Thanks to the hours I’ve spent reading through Michael Fleisher’s exhaustively researched Batman Encyclopedia (the indispensable resource containing the information that, yes, Batman and Ben Franklin have met each other on more than one occasion), my interest in Batman’s Golden Age adventures has been rekindled lately.
Not that it was ever gone, what with the fact that it’s an era primarily characterized by Batman beating criminals with other criminals, but while flipping through an issue where a crackpot scientist uses a series of tubes to transport Batman and Robin into a book of fairy tales, I saw something that might be even better.
Ladies and gentlemen…
AND ALSO A CROCODILE
Oh Golden Age Batman! Is there anything you won’t fight?
“Lion or no lion, I’m sticking to you like glue… valentine!”
Uh… he’s doing something to that crocodile, but I have a feeling it’s not fighting.
I love how not even opening a damn door is safe for the criminals of Gotham. Batman’s probably behind it.
And he’s probably going to punch you.
That last image is beyond awesome. BATMAN beyond awesome.
“That’s not going to do you any good, Nancy. He’s never going to change. Let it all out, honey.”
That last panel proves my theory: Sometimes, Batman will just jump out of nowhere an punch you in the face for no apparent reason.
Because God works in mysterious ways.
AND SO DOES BATMAN.
Curses! This is why you need a “Knock Knock!” tab, so that one can more easily browse between the panel in this post and the similarly awesome panel in your Batman/Anita Blake post.
Boy, do I have a news story for you, Chris Sims:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/28/leopard.jerusalem.ap/index.html
Man wrestles leopard to submission in his underpants.
Geez, my post on Friday was of Batman killing a leopard and punching a bull. We oughta start a blog: “Batman is a Dick…to Animals”.
Batman is a hero, son. Those animals had it coming.
See, I knew there was a reason I was saving myself for Batman.
Man wrestles leopard to submission in his underpants.
The man had a leopard in his underpants?!?
Or was the leopard wearing underpants?
Let’s just face it, Batman HATES animals. I can only assume that his mother wouldn’t let him have a puppy…and as we all know, his parents are DEAD!