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Yup, thatβs the one. The Shadow came first, and a lot of early Batman stuff was ripped off of it. I believe a bit was taken from The Spider (which is less well-known), but thereβs a lot of early DC comics that ripped off those pulp novels and radio serials. There was even a lawsuit over a Superman comic that ripped off a Spider novel, which DC settled out of court (reportedly, the author of the book actually made more off his share of the settlement than he did off the book itself).
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The Shadowβ¦oh wait, thatβs the one that goes, βhehehhehhehahahahaβ¦Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? chuckles The Shadow knowsβ¦β I hadnβt realized it was that Shadow. My dad used to do the laugh on occasion :P [audio from the introduction on Youtube]
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To be fair, the comics were really dark and violent in the early days (back when the stories were mostly lifted off of The Shadow), and the TV show was meant to specifically pull away from that and then it got silly. Then it swung back with Dark Knight Returns and Killing Joke, which both inspired Burtonβs take on Batman.
But then Tim Burton happened to the franchise. β¦Or whatever the ponified version of Tim Burton would be. Is there a horse breed that starts with βburββ?
(I am a big fan of the darker Batman, but I can appreciate some of the humor of the 60s series : )
Yup, thatβs the one. The Shadow came first, and a lot of early Batman stuff was ripped off of it. I believe a bit was taken from The Spider (which is less well-known), but thereβs a lot of early DC comics that ripped off those pulp novels and radio serials. There was even a lawsuit over a Superman comic that ripped off a Spider novel, which DC settled out of court (reportedly, the author of the book actually made more off his share of the settlement than he did off the book itself).
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The Shadowβ¦oh wait, thatβs the one that goes, βhehehhehhehahahahaβ¦Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? chuckles The Shadow knowsβ¦β I hadnβt realized it was that Shadow. My dad used to do the laugh on occasion :P
[audio from the introduction on Youtube]
Edited
Yeah, in the early days, Batman killed criminals all the time. He didnβt establish his βnever killβ status until much later on.
Some nights, I can still hear his voice
Still βere, just not as much output as βback in dayβ ;)
What madness is this?
What is next?
Shark repellant Batspray?
Or a BAT CREDIT CARD?
To be fair, the comics were really dark and violent in the early days (back when the stories were mostly lifted off of The Shadow), and the TV show was meant to specifically pull away from that and then it got silly. Then it swung back with Dark Knight Returns and Killing Joke, which both inspired Burtonβs take on Batman.
(I am a big fan of the darker Batman, but I can appreciate some of the humor of the 60s series : )
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