Batman in the 1970s Podcast - launching Sept. 1st

[gothosmansion]

Thanks for posting.

Your fan-hood was a lot like mine. I became a Batman fan by watching reruns of the TV show in the 1970s. That led to my interest in the comics. My mom always said she was glad, because I was very eager to learn to read. I did wonder where Robin was at and why he wasn't in the first comic that I bought.

I recognized your intro as the Batman Alarm clock. I had one of those, too. Who am I kidding? I still have it. It went off at every time except the one it was set for.

I will say that I never felt like I had to be a fan of just one thing, though. While I enjoyed Star Wars, Batman was always my number 1. Like you, it sort of labeled me as the geek, though. Even among the other comics fans at school, I was the only one who liked Batman. Actually, Batman led me to try other comics.

One last thing....the Batman costume you mentioned was probably from a pattern. My mom got one somewhere and made me a Batman costume for Halloween sometime in the 1970s as well.

[BAT 77]

I recognized your intro as the Batman Alarm clock. I had one of those, too. Who am I kidding? I still have it. It went off at every time except the one it was set for.

I still have mine. I think it only worked for a couple of months before the player mechanism broke, and then somewhere along the line the clock mechanics also went belly up. I had planned on getting it restored but instead turned it into an art piece a few years ago.

My Batman Alarm Clock re-purposed as pop art.

I will say that I never felt like I had to be a fan of just one thing, though. While I enjoyed Star Wars, Batman was always my number 1. Like you, it sort of labeled me as the geek, though. Even among the other comics fans at school, I was the only one who liked Batman. Actually, Batman led me to try other comics.

It was also a matter of finances. Star Wars hit around the time before my mom started working to bring in more income, so I had to be very choosy with what toys or merchandise my parents would buy for me.

One last thing....the Batman costume you mentioned was probably from a pattern. My mom got one somewhere and made me a Batman costume for Halloween sometime in the 1970s as well.

I'm sure it was. The only part of the costume to have survived (barely) was the cape, which I think is still at my dad's house. My mom often remarked that should give the cape to my future bride for "something blue" for the wedding. I never got around to getting married, although I've been living with my girlfriend for 13 years.

Thanks - JB

[BATWINGED HORNET]

I had that clock as a kid. It did not look like it was based on any art from the comics, but I enjoyed it.