This just in. It appears that Santa Claus will be totally unable to deliver toys to all the good little boys and girls of the world this year & Christmas is canceled! The Police have not been able to determine who has committed this crime but toxicology reports say it was a deadly toxin. Their only clue was a "Joker Playing Card" left at the scene of the crime. When we have more information on this incident we'll let you know. So, be sure to stay tuned to the Bat-Blog.
A friend to the Bat-Blog sent these very cool "Batman as Santa Claus" xmas pictures he wanted to share ( Thanks Kevin ). He explains that he "loves both Batman & Christmas" and that he got these images in a portfolio of Bruce Timm's artwork. Timm, of course, was the director & designer for Batman: The Animated Series. That's why these graphics have a "cartoon look" about them...they're AWESOME!
Since today is "Wacky Wallpaper Wednesday" & tonight is Christmas Eve I thought I would post a few that are holiday themed. The 1st one is actually a photo sent in to us from a reader named Iris who is from Germany. She has a cool collection of standees in her hallway & decorated them this year for Christmas with Santa Claus hats! I thought this photo was pretty funny & the idea is also very clever. The 2nd one is a now-famous graphic of the 1966 Batman TV Show Batmobile Car. It's sort of a parody of this classic Christmas song, "Jingle Bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg, THE BATMOBILE LOST IT'S WHEEL, & the Joker got away...HEY!". Everyone here at the Bat-Blog wants to wish everyone in the whole wide world a very very MERRY CHRISTMAS & a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Here's a 1940's Golden Age Comic Book Cover that I thought would be appropriate for today's event, Christmas Eve. It's BATMAN # 27 from 1945 ( Be sure to click on the above photos for larger, more detailed, pics ). It shows Batman & Robin helping Santa Claus deliver toys to good boys & girls...it's a Classic! On the back cover was an advertisement for the Daisy Air Rifle company. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
Just a friendly reminder that BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD is on TV tonight on Friday, December 12th. Be sure to check your local listings for correct time ( usually around 7:00 to 8:00 pm & if you miss it on Friday night they show another viewing early the next morning ). In this week’s episode, “Invasion of the Secret Santas”, the evil Fun Haus plans to steal Christmas with his army of robot Santa Clauses and killer toys including "Dynamite Dolly" Dolls and the "Presto Play Pals" Action Figures! Red Tornado teams up with Batman to save Christmas and in the process, finds his holiday spirit. Posted up above are a few scenes from the TV show & down below is a BATMAN / RED TORNADO DESKTOP WALLPAPER!
The Bat-Blog wishes everybody a HAPPY HOLIDAY! Old Saint Nick himself made an appearance on the 1966 Batman TV series on December 22, 1966 in an episode titled "The Duo is slumming". It was one of those "special guest" moments where, while Batman & Robin are climbing up the side of a building, a person pops their head out the window. Santa Claus was played by the wonderful character Actor Andy Devine ( Thanks Jackie! ).
Recently I have got a ton of messages & e-mails requesting Batman-related Christmas graphics so here we go! We got pictures of Golden Age Comic Book Covers, Jim Lee's Tumbler Batmobile ( a gift from Santa ), Photos of Batman & Santa together, Batman dressed in a Santa Claus costume, & even The Joker in his Santa Claus suit! I'll try to find more but I wanna ask readers to send some if they got 'em...Happy Holidays!!
