bataman: marvel comic character???

[t_bolt7]

This may seem obvious to some of you however I'm not sure and I need to know definately. Is Batman a Marvel creation? I'm doing a study on Marvel comic characters that have been adapted into films so if Batman isn't I can't include him. The reason I'm not sure is that on the official Marvel site, Batman isn't included on the Bio list. So if you know, plz let me know. Any help would be great.

[Kwick22a]

As far as I know Batman is and always has been a DC character.

This link might be of some help. http://www.geocities.com/junkieforyourlove/batman/bathistory.html

[The Xenos]

Yeah, Batman was around in the 1940s, before Marvel was ever a company.

-Xenos

[t_bolt7]

thanks guys. If my assessment goes well, I'll....do something...damn nice for you..the funny thing is that Marvel has all these films out like the Hulk and Spiderman, yet Batman is considered according to many reviews as the best of all the film adaptations of comic superheroes and Batman isn't even a marvel character...mwahaha

[D.K.HOOD]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by The Xenos:
<B>Yeah, Batman was around in the 1940s, before Marvel was ever a company.

-Xenos</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

True, but so was Captain America and the Sub-Mariner and they are Marvel characters.

[norrinraad]

And let's not forget the original Human Torch, whom I believe is now the Vision...

Actually, these characters were all the property of "Timely Publications", the predecessor to Marvel Comics. Timely was where Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created Captain America, where Bill Everett created the Sub-Mariner, and where Carl Burgos created the Human Torch. Timely was the source from which Marvel Comics sprang, so the above mentioned characters all naturally became Marvel properties.

Batman, I believe, was originally published in the Golden Age by All-American/National Comics, the two companies that eventually became DC Comics. In that sense, he has always been a DC character, as Captain America has always been a Marvel character, although their literal origins may differ slightly.

[GRIM]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by norrinraad:
<B>And let's not forget the original Human Torch, whom I believe is now the Vision...

Actually, these characters were all the property of "Timely Publications", the predecessor to Marvel Comics. Timely was where Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created Captain America, where Bill Everett created the Sub-Mariner, and where Carl Burgos created the Human Torch. Timely was the source from which Marvel Comics sprang, so the above mentioned characters all naturally became Marvel properties.

Batman, I believe, was originally published in the Golden Age by All-American/National Comics, the two companies that eventually became DC Comics. In that sense, he has always been a DC character, as Captain America has always been a Marvel character, although their literal origins may differ slightly. </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


DAMN! I just read this big book on marvel and DC and i wanted to boast my knowledge on this page but I was once again thwarted by that damn norrinraad!


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DICK

[D.K.HOOD]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by GRIM:
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DAMN! I just read this big book on marvel and DC and i wanted to boast my knowledge on this page but I was once again thwarted by that damn norrinraad!
</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Solomon Grundy says, "Big books good for one thing and one thing only...smashing Big Bugs! Ha hah ha ha hah ha, Solomon Grundy make a funny! Wait, that rhymed! Solomon Grundy was a poet and didn't know it!"

Ooooh, that wacky Solomon.

[GRIM]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by D.K.HOOD:
<B> Solomon Grundy says, "Big books good for one thing and one thing only...smashing Big Bugs! Ha hah ha ha hah ha, Solomon Grundy make a funny! Wait, that rhymed! Solomon Grundy was a poet and didn't know it!"

Ooooh, that wacky Solomon.


and its because of that adittude your not geting those pants you wanted young man.

(cartoon network used to run some funny ass commercials with the superfriends, what ever happend to that?)

</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>



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DICK

[t_bolt7]

hey, which batman movie and batman would you say is the best?

catwoman probably made batman returns the best...plus there's that little house in the fish tank that batman uses to get into his bat cave which is tres cool...