Superhero comics declined in popularity after World War II. Batman is one of the most affected.
Batman is one of three DC Comics characters who finally managed to survive. Despite the tough days, Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman managed to keep the series on their own.
Challenges don’t come from enemies in the comics. However, the biggest threat facing Batman -even all comics-is the psychiatrist Frederic Wertham.
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In his Seduction of the Innocent (1954), Wertham accused comics of morally corrupting young readers. Batman and Robin in particular, for being seen as showing off a gay lifestyle.
“They live in a luxurious place, with beautiful flowers in big vases, and have a butler. It’s like a dream that two homosexuals living together dream of,” he wrote.
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At that time, DC Comics then responded to these accusations by building a Batman family. They introduced Batwoman, Ace the Bat-Hound, Batgirl, and Bat-Mite. Over the years, DC Comics has also produced a better and gentler Batman.
Behind the resilience of Batman, appears the figure of Richard W. Sprang who is legendary for his interpretation of the Joker, becoming one of the most classic stories of the character.
Richard W. Sprang or Dick Sprang is an artist who eventually became known to the public in the ‘Golden Age of Comic Books’. Sprang was responsible for the redesign of the 1950 Batmobile and the design of the Riddler, which has appeared in film, television, and other adaptations. From the figure of Sprang, the public also knows that Batman has a more muscular physique with a square chin, expressive face, and chest of the barrel.
Sprang’s first published Batman work was Batman and Robin on the cover of Batman #18 in September 1943. But like all Batman artists at the time, Sprang was also disowned because his status remained ‘occult’ for the creator, Bob Kane.
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