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Did you know? In Catwoman's very first appearance, Batman manhandles her, scrubs the makeup off her face, and threatens to paddle her bottom. (media.piefed.social)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social to c/comicbooks@lemmy.world

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I mean, yikes..?

I first shared that at !comicstripedits@lemmy.world, where we take classic comics and edit them in to ridiculous new shizzle. I really did believe it was someone's edit, at first, but NOPE-- it turned out to be almost impossibly, improbably authentic.

More on the whole affair here, including additional pages:
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/articles/did-batman-really-say-quiet-or-papa-spank/1100-142389/

Bottom line? There's never been a proper explanation, body of behavior (on Batman's part) or even cultural context to explain why he blurted out "quiet, or papa spank!"

So, another mystery for the ages, I suppose...

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[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

Yikes indeed, old comics weren't kind to women, it was still a big problem in the 60s.

As for why he said "papa spank", the writer probably thought it sounded tough at the moment. This was the Golden Age, nobody cared back then. After EC got reduced to just publishing the MAD magazine, it took Marvel almost going bankrupt for people passionate about comics working on comics again.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sorry @jordanlund@lemmy.world,
I maybe should have run this one by you first.

I figured it was a curious, silly, fun bit of comics history for your place to enjoy.
Sorry about that, mate.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

No worries, like I say, I get where the other poster was coming from on AI slop, but on zoom you can clearly see the coloring error on the re-master.

There are black lines on both sides of the hand that the modern era colorist mistook for fingers, resulting in:

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 1 points 17 hours ago

Ah, how about that?

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Why did they alter the image to have more fingers?

I will never understand worthless AI Sloppers.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Doesn't appear to be AI. May still be image manipulation, but if so, it's done by DC.

See page #180 from "The Golden Age Batman Volume 1":

Zooming in on your original and the current reprint, I see what's going on, it's a coloring error on the left and right most "fingers", not an image manipulation.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Lol, I love how he's going after OP for posting "AI slop" when it's literally not even, and hasn't said a word about your proof.

[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

I think it is intended to convey movement, showing bats is rubbing off the makeup.

[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm not convinced it's a coloring error. It looks like the pinky finger is duplicated, as evidenced by the two heavier outlines, to indicate motion. Still not AI though.

Edit: I see the coloring error in the comment you were replying to. Whoops.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's like 14 panels you're quoting.

Where's this 1940 comics mishap happening, exactly?