
I like comic books. I occasionally will buy a comic related action figure. While at the store last night, I came across the new Green Lantern figures. I have to say, I’m not impressed. But I ended up buying the Kilowog figure.
Kilowog is cool. The figure isn’t that bad. Looks way better than the Hal Jordan and Sinestro ones. I was also surprised they made one for Green Man.
If...
What's Next For Cassandra Cain?
Readers like Cassandra Cain, the former Batgirl. Where has she been lately? When it appeared that Batman had been killed by Darkseid in Final Crisis, we were given the impression that Cassandra was done being a part of the Bat-family. She gave up her costume and identity of Batgirl, passing it one to Stephanie Brown (the current Batgirl). Cassandra left Gotham City and not a whole lot had been...
The Joker's Boner
I felt this panel also deserved an explanation. Once again, this really did happen.
When did this happen? It was in Batman #66 from 1951. That means the word “boner” had a completely different meaning than it does today.
The story dealt with the Joker trying to commit a wacky crime. His plan was to rob the electric company by turning off the power. He had one of his henchmen pull...
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The Spider-Mobile
Spider-Man had some crazy adventures in the 70s. One of the strangest things to come out of that time was the Spider-Mobile. Even though Spider-Man himself was against the idea back then, it’s something that he can’t seem to escape. The car has even made appearances recently in Old Man Logan andAmazing Spider-Man #648 (although that was more of a cameo).
When I started reading...
Did Batman Really Says "Quiet or Papa Spank"?
Batman is known for many things. One of them he can’t seem to live down is saying, “Quiet or Papa spank!” When I first saw the image you see here, it looked too clean and simply to absurd to have actually happened. Panels are sometimes touched up or “remastered” so there was a possibility this could have actually happened. Then I recalled a Batman coffee mug I had...
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