tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post4085246606299555116..comments2024-03-28T22:41:33.502-04:00Comments on Noblemania: Bob Kane’s claim that Leonardo da Vinci inspired Batman Marc Tyler Noblemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732005290440645718noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-70576777857110590302021-09-10T21:04:06.668-04:002021-09-10T21:04:06.668-04:00Great point, Boswell, thanks. I see that I failed ...Great point, Boswell, thanks. I see that I failed to articulate my reasoning in full. In short, I focused here only on what Bob said (and when he said it), not on what Bill Finger said (and didn't say). <br /><br />When it comes to trustworthiness, Bill was by far the more reliable of the two, and Bill's genesis story does not mention LDV, only a brigade of FICTIONAL influences (Shadow, Phantom, Doc Savage, etc.). Of course omitting an influence does not mean it was not valid, but it did feel conspicuous in its absence. Bill would have no obvious ulterior motive to NOT mention LDV if Bob had in fact cited LDV in '39. Further, when you factor in the number of peers who told me that Bob was not an intellectual, I perhaps a bit sloppily synthesized all this to theorize that Bob made up the LDV connection years after conception, to give Batman more gravitas. (And again, one need not be an intellectual to know anything about LDV, but I think you know what I mean.)<br /><br />The 1965 article here serves as a reminder that there are almost certainly other articles about Kane/Batman buried deep in the heap of newspaper history, possibly some that predate the '66 show, and trying to compile them all would be a daunting task indeed. Perhaps the story got some ink in the 1940s when the Batman serials were released. I hope your challenge gets a reply!Marc Tyler Noblemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732005290440645718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-52757228639315509152021-09-10T20:12:42.871-04:002021-09-10T20:12:42.871-04:00I think it's a bit misleading to say that the ...I think it's a bit misleading to say that the LDV connection went unreported on for decades, as that suggests that there was reporting but LDV wasn't mentioned. It would be more accurate to say that Batman's creation went unreported on for decades until the 1960s television show transpired. And the first time it was reported on, LDV was mentioned (and whether that was true or not, it runs counter to the narrative). Can anyone point to a pre-1965 report where the facts surrounding Batman's creation were discussed? Real Fact #5 is obviously not a report, and the "Meet the Artist" profile from Batman #1 doesn't touch on Batman's creation.Boswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920475200033343908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-59505711146220108352021-09-10T10:27:24.643-04:002021-09-10T10:27:24.643-04:00There are a lot of comic book fans that believe th...There are a lot of comic book fans that believe that Stan Lee stole the credit for the creation of the Marvel Universe. While I think he deserves criticism for not fully crediting his co-creators, at least he promoted the talent that helped make Marvel Comics what it is. Bob Kane is in a league of his own when it comes to stealing credit. If there's a comic book hell, Kane is at the very bottom. If Stan Lee deserves to be there too, I don't think he's as far dowm.Billy Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947341415379828897noreply@blogger.com