Bat costume the best and the worst

[The Shredder]

Another funny with the early 1940's Batman serial, was how Batman survived the fall from the building at the end of Chapter One. I mean, he comes crashing down on two guys, with one of them appearing to be falling to his death. But Batman just pops right back up (one wonders how since it looked like he fell a good ways?), brushes off, and climbs right back up the building to help Robin obtain the Radium Gun from some Dr. Daka thug.

 

[Bathead]

Well, that's actually pretty typical of almost all of the old movie serials. To make it more exciting they always had a cliffhanger that was apparently utterly impossible for the hero to escape. Then, since the succeding chapter wouldn't be seen until a week later, the producers of these films believed most movie-goers would forget *exactly* what happened and they would add scenes that were basically cheats, like showing the hero jumping from the car just before it went over the cliff, when the preceding chapter's cliffhanger made it obvious that he couldn't have done such a thing. When you see the serials now, usually you see them in compilations, where you can see as many chapters in a row as you want, the inconsistencies are apparent, and it becomes obvious that they were cheating.

 

[The Shredder]

Yeah, I've seen a few serials. And I'm aware of how inconsistant alot of them are ultimately played out with each and every chapter, but the one I was referring to just seems hilarious to me for some reason. Hell, I believe Batman in the 1940s serial is briefly suggested to be working for the U.S. Government rather than a out-and-out vigilante, but thats another aspect that was often common with superhero serials. Change from the source. Admittedly, I've probably seen the early 1940s Batman serial more than any other serial comic book related or not. Unfortunately I havent seen many of the Superman serials, but I hear they are being released shortly. So thats cool.

Fav Batman costume is the 1989 Keaton suit, btw.