WTF? Wednesday: Boys Will Be Boys
Making fun of vintage Batman and Robin scenarios is like shooting fish in a barrel. With an AK-47. It's just too easy, and I'm convinced that the writers and artists responsible for these gems knew exactly what they were doing. After all, these were young, creative guys hanging out in smoke-filled studios in New York — the working-class equivalent of "Mad Men." ("You know what'd be hilarious? What if we showed Dick Grayson crying like a jilted lover because Batman has a new squeeze? Oh, and let's see how many times we can use the word 'boner' before people catch on.")
And yet, there are still those old-school moments between Mr. Wayne and his young ward that leave me speechless. Take this one for example:
Neverland, much?
Um, why are Bruce and Dick sleeping in beds that have been pushed together, slumber-party style? Judging from the overhead narration, this is a typical morning for the Dynamic Duo. As for that cold shower — the implication being that it, like breakfast, will be shared — this is how my friend, T.B., put it: "I think it's too late for that."
Oh, come ON! Seriously?
Meanwhile, from the Sidekicks Who Love Too Much files:
The next one is totally out of context, but I can't imagine it being any less disturbing IN context. If Robin were 18, that'd be their business. But …
So once the threat of deadly contagion is raised, three heroes in a row think immediately of their old ladies. Batman, however, goes straight to Robin Town. Alrighty.
I will save you the trouble of saying that my mind is in the gutter, and that I am projecting 21st-Century depravity onto these innocent panels. Bygones.
Batman and Robin, WTF
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That's just plain creepy, I don't care who you are. I am loving the WTF Wednesday installments though.
Yay! We're so glad you enjoy them. We figure that if it creeps us out or makes us laugh, other people will have the same reaction. I saw these and thought, "DUDE."
Brian Jacoby from Secret Headquarters Tallahassee, Florida says:
Most of those can be explained away by the differing social normalcies in the past 70 years, but that last one just gives me the creeps.
"Stay tuned for next week's episode of Touched by a Batman!"
You guys are cracking me up!
The first thing I thought of was the old SNL cartoon shorts. I didn't realize it at the time but the Ambiguously Gay Duo spots were pretty spot on after all.
There are plenty of these "gems" on the Superdickery.com site!
It is hilarious twisted! : )