I miss the days of Batman. 당신 might be wondering what that means, because there's plenty of new 배트맨 content. However, I'm not talking about the dark, violent, anti-social vigilante who fights a clown that was disturbingly violent. I'm talking about the bright, heroic, fun superhero who fought a clown that was delightfully goofy. When I see people talk about who 배트맨 is and what he's about, they usually describe the darker 배트맨 from recent decades. It's sad to hear that, because that's not the 배트맨 that Bill Finger created.

In Batman's first year, 1939, he was a dark vigilante. However, this was before the 배트맨 character had been properly figured out. In the 1940's, Bill Finger brought a lot of strong changes to the 배트맨 character. 배트맨 was given an origin story, a sidekick and a new set of morals. In 1939, 배트맨 did carry a gun. However, after the origin was thought up, 배트맨 was re-invented as a 더 많이 noble hero who would never shoot any of his enemies. 배트맨 was disgusted 의해 the evil actions of his enemies. He wanted to be a symbol of hope for his city. He was strong, thoughtful, compassionate and inspiring. This lighter take of 배트맨 lasted throughout the 1940's and 50's.

In the 1960's, Bill Finger stopped being a writer on the comics. His departure, combined with comics being allowed to get away with more, led to a lot of changes. 배트맨 comics were starting to get 더 많이 serious. The colorful campiness was being toned down. However, 배트맨 was still characterized as a noble hero, so a lot of the important elements were still there. The 1966 TV show helped make the colorful, upbeat 배트맨 더 많이 인기 than ever before. It helped 배트맨 become known for being a wholesome, sweet superhero who battled an entertaining group of gimmick-themed supervillains.

In the late 60's, 배트맨 comics were becoming darker. The stories were complex, the villains were 더 많이 threatening and 배트맨 wasn't as upbeat as he used to be. This continued into the 70's. The stories were well done and still had a sense of adventure and fun. However, without Bill Finger and his vision, it wasn't the same.

A lot of 배트맨 팬 think that the definitive 배트맨 came from the 1980's. However, I believe that the 80's was the decade that led to Batman's downfall. The Dark Knight Returns is often considered to be the greatest 배트맨 story of all time. Frankly, I don't really like it. The Dark Knight Returns helped make the darker version of 배트맨 더 많이 popular. The colorful, campy charm of classic 배트맨 was replaced with a gritty atmosphere. The action became 더 많이 intense. 배트맨 started feeling 더 많이 like an action hero from an R-rated film than the family-friendly hero he used to be.

I believe the 1980's was also the downfall for Batman's biggest rival, the Joker. The Joker, who was created 의해 Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, was one of the most entertaining villains in all of fiction. He was wild, bizarre and had a unique style of humor. However, The Dark Knight Returns took the charm out of the Joker. He was turned into a violent murderer who had a creepy obsession with Batman. Things got even worse with the graphic novel known as The Killing Joke. In that story, Joker paralyzed Barbara Gordon! That story even shows Joker shooting her in the stomach. That's not all he does, but frankly, I don't want to go into further detail. I've spent enough time of my life being depressed and disturbed 의해 that story. To summarize, The Killing Joke is creepy, disturbing, depressing and it could be considered offensive. Yvonne Craig, the original Batgirl actress, was upset 의해 the story, and I completely relate to her reaction. It's true that Joker was a murderer in his first comics appearance. However, there was no blood 또는 gore. Also, for a majority of the 40's and 50's, Joker was 더 많이 entertaining than creepy. He was eccentric and goofy, not violent and sick.

The 80's also gave us a 인기 story called 년 One. While 년 One did introduce some interesting antagonists, like Carmine Falcone and Commissioner Loeb, it has some problems. One of them is that they made Catwoman an ex-prostitute. Also, Commissioner Gordon cheats on his pregnant wife. This makes me wonder why comics writers are so obsessed with taking Bill Finger's innocent ideas and objecting them to such dark material.

The 90's was 더 많이 of the same, but was an okay decade. It certainly wasn't as problematic as the 2000's. The 2000's led to such stories as The Dark Knight Strikes Again and All-Star 배트맨 and Robin. Those stories are filled with cynical heroes, objectifying women, extreme forms of violence, 배트맨 being abusive towards Robin, 배트맨 referring to himself as "the Goddamn Batman" and 슈퍼맨 being treated like a fool. In other words, those stories are offensive dribble that barely have anything in common with the classic 배트맨 that Bill Finger created. I'm sure that even Bob Kane would have some problems with those stories.

The 배트맨 franchise has done so much for me. There's been a countless amount of times where 배트맨 has given me entertainment, happiness and enjoyment during my darker moments. 배트맨 has been a hero that I look up to and get inspired by. There's been times where just hearing Batman's name makes me feel sentimental. The classic 배트맨 is a timeless treat to the world. Bill Finger's creations don't deserve to be turned into as many dark and twisted things as modern writers can think of. Bill Finger's creations deserve to be treated like the colorful, fun and wonderful characters that they were always meant to be. Gotham needs their hero back. Bring back the classic 배트맨 and have him fight the Joker. We've had enough cynical, violent stories. Let's have some good-natured fun.

In one of Adam West's last interviews, his 조언 to future 배트맨 actors was to bring a sense of fun to the role. I believe the same should apply to the people who write Batman. 배트맨 might be called the dark knight, but if 당신 ask me, Batman's the symbol of hope that the world of comics needs.