RE: Did You Know.......?
February 19, 2018 at 1:56 pm
(This post was last modified: February 19, 2018 at 2:02 pm by Amarok.)
A lot of Batmans tropes were stolen from a 1920s movie called The Bat or The Silent Shadow Of The Bat
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The joker
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The Bat Signal
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The Dual identity
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A man dressing like a bat
I mean the concept of a superpowered hero . And to be fair if we factor people like Jason who was a mere mortal but still a hero (like Rorschach ) . I think the comparison fits.
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Hercules anyone
![[Image: silent_shadow22.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=charlietonic.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F04%2Fsilent_shadow22.jpg)
The joker
![[Image: 17717002._SX540_.jpg]](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1452612707i/17717002._SX540_.jpg)
The Bat Signal
![[Image: TheBat1926Spoiler.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.herogohome.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F07%2FTheBat1926Spoiler.jpg)
The Dual identity
![[Image: %2527The+Bat%2527+-+Film+Daily+1-4-1926.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-UJCYGfDYi6w%2FUb1SZAseJXI%2FAAAAAAAAIm0%2FsD-FRhet5RU%2Fs1600%2F%252527The%2BBat%252527%2B-%2BFilm%2BDaily%2B1-4-1926.jpg)
![[Image: TheBat1926CloseUp.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.herogohome.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F07%2FTheBat1926CloseUp.jpg)
A man dressing like a bat
(February 19, 2018 at 1:53 pm)Shell B Wrote:(February 19, 2018 at 1:45 pm)Tizheruk Wrote: Technically every superhero that exists is a copy of the hero's of greek mythology .
I don't know. Doctor Manhattan and Rorschach (not necessarily super on Rorschach's part, but you know what I mean) were pretty modern.
I mean the concept of a superpowered hero . And to be fair if we factor people like Jason who was a mere mortal but still a hero (like Rorschach ) . I think the comparison fits.
![[Image: hercules-17117760.jpg]](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/hercules-17117760.jpg)
Hercules anyone
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