Happy Batman Day!
Who would have thought that eight decades after he punched his first ever villain squarely on the jaw that we’d still be celebrating this dark, surly, emotionally lost and solitary individual whom, upon watching his parents gunned down before his innocent young eyes, thought that the best course of action for that loathsome act would be to dress up as a giant bat and ruthlessly hunt down and mercilessly beat up a plethora of crazily costumed criminals, yet here we are… thankfully!
Batman made his first astonishing appearance in the 1939 issue of Detective Comics #27 courtesy of his compelling creators Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Batsy has been punching and kicking his way through the DC Universe ever since, and yet, over eight decades later the character still feels as fresh and exciting as he did all those decades ago. I have personally been a fan of the big bad bat since I was six years old, initially courtesy of my Mum, who bought me my first ever Superhero comic-book – Detective Comics #466, where the caped crusader tangled with the one of his lesser known rogues -Signalman!
From the printed page through television series, cinematic excursions, toys, video-game adaptations, collectables and more Gotham’s grim guardian has withstood the test of time and has become, arguably, the most widely recognised Superhero of all time (yeah, in your face Superman!) So here’s to another eight exquisite decades of his violent yet virtuous presence! Long Live The Bat!
Happy Batman Day!
Batman is copyright – DC Comics.
Posted on September 19, 2020, in Comics, Comics in film, Comics/television, Comics/toys and tagged Batman, Batman Day, Bill Finger, Bob Kane, DC Comics. Bookmark the permalink. 10 Comments.
A little trivia, an Easter egg in the Justice League Animated Series too; When the League is captured by their vigilante extremist doubles from an alternate reality, the combination to the lock on Batman’s cell was 91939… Today 81 years ago.
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Love it, what a bat-tastic Easter egg! Thanks for sharing my friend and… Happy Batman Day! ๐
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Happy happy! Don’t go too batty on us. ๐
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Time flies like a bat, ehh?
Hope you & yours are well and safe .
Take care man.
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Tempus Fugit indeed my friend! Lovely to hear from you, hope everything is well with you and yours, Happy Batman Day! ๐
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Great shoutout for Batman Day my friend! Long live the Bat ๐
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Thanks my friend, long live ol’ Batsy indeed! 80 years on and still’ kapowing’ crime, THE most impressive octogenarian crime-fighting, spandex clad, grim faced comic-book vigilante, of… all… time !!
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My friend, that was very well said indeed!
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Reblogged this on Silk Chatters and commented:
I had to do it. I couldn’t be a proper geek without acknowledging the Day of the Bat. ๐
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Thanks so much! Bat-Geeks for the win!! ๐
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