Batman Annuals were a great and economical way to catch up on missed issues. I always enjoy coming across them when I can. Thank you for watching my channel David!
They are absolutely wonky and cartoon-ey, a big difference from the dark and serious Batman of today. The art styles and colors are a lot of fun! Thank you for watching doctor!
You can never be late to the party because you are the party! Thank you for watching Captain. The first book we ever talked about and exchanged with a 100 page Batman back in 2011.
Boy do those colors pop! Some of my all time favorite comic books and the ones that got me hooked for life. Yours are as well loved as mine, thanks for sharing.
The colors, the logo, and the art style are all amazing and really pop like you said! Just a fun pop culture happening! Thank you for watching Traie! I appreciate your comment!
😎A haBAT MANuall for those wanting to understand the excitement and enjoyment the Silver Age produced for us , Leo. A majority of Bat fans weren't happy with a non permanently situated Gotham City costumed detective which led to $ales drops that almost led to Batman's printed cancellation. What a twist of fate that the very fun based adventures that were complained about became the style of the pop cultural phenomenon known as Batmania! I myself favor that time of traveling Batman adventures. If William Dozier had been a few years earlier in his producing the Batman TV series we would have been treated to Batwoman , Blonde Batgirl, Redhaired Vicki Vale , BatMite , Bat hound , outer space aliens , weird creatures and Gotham City's Rogues Gallery. For fans of this era of Batman I highly recommend the 1957 Dean Martin ( who was an avid comic book reader and hard core fan of Batman) and Jerry Lewis film "Artists and Models" which deals with the comic book controversy of the precode era and revolves around the comic book sci-fi/horror super heroine The Bat Lady. The World's Finest adventures from this period were SUPERb haBAT MANterpieces!
Your comments are always a BAT MANsterpiece as they are most fun to read and equally informative. Thank you for the tid bit about Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis- fascinating! The 1966 Batman craze was before my time but I enjoy looking at the art and even the trading card series related to it. All the reason to maintain my time machine and travel back in time! Thank you as always for your insights Anthony! It is always a joy seeing you here!
This excellent retrospective episode is very ''meta'' in a way. It's a time travelling episode about time machines! Because that's what those giant-sized annuals were: paper time machines to Batman's Golden Age. And back in the days before the internet, trade paperbacks and other collected editions, these reprints were the only way, us young comic book fans, could afford to read Batman's earliest tales. I find it impressive that you have the whole set! I only have the the collected editions that DC published around 2009, the two affordable volumes of their DC Comics Classics Library that reprinted all those big annuals. Even if I was a Bronze Age Kid (being born in 1965 and starting to read around 1970), and that I therefore I grew up with the more ''realistic'' and ''serious'' dark detective era of Neal Adams and Jim Aparo, I was always fascinated by any Golden Age Batman reprints DC would throw at us in those thick 48, 52 or 100-pagers that were popular in the 70's. The early issues of Batman Family (a favorite series of mine) comes to mind. Back then, I didn't like the crude art in most of DC Golden Age superhero reprints, except for the Batman stories. The reruns of the Batman 1966 tv series might have made me more familiar with this more ''innocent'' and friendly version of the Space Age era Batman. But a big part was the art of Dick Sprang (often inked by the underappreciated Charles Paris) who remains, to this day, my favorite Golden Age superhero artist. Happy New Year Leo! All the best! And thank you!
Happy New Year Rangersly! Thank you for watching as always! I agree that the reprints and annuals were a way to catch up on what was missed. The reprint books were thick and generally ad free and one felt as if they truly had something! I liked how the early Batman jumped into different themes- jungle, space, pre-historic, medieval, and one of my favorites- miniature world. It was all very cartoon-ey and fun which is a stark contrast to the dark Batman of today! I have to read up more about Charles Paris, the inker, as you mentioned it. May the year be good to you Rangersly! Thanks again for your knowledge and comment!
Thank you for this great comic time travel! I just can't get enough of the 1960's. I've just finished a scrapbook about that decades greatest news stories, so this video about Batman Annuals from the 60's suits me perfectly! Greetings from a rainy Sweden
Greetings and salutations to Sweden! It is rainy and sometimes snowy here too! Your scapbook sounds truly interesting and fun! I think it is great to preserve history and art- such as comic art. I hope that I was able to recap the first 7 Batman Annuals. Thank you for watching, I appreciate it!
Man...I DID NOT KNOW that back in those days, there was actually a "batwoman" in the old Batman comics. Wow, I learned something. Huhnh! Amazing. I thought that flopsweat TV SERIES of Batwoman was a fake story that wasn't originated from comic books. But there WAS a Batwoman, at one time.
I still wish modern comic book readers, fans, and even some store owners, would admit, that even with the best modern comic book art inside work, IT IS NOT as good as those early and Siver/Bronze age comic books. Even with the ones you showed, which were not on the par with Neil Adams, they are a lot better than MANY "independent " comic books titles that I see in stores today. The artwork is simply not there. There are some exceptions, but it just ins't there.
The art of the silver and bronze age gives you a special feeling of wonder and contentment. The initial glances trigger joy in the brain. I agree, the newer artwork you can feel the computer generating the shades and line weights. The comics of the past had collage and mural like qualities, whereas a cover today features just a single character on a mute background. Neil Adams, Gene Colan, John Romita, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers... I can go on and on, is they understood form and just the right amount of detail for us to read as comic readers.
Sir, that is an EXCELLENT sxplantion of why the older art is better than the computer art. An artist can customize his colors, depth, and style and shades, weights. computer generated art is more strict, more procedural if you will or programmed. There are great graphic computer programs out there, but they are expensive and the artist or publisher is NOT GOING to use those kind of coloring computer models.@@timetravelcomics
Loving your channel again brother I love it that you didn't change what the story was about about the Indians and the Batman annual where most of these comic UA-camrs now would call them native Americans and make it sound like it was racist or something like the book was racist I hate when they point that stuff out it was not racist Indians called themselves Indians I can't stand it when people point stuff like that out now keep up doing the great work brother My favorite channel by far I love time traveling with you
Thank you for watching as always BruceWayne! I really enjoyed the stories in the Giant Batman series. I liked how Batman took on different roles including being a part of a tribe to help. The story created a dilemma between people and a resolution was found. The message was positive in that story. And that is what I think it is all about- resolutions and of course happy endings in comics!
@@timetravelcomics perfect answer brother I love that too I love time traveling back to these comics sad to say they were just so much better than what gets printed now this was when comics were magical just keep the time machine going brother so we can keep doing this
Absolutely excellent episode my friend! Those annuals are great! Thanks for showing them!
Thank you for watching LeadPaint! Something about the art style, colors, and quirky stories make them fun!
Some of the force of the best comics ever made ❤😂
Absolutely, the fun and turns in creativity really showed! Thank you for watching!
Man....I miss those 80 PaGE Giants of the 60s and early 70s, as well as the "Go Go Chex" comic books. those were good memories.
Great memories of 1966-68! And most of those 80 page giants were high quality square-bound books!
I love these Batman annuals when they were published and that has not changed today in 2024! Great vlog!
Batman Annuals were a great and economical way to catch up on missed issues. I always enjoy coming across them when I can. Thank you for watching my channel David!
Travelling back is great!
The past is precious! Especially in terms of comics!
Can't go wrong with those 80 page giants. Some amazing stories and art in there.
Something is magical about nice, square-bound 80-page giants. DC comics, Marvel Comics, and Tower Comics are some of my favs! Thank you for watching!
I have the two volumes that collect these Batman Annuals, they are weird and wonky but it’s some of my favorite Batman comics.
They are absolutely wonky and cartoon-ey, a big difference from the dark and serious Batman of today. The art styles and colors are a lot of fun! Thank you for watching doctor!
I’m a little late here but this is just what I needed to alleviate the blues! I love those annuals and you have a very nice run indeed!❤
You can never be late to the party because you are the party! Thank you for watching Captain. The first book we ever talked about and exchanged with a 100 page Batman back in 2011.
Boy do those colors pop! Some of my all time favorite comic books and the ones that got me hooked for life. Yours are as well loved as mine, thanks for sharing.
The colors, the logo, and the art style are all amazing and really pop like you said! Just a fun pop culture happening! Thank you for watching Traie! I appreciate your comment!
😎A haBAT MANuall for those wanting to understand the excitement and enjoyment the Silver Age produced for us , Leo. A majority of Bat fans weren't happy with a non permanently situated Gotham City costumed detective which led to $ales drops that almost led to Batman's printed cancellation. What a twist of fate that the very fun based adventures that were complained about became the style of the pop cultural phenomenon known as Batmania! I myself favor that time of traveling Batman adventures. If William Dozier had been a few years earlier in his producing the Batman TV series we would have been treated to Batwoman , Blonde Batgirl, Redhaired Vicki Vale , BatMite , Bat hound , outer space aliens , weird creatures and Gotham City's Rogues Gallery. For fans of this era of Batman I highly recommend the 1957 Dean Martin ( who was an avid comic book reader and hard core fan of Batman) and Jerry Lewis film "Artists and Models" which deals with the comic book controversy of the precode era and revolves around the comic book sci-fi/horror super heroine The Bat Lady. The World's Finest adventures from this period were SUPERb haBAT MANterpieces!
Your comments are always a BAT MANsterpiece as they are most fun to read and equally informative. Thank you for the tid bit about Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis- fascinating! The 1966 Batman craze was before my time but I enjoy looking at the art and even the trading card series related to it. All the reason to maintain my time machine and travel back in time! Thank you as always for your insights Anthony! It is always a joy seeing you here!
This excellent retrospective episode is very ''meta'' in a way. It's a time travelling episode about time machines! Because that's what those giant-sized annuals were: paper time machines to Batman's Golden Age. And back in the days before the internet, trade paperbacks and other collected editions, these reprints were the only way, us young comic book fans, could afford to read Batman's earliest tales. I find it impressive that you have the whole set! I only have the the collected editions that DC published around 2009, the two affordable volumes of their DC Comics Classics Library that reprinted all those big annuals. Even if I was a Bronze Age Kid (being born in 1965 and starting to read around 1970), and that I therefore I grew up with the more ''realistic'' and ''serious'' dark detective era of Neal Adams and Jim Aparo, I was always fascinated by any Golden Age Batman reprints DC would throw at us in those thick 48, 52 or 100-pagers that were popular in the 70's. The early issues of Batman Family (a favorite series of mine) comes to mind. Back then, I didn't like the crude art in most of DC Golden Age superhero reprints, except for the Batman stories. The reruns of the Batman 1966 tv series might have made me more familiar with this more ''innocent'' and friendly version of the Space Age era Batman. But a big part was the art of Dick Sprang (often inked by the underappreciated Charles Paris) who remains, to this day, my favorite Golden Age superhero artist. Happy New Year Leo! All the best! And thank you!
Happy New Year Rangersly! Thank you for watching as always! I agree that the reprints and annuals were a way to catch up on what was missed. The reprint books were thick and generally ad free and one felt as if they truly had something! I liked how the early Batman jumped into different themes- jungle, space, pre-historic, medieval, and one of my favorites- miniature world. It was all very cartoon-ey and fun which is a stark contrast to the dark Batman of today! I have to read up more about Charles Paris, the inker, as you mentioned it. May the year be good to you Rangersly! Thanks again for your knowledge and comment!
You have forgotten story lines of Bill Finger and You are right the master works of Dick Sprang
Thank you for watching Arthur! I tried my best to collect those story lines as they are creative in many ways. I appreciate your comment!
Thank you for this great comic time travel! I just can't get enough
of the 1960's. I've just finished a scrapbook about that decades greatest news stories, so this
video about Batman Annuals
from the 60's suits me perfectly!
Greetings from a rainy Sweden
Greetings and salutations to Sweden! It is rainy and sometimes snowy here too! Your scapbook sounds truly interesting and fun! I think it is great to preserve history and art- such as comic art. I hope that I was able to recap the first 7 Batman Annuals. Thank you for watching, I appreciate it!
Great!
Thank you for the many dazzling rooms of Hotel Orloff! Many happy reminisces of great comics in 2024!
LOVE IT! Thanks
Like you had mentioned before, those 80-page giants are truly tremendous and great!
Great video, thank you 👊
Thank you for watching easycomicreader! I appreciate it!
Man...I DID NOT KNOW that back in those days, there was actually a "batwoman" in the old Batman comics. Wow, I learned something. Huhnh! Amazing. I thought that flopsweat TV SERIES of Batwoman was a fake story that wasn't originated from comic books. But there WAS a Batwoman, at one time.
Batwoman and her 1960s outfit are a lot of fun! I have to check out the Batwoman series you speak of! Neat!
I still wish modern comic book readers, fans, and even some store owners, would admit, that even with the best modern comic book art inside work, IT IS NOT as good as those early and Siver/Bronze age comic books. Even with the ones you showed, which were not on the par with Neil Adams, they are a lot better than MANY "independent " comic books titles that I see in stores today. The artwork is simply not there. There are some exceptions, but it just ins't there.
The art of the silver and bronze age gives you a special feeling of wonder and contentment. The initial glances trigger joy in the brain. I agree, the newer artwork you can feel the computer generating the shades and line weights. The comics of the past had collage and mural like qualities, whereas a cover today features just a single character on a mute background. Neil Adams, Gene Colan, John Romita, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers... I can go on and on, is they understood form and just the right amount of detail for us to read as comic readers.
Sir, that is an EXCELLENT sxplantion of why the older art is better than the computer art. An artist can customize his colors, depth, and style and shades, weights. computer generated art is more strict, more procedural if you will or programmed. There are great graphic computer programs out there, but they are expensive and the artist or publisher is NOT GOING to use those kind of coloring computer models.@@timetravelcomics
Loving your channel again brother I love it that you didn't change what the story was about about the Indians and the Batman annual where most of these comic UA-camrs now would call them native Americans and make it sound like it was racist or something like the book was racist I hate when they point that stuff out it was not racist Indians called themselves Indians I can't stand it when people point stuff like that out now keep up doing the great work brother My favorite channel by far I love time traveling with you
Thank you for watching as always BruceWayne! I really enjoyed the stories in the Giant Batman series. I liked how Batman took on different roles including being a part of a tribe to help. The story created a dilemma between people and a resolution was found. The message was positive in that story. And that is what I think it is all about- resolutions and of course happy endings in comics!
@@timetravelcomics perfect answer brother I love that too I love time traveling back to these comics sad to say they were just so much better than what gets printed now this was when comics were magical just keep the time machine going brother so we can keep doing this