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From: gordon@uw-june (Jamie Green)
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Subject: Re: What are the names of Batman and Robin?
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Date: Wed, 31-Oct-84 23:52:55 EST
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>>Okay Batman fans, here is a tough one!
>>
>>       In what comic book and what issue was the Batman character
>>       first introduced?
>>                                       Dave Van Ess
>>                                       John Fluke Mfg. Co.
>>                                       Everett WA
  
>Really, Dave... It was in Detective Comics #.. uh, #... well, who cares
>about the stupid number anyway!

Number 27, if my memory serves...  Now it's my turn:  What company produced
the comic, and what did its (the company's) name come from?
 
>>ps     Another toughy:
>>
>>       What change was made to Batman's costume in the TV version
>>       that also later made to the comic book version?
  
> Gee, I'd guess the yellow circle behind the bat sign on his chest.

>                                 "Oh, intercourse the penguin!"

>                                         Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer
>                                         John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.

No, I believe the circle came before the TV show.  [later note:  I was right!
The circle came in 1964, and the show in 1966.]

				"It is now 8 o'clock, and time for the penguin
				 on top of your television to explode."
				>>>BOOM<<<
				"How did he know that?"
				"It was an inspired guess."

The Great Green Arkleseizure            {decvax,ihnp4}!uw-beaver!uw-june!gordon
        Jamie Green                               gordon@uw-june.arpa