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I remember reading this in 1983. The part with Selina's survival at the end and (without spoilers) the reason for it was pretty cool back then.
Chris wrote: "I remember reading this in 1983. The part with Selina's survival at the end and (without spoilers) the reason for it was pretty cool back then."
I don't know if the ancient herbs technically count as a red herring or McGuffin or what, but the hot swap at the very end was way too jarring for me to initially warm to. Though, eventually, I got around to it, as you say, being pretty cool.
Jayson wrote: "Chris wrote: "I remember reading this in 1983. The part with Selina's survival at the end and (without spoilers) the reason for it was pretty cool back then."
I don't know if the ancient herbs tec..."
True, it was a little hand-wavey. I'll have to see if I still have that comic, though I doubt it now. But a part of me wonders if they at least gave some foreshadowing (and how they did it).
It didn't surprise me as a kid though.
Chris wrote: "True, it was a little hand-wavey. I'll have to see if I still have that comic, though I doubt it now. But a part of me wonders if they at least gave some foreshadowing (and how they did it)..."
Given that Cat-Man was entirely absent from Batman comics from 1964 until this 1980 two-parter, I doubt many readers were familiar with him. The end reveal hinges on knowing about his magic costume, and I don't know that the brief line Batman gives about it earlier in the issue was adequate foreshadowing.
Ah, put in that context, I reckon I agree. Come to think of it, remembering that panel where Cat-Man stands over Batman and Catwoman as they’re tangled in that netting, it was the first time I’d seen that character. A little more history (even as a brief flashback) would have helped. Surprised I never picked it up sooner, but at 11-and-a half then, that’s understandable.
I like the way you think.
Chris wrote: "Ah, put in that context, I reckon I agree. Come to think of it, remembering that panel where Cat-Man stands over Batman and Catwoman as they’re tangled in that netting, it was the first time I’d se..."
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I remember reading this in 1983. The part with Selina's survival at the end and (without spoilers) the reason for it was pretty cool back then.
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Chris wrote: "I remember reading this in 1983. The part with Selina's survival at the end and (without spoilers) the reason for it was pretty cool back then."I don't know if the ancient herbs technically count as a red herring or McGuffin or what, but the hot swap at the very end was way too jarring for me to initially warm to. Though, eventually, I got around to it, as you say, being pretty cool.
Jayson wrote: "Chris wrote: "I remember reading this in 1983. The part with Selina's survival at the end and (without spoilers) the reason for it was pretty cool back then."I don't know if the ancient herbs tec..."
True, it was a little hand-wavey. I'll have to see if I still have that comic, though I doubt it now. But a part of me wonders if they at least gave some foreshadowing (and how they did it).
It didn't surprise me as a kid though.
Chris wrote: "True, it was a little hand-wavey. I'll have to see if I still have that comic, though I doubt it now. But a part of me wonders if they at least gave some foreshadowing (and how they did it)..."Given that Cat-Man was entirely absent from Batman comics from 1964 until this 1980 two-parter, I doubt many readers were familiar with him. The end reveal hinges on knowing about his magic costume, and I don't know that the brief line Batman gives about it earlier in the issue was adequate foreshadowing.
Ah, put in that context, I reckon I agree. Come to think of it, remembering that panel where Cat-Man stands over Batman and Catwoman as they’re tangled in that netting, it was the first time I’d seen that character. A little more history (even as a brief flashback) would have helped. Surprised I never picked it up sooner, but at 11-and-a half then, that’s understandable.I like the way you think.
Chris wrote: "Ah, put in that context, I reckon I agree. Come to think of it, remembering that panel where Cat-Man stands over Batman and Catwoman as they’re tangled in that netting, it was the first time I’d se..."😁👍