Comments on: Comics Should Be Good Mailbag for 12/31

By: Ant

Ant — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:52:25 +0000

As a therapist I wish to apologize to the world for robbing it of so many potential superheroes.

By: Cei-U!

Cei-U! — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:09:55 +0000

In the real world, Bruce Wayne would’ve been in therapy and worked out his abandonment issues long before he ever would’ve put on a cape.

By: Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:48:42 +0000

In the real world, Batman should be facing child abuse charges.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:52:10 +0000

Awesome, onion3000!

Thanks a lot!

I think that’s actually worth its own post!

By: onion3000

onion3000 — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:17:47 +0000

Hopefully this will work:

http://s474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/onion3000/?action=view¤t=Batslapper.jpg

By: onion3000

onion3000 — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:09:46 +0000

Good news, Brian!
After a fun few hours reading I finally found the original panel of Batman slapping Robin.
It’s from Worlds Finest 153, an imaginary tale in which a young Bruce Wayne thinks he’s witnessed his father being killed by Superboy. He grows up and becomes Batman, vowing to avenge his Father’s murder.
(The image has been flipped left-to-right.)
The original ballons read:
BATMAN: Don’t tell me I’m wrong, you brat… Proving Superman’s guilt is my whole mission in life!
ROBIN: Ow! Batman, your grief has obsessed you with this idea of vengeance. I beg you… Give it up!

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:16:52 +0000

I hope Machine Man’s new characterization stays forever.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:30:46 +0000

Yeah, Eric, thanks – I clarified!

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:00:15 +0000

Just to clarify, you probably mean that the slap-happy Batman “original” panel was the original Photoshopped panel, right? Those A’s look awfully uniform to be 40s-era hand lettering.