The Joker mocked Batman, but that merely confirmed him as a nasty, evil villain.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Tuesday, 12 January 2016 22:48 (eight years ago) link
SERIOUS BIZNESS
https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dialbforblog.com%2Farchives%2F524%2Fbatman134sept1960.jpg&f=1
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 12 January 2016 22:53 (eight years ago) link
honestly didn't know there were kids who thought Batman was a serious subject, always been under the impression that his "dark knight" persona didn't really get cemented until the early 70s
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 12 January 2016 22:54 (eight years ago) link
i probably started watching the series at 5 or 6, w/ no previous Batman exposure; loved it of course
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 12 January 2016 23:00 (eight years ago) link
I've been watching them with my kids and while they get p repetitive there's usually enough amusing scenery chewing to make it entertaining
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 12 January 2016 23:03 (eight years ago) link
As an 11 year old boy I had no inkling of batman as a 'dark knight'. that would have been way too gloomy and incomprehensible for the child I was. At that age batman represented fantasies of adventure in an imaginary universe, where evil clearly existed but its manifestations weren't unsettling, because they didn't connect to anything in my real life.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Wednesday, 13 January 2016 01:44 (eight years ago) link
I loved the Adam West series when I was around 6 or 7 years old and too young to realise it was a send up/resented it as an 11 year old for not treating Batman with what I felt was the appropriate level of seriousness + respect/grew to love it again as teenager (and onwards), so I have sympathy for the 11 yr old Aimless.
― soref, Wednesday, 13 January 2016 02:02 (eight years ago) link
I watched the series in reruns in the 70s after I'd already become a (Marvel) comics fan. It was thrilling to see superhero scenarios being played out by real actors, but the overwhelming dumbness and camp guaranteed I'd never buy a DC title (until the Steve Englehart/Marshall Rogers run on Detective).
― WilliamC, Wednesday, 13 January 2016 03:58 (eight years ago) link
I might have to buy a Lego set for the first time since childhood because this is actually a thing that's happening:
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--mN9pj0Bs--/zvvmhk1a1ainylcqhq6s.jpg
The mustache! The mustache!!
― Reckless Recluse (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 13 January 2016 04:45 (eight years ago) link
Take a look at the full set and marvel.
― Reckless Recluse (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 13 January 2016 04:48 (eight years ago) link
i don't even remember Romero having the stache. The eyes of a child...
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 January 2016 05:30 (eight years ago) link
excellent.
― Nhex, Wednesday, 13 January 2016 15:24 (eight years ago) link