I got a DVD that has some of the Batman movie serials they made back in the 1940’s. Superheroes have came a long, long way since then.Stately Wayne manner appeared, from the outside, to be in a tract home in a suburb. It’s nice, but it looks like something a middle manager at a dairy queen could afford.
The bat mobile is just a plain old 1939 Cadillac convertible. It’s a nice car, but superheroes shouldn’t be able to get their vehicles right off the lot. And they ought to be able to afford to not have to drive a four year old car. They drive the bat-mobile right out of the garage at the front of Bruce Wayne’s house. In costume. The exact same car Bruce Wayne drives during the day. Back in the 40’s keeping your identity secret depended a lot on having neighbors who don’t notice very much.
Alfred had to look outside to check and see if the bat signal was on. I guess he just had to keep checking several times a day to be safe. And I don’t know how batman was alerted in the daytime, but I’m not sure if that was explained in the recent movies either.
Robin “The Boy Wonder” appears to be in his late 30’s.
Spandex has been a big step up for superheroes. In the serials batman’s costume looks to be a sweat suit. And his mask makes him look more like a kitty than a bat.
The crime they solve has to do with recovering a machine that controls vehicles automatically. I guess I can see that might be a useful thing for criminals to have (who doesnt enjoy RC racing?) but the machine runs on diamonds. That’s is a pretty severe design flaw. You’d think just keeping the diamonds would give you a higher profit margin. That’s like heating your home by burning 20 dollar bills.
