Batman, honored today on Batman Day, is one of his pillars in the comics.
When Bruce Wayne appeared in 1939 dressed as a bat on the streets of New York (Gotham City wouldn’t be created until the following year), the superhero basics were still being created. The concepts have been tested and not everything has been successful. and they were Super maninvented the year before, e Batman those who have established the paths leading the superhero genre to date, both in comics, where they have emerged, and in other media, such as the Marvel universe who has shone in film and television.
Batman And Super man Usually “opposites complementing each other” are described. The Kryptonian is upbeat, witty and represents “hope” as he flies through the sunny metropolis. The Batman, in turn, is portrayed as sulky, almost paranoid (he has secret plans to defeat his fellow members of the Justice League, if mesmerized by the bad guys) and represents “revenge” as you swing the streets of dark and dirty Gotham City. Opposites? They have more in common than meets the eye and these characteristics, in aesthetics and content, shape the superhero stories to this day.
Both wear flashy uniforms, have secret identities, operate in violation of the law (although this is circumvented when they are said to be unofficial partners of their hometown police), face “supervillains” and, of course, have superpowers. Oops! Gotham Bat fans turn up their noses here. Bruce Wayne it has no powers, it is true. But in practice her abilities, both physical and intellectual, are so above average that it’s as if she has them.
Super man he was, in essence, still the same: the first and most powerful of superheroes. Batman, in turn, had a more erratic trajectory, with distinct phases. Early on, in the 1930s and 1940s, he was an urban vigilante fighting crime committed by costumed criminals – or not even that. In their stories, you haven’t seen people flying or magical powers. Professor Hugo Strange, Catwoman, Clayface, Scarecrow and the Joker (of course!) Were human beings who committed simple crimes. Batman and your companion son, robinthey just needed intelligence and martial arts knowledge to fight them.
This scenario began to change around the 1950s, as fantasy elements became more present in their stories. In 1952, Batman And Super man they performed together for the first time, which was repeated frequently. The stories from the 1950s and 1960s were more innocent and cute, with the appearance of characters like Ace the Batdog (who wore a bat mask); Mogo the Batgorilla (who wore not only a mask, but a cloak); and even the Batmirim, a cartoon goblin from another dimension who possesses divine powers and dresses up as his greatest idol, Batman himself. It was from this atmosphere of humor and innocence that the television series was interpreted Adam West And Burt Wardpunctuated by funny stories, sound effects and non-subtle onomatopoeias, villains with extravagant plans and, of course, the hero who wins in the end.
The 70s and 80s were marked by a new turning point. The “fantastic” element has almost disappeared (except for the powers of some villains and possible allies), while the humor has completely disappeared. Batman he has become a dark detective, with more intricate stories: complex crimes, police corruption, political manipulation. He appears a more human hero: tired, livid, sometimes unshaven, but always brilliant in his deductions.
From the end of the 80s, but above all in the 90s, within the publishing house itself we are witnessing a non-discreet change in the level of the character. Batman went from being the “helpless hero” of the Justice League to one of his own heavyweights. Thanks to intelligence, cunning, high technology and secret plans, he has become as respected as the Super man and the Wonder Woman. There was not an enemy powerful enough, or too cosmic a threat, that the Batman could not avoid.
There is an emblematic scene that marks this new phase (which continues to this day). In a 1997 story, a group of nine super-villains, as powerful as the Kryptonians, defeat the entire Justice League – only the bat manages to escape. Alone, he begins to face enemies, defeating them one by one. Their displeased leader asks, “What’s going on? He’s just a man!” Handcuffed, weakened and stammering, Super man he answers: “The most dangerous man on Earth …”.
After all, who is it Batman? The urban vigilante, the hero of fantastic adventures, a comic book character, the dark detective, the invincible superhero? Maybe a little bit of all of this, but that’s not all. After all, its more than eight-decade trajectory is not over yet. New phases must arrive and, with them, more facets of the man-bat. And, as long as he exists, his paths must continue to guide the paths of other superheroes. He is more than one of the first characters of the genre: he is, even today, one of its pillars.
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