Gay Comics History

Comics Come Out With LGBT Characters and Themes

May 21, 2013

Gay Comics History

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by Tara Block 1

Batman and Robin

The creators and writers of DC Comics' Batman franchise have been adamant that the superhero and his sidekick Robin (Dick Grayson) are not gay, but many people would beg to differ. With comics like the one pictured from 1954, it's no wonder psychiatrist Fredric Wertham asserted in his book Seduction of the Innocent (1954) that "Batman stories are psychologically homosexual." And the jokes and parodies about Batman and Robin's gay relationship are aplenty, including the famous animated parody "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" that aired on SNL in 1996.

Source: DC Comics

3 / 20

by Tara Block 1

Batman and Robin

The creators and writers of DC Comics' Batman franchise have been adamant that the superhero and his sidekick Robin (Dick Grayson) are not gay, but many people would beg to differ. With comics like the one pictured from 1954, it's no wonder psychiatrist Fredric Wertham asserted in his book Seduction of the Innocent (1954) that "Batman stories are psychologically homosexual." And the jokes and parodies about Batman and Robin's gay relationship are aplenty, including the famous animated parody "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" that aired on SNL in 1996.

Source: DC Comics

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1 Comment

stephaniepoli 48 weeks

Once I read a very interesting essay about how The Smurfs was a model for communist society. It had some very compelling arguments. It makes me wonder about the writers, sneaking their view points into a children's cartoon.