The Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight, the greatest fictional detective since Sherlock Holmes…made his debut on this day in Detective Comics #27. If four terrible movies made by Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher couldn’t kill him, I think my favorite non-powered superhero has a good shot at living to be 100. Plus Ben Affleck is a better choice than Michael Keaton. Bite me detractors! The best person to play a serious Batman was George Clooney. Any jackass can wear the rubber suit and beat up the villains. Portraying a credible Bruce Wayne is the sign of success. Here, Michael Keaton turned in his usual acting…Beetlejuice sleepwalking. Christian Bale? Ugh. His Batman is comical and needs a cough drop whenever speaking.
Enough geek complaining. The Guardian provided a nice montage/collage of images to celebrate.