Robin’s name was originally meant by his creators to evoke Robin Hood, rather than the bird.
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In the early issues of Justice League of America, written by Gardner Fox, he had either not done research on Martian Manhunter or thought his immense range of powers not right for the comic. As a result, his main powers were flying and super breath.
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Hollywood producer Jon Peters wanted Superman to fight a giant spider in Superman Lives.
When that movie petered out, Will Smith and Kevin Kline instead fought it in Peters’ Wild Wild West.
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Hawkman and Hawkwoman were originally from the planet Thanagar in the Polaris system. It has been changed to the Thanagar system. But most of the other planets still call it Polaris, which is named after their sun. I read this from the 500-page Hawkman comics, in the story about the Creature of a Thousand Shapes!
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Abin Sur, the Green Lantern who preceded Hal Jordan, has the same initials as Alan Scott, the Green Lantern who preceded Hal Jordan.
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Gardner Fox was one of the only writers (if not the only writer) to work on Batman longer than Bill Finger, writing the third ever Batman story in Detective Comics and still being the main writer on both Detective Comics and Batman for about two years after Finger wrote his last issue of either.
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Early in the dc comics Batman was at the fortress of solitude with Superman aliens came in and Batman and Superman watched them mate while shedding manly tears
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Seal’s Kiss from a Rose song on the Batman Forever soundtrack existed before Batman Forever was released.
Joel Schumacher liked the song and thought it would fit the movie well, so he shot the movie themed video for it and it ended up on the “music from and inspired by” soundtrack.
Also regarding music in a Schumacher Batman movie…
Nearly all of Batman & Robin’s score is reused from Batman Forever. The only new music composed was minor incidental pieces and the family theme.
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Never mind it was more in the silver age
John Haymes Newton played Superboy for the first season of that TV show.
Three years later in 1991, he was a foil of Vanilla Ice’s in the “movie” Cold as Ice.
*Cool as Ice.
William Moulton Marston, the creator of Wonder Woman and her Lasso of Truth, previously patented an early version of the lie detector.
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WMM was held some very forward thinking views of “sexuality”, shall we say and the manifested quite clearly in early WW comics. So much so that editors really had to tone some stuff down.
Time for a 2 in 1:
- In promotional New 52 artwork, as well as the advance solicited images of the covers to Justice League #1 and Wonder Woman #1, Diana was seen in black leather pants similar to her then current look in The Odyssey arc of the then current volume of Wonder Woman.
This was most likely done to have readers assume the pants (with minor differences from her Odyssey look) would stick around after The New 52 began. As we’ve known for nearly eight years now, the trunks returned in place of the leather pants.
- Actor Phil Morris plays Silas Stone on Doom Patrol. However, he’s a veteran of many live action and animated DC productions going back to 2003. Here’s a list of his DC related credits per IMDB
-Doom Patrol: Silas Stone ( 8 episodes, 2019)
-Teen Titans Go! To The Movies: Red Carpet Announcer/Doomsday Device (2018)
-Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League-Cosmic Clash: Vandal Savage (2016)
-Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League: Green Arrow and Hawkman (2015)
-Green Lantern: The Animated Series : Saint Walker (4 episodes, 2012-2013)
-Justice League: Doom: Vandal Savage (2012)
-Smallville (11 episodes, John Jones/Martian Manhunter, 2006-2010)
-Batman: The Brave and The Bold (2 episodes; Jonah Hex/Fox 2009)
-Legion of Super-Heroes (7 episodes, Imperiex and Kandorian #2; 2007-2008)
-Justice League: The New Frontier (King Faraday, 2008)
-Justice League (7 episodes, Vandal Savage/General/Soldier 2002-2003)
-Static Shock (2003, 2 episodes; Jonathan Vale/Shenice’s Dad)
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And Phil Morris’ father was Greg Morris. Greg Morris played the the engineering and electronics genius Barney Collier in the Mission Impossible tv series.
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Here’s one I just learned first-hand: Santa Prisca was not created for Bane’s origin. The earliest use of it I’ve seen is The Question #10 from 1987 (which, according to DC Database, is the first appearance).
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@DeSade Phil Morris was also in the late 80’s continuation of Mission: Impossible too.
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Do you…do you have Batman’s credit card number?
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@RDB Indeed he was! If he didn’t tell you to put the balm on, then don’t put the balm on.
He was also in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
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