Newsflash: Batman was not only a degrading husband, but a sexist employer to boot. In the following PSA for the Federal Equal Pay Law, Batgirl argues that she's underpaid and deserves to earn the same wages as Robin. Although Batgirl's timing is a bit manipulative — a ticking bomb is about to blow Batman a new one and she's his only hope for escape — girlfriend's request is warranted.
This appeared in a 1959 Batman comic titled, "The Marriage of Batman and Batwoman." Once Bruce Wayne disclosed his superhero secret to his new wife, she wanted in on the action. I sure hope the scene above is depicting our newlyweds in the act of role-playing with Batman posing as The Joker for a change.
Holy Manhole! "In the name of decent citizens everywhere," stop and watch the dynamic duo fight crime and take time to unrealistically abide by street safety rules. You'd think their stalling would work against them, but thanks to the convenient manhole located smack in the middle of street, the Joker ain't the last one laughing and the crime fighting goody-goodies effortlessly save the day!
Back in the day, this was considered "action-packed" television? Awkward and uncomfortably staged is more like it. And if this "Siamese Human Knot" is Batman's idea of torture, then what kind of sheltered "superhero" are we following here?
Who knew everyone's favorite superheroes work for the same company, and paper jams render them powerless, and Batman's real name is Michael Bolton, and Superman has a problem remembering to attach cover sheets to his TPS reports? Who knew?!
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Forget uniforms, badges and handcuffs, because a new wave of police patrol is hitting the streets. Police officers in England are dressing up as their favorite action heroes to better battle the bad guys around town. Sgt.
Yeah, baby. Just when you thought only the intellectual heavies like Time weighed in on the election, along comes blessed Maxim, king dude of all the lad mags, and the sublime item, "Head of State." Authored by none other than Sy Sperling, "not only President, I'm also a client" of the Hair Club for Men, this could be the most grippingly accurate prediction of the campaign to date.
I was psyched to see that TV Land cable network just recently compiled their list of the top 100 television catchphrases of all time. Dy-No-Mite! I thought.