Behind BATMAN VS 3 VILLAINS OF DOOM "Black Cat Crimes!"

The Penguin and The Joker Have Failed to Capture or Kill The Batman and Robin...

...now, the Felonious Feline Femme Fatale herself, The Catwoman, will attempt to finish off the Caped Crusaders in this cover-featured story from DC's Detective Comics #122 (1947) produced by The Batman's co-creators, writer Bill Finger and penciler Bob Kane, with the assistance of inker Charles Paris!

You've read the comic tale, now read the prose version via these links...

Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Note that the novel describes Catwoman in the costume you see above, not the slinky, dark green, iridescent ensemble Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether, and Eartha Kitt wore in the TV series!

The Silver Age comics copied the TV costume's design, but, for some reason, made it bright green!
Remember, you can read the entire novel, start to finish, by clicking HERE!

We hope you've enjoyed this journey into a previously-unrevealed secret about the book that began a whole line of prose novels and short story anthologies that continue to this day!

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Behind BATMAN VS 3 VILLAINS OF DOOM "Crime Parade"

We Have Already Witnessed...

...how a Penguin comic book story was adapted into the premiere Batman prose novel Batman vs 3 Villains of Doom in 1966 by "Winston Lyon" aka William Wollfolk!

Now the Comedic Crown Prince of Crime, The Joker, has his turn to torment the Dynamic Duo in a story from DC's Detective Comics #124 (1947) by writer Edmond Hamilton, pencilled by Bob Kane himself, and inked by George Roussos, converted from this illustrated version to text below!
Pop Culture Note: The title "Crime Parade" is based on the popular live weekly show Your Hit Parade,  which ran on radio from 1935 to 1953, overlapping with a TV version that ran from 1950 to 1959, featuring a in-house band and various big-name vocalists performing the best-selling songs from that week!

Now that you've read the comic tale, read the prose version via these links...
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
...and be back on Friday, as we conclude our presentation with the final story starring the Felonious Feline Femme Fatale herself, The Catwoman!
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Same Bat-Blog!

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Behind BATMAN VS 3 VILLAINS OF DOOM "The State Bird Crimes!"

As We Pointed Out HERE...

...this premiere original-material Batman prose novel from 1966 adapted several comic stories into it's storyline, much as the TV series itself did!

(You can read the entire novel, chapter by chapter starting HERE!)

Here's the first one, starring the Foul Felonious Fowl himself, The Penguin, in a story from DC's Batman #58 (1950), written by William Woolfolk (who also penned the novel), penciled by Dick Sprang, anad inked by Charles Paris!

Now that you've read the comic tale, read the adapted-into-prose version via these links...

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

...and be back on Wednesday, as we present the next adapted comic, starring the Harlequin of Hate himself...The Joker!

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Russkie-Smashers CAPTAIN AMERICA "Captain America Strikes!"

 Wherever the Red Menace Threatens America...

...(even overseas) there will be be a Captain America and Bucky to combat them!

Written by Don Rico (who was also quite an illustrator himself) and illustrated by hot up-and-comer John Romita Jr (whatever became of him?) this tale from the first issue of Cap's revived comic (#76 in 1954) has him back in the military, though he was already shown to be an honorably-discharged civilian in his 1950s return to comics post-World War II in Atlas' Young Men #24 (1953)...which was also written by this story's scripter, Don Rico!
Whether it was editorial sloppiness in dropping a line about an "honor guard of retired heroic soldiers" or that the story was set post-WWII, but before Steve Rogers was discharged, we'll never know!
New WWII flashback stories about Cap & Bucky were a major part of their Silver Age run in Tales of Suspense, giving context to present-day tales that often were direct sequels!
And there were no Silver-Age references (or reprints) of the 1950s CA&B since, according to editor Stan Lee...they never happened in official Marvel continuity!
But that began to change in 1968, when elements of the 1950s stories began to creep into Silver Age stories as shown HERE!

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Decades

Marvel in the '50s

Captain America Strikes!

(Which reprints this story)

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