tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post412512749136012948..comments2024-03-28T22:41:33.502-04:00Comments on Noblemania: Batman and Robin gay? Bill Finger said...Marc Tyler Noblemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732005290440645718noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-47111371170224904642012-03-04T02:34:21.139-05:002012-03-04T02:34:21.139-05:00Thanks J.L. In referring to knowing gay people, Bi...Thanks J.L. In referring to knowing gay people, Bill was likely referring to his wife Portia's friends (not to mention his son Fred).Marc Tyler Noblemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732005290440645718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-1635455357382104122012-03-04T00:12:41.617-05:002012-03-04T00:12:41.617-05:00Thanks for sharing this; I plan to track down Tom ...Thanks for sharing this; I plan to track down Tom Andrae's book. <br /><br />I'm not surprised that someone asked Finger about the gay reading of Batman and Robin in 1972. Once Jules Feiffer made that a notable part of his <i>The Greatest Comic Book Heroes</i> in 1965, it looks like DC writers felt pressure to deny the suggestion. The foreword to <i>Batman: From the '30s to the '70s</i> has a somewhat angry (and less than convincing) denial in a forum that could have ignored the whole question. <br /><br />I'm not surprised by Finger's response that he didn't see Batman and Robin as gay, It's notable that he said he "knew many homosexuals," apparently referring to the period when he was writing Batman stories, perhaps even to the early period when he was helping to develop the mythos. There's little hint in his remarks that being gay was undesirable, just that it didn't apply to these characters. Those aspects of his response are a pleasant surprise.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-14648835412881340992012-02-28T00:39:57.485-05:002012-02-28T00:39:57.485-05:00Odkin, I appreciate the suggestion. Even if it wer...Odkin, I appreciate the suggestion. Even if it weren't too late to change the sub, I would keep as is. I agree with you to a point but the pivotal credit is that of "co-creator" - it indicates "there from the beginning." And while no one can dispute that Finger authored Batman stories, there are likely some who would argue against giving Finger an official credit. None *I* have encountered, mind you...Marc Tyler Noblemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732005290440645718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-12150264890757191502012-02-27T22:46:06.616-05:002012-02-27T22:46:06.616-05:00I have a somewhat forward suggestion, but worth co...I have a somewhat forward suggestion, but worth considering if it's not too late.<br /><br />Your upcoming book is titled "Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman". "Co-creator" seems like a singular contribution. Bill was actively involved with Batman for decades of course, and his contribution is not simply the act of creation (or co-creation) but the actually AUTHORSHIP of the Batman mythos. "Author" connotes both creation AND execution.<br /><br />You might consider renaming the book "Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Author of Batman"Odkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-43778797074122757922012-02-23T10:45:07.801-05:002012-02-23T10:45:07.801-05:00I heard Dick Sprang speak many years ago and said ...I heard Dick Sprang speak many years ago and said pretty much the same thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-43489805106453699642012-02-22T10:35:08.275-05:002012-02-22T10:35:08.275-05:00Thanks. Really looking forward to the Bill Finger ...Thanks. Really looking forward to the Bill Finger book.Golden Age of Comic Books Podcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399750153792461582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-88649257860377535022012-02-22T10:30:41.216-05:002012-02-22T10:30:41.216-05:00Thanks, Bill, and great to hear from you!Thanks, Bill, and great to hear from you!Marc Tyler Noblemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732005290440645718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-25067200194886432362012-02-22T10:28:51.082-05:002012-02-22T10:28:51.082-05:00Very interesting quote from the prolific Mr. Finge...Very interesting quote from the prolific Mr. Finger. Thanks for sharing this. He confirms what we all knew and what Dr. Wertham got all wrong.<br /><br />Bill Jourdain<br />goldenagecomics.orgGolden Age of Comic Books Podcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399750153792461582noreply@blogger.com