A friend just sent me this great photo taken by Photographer Jared Wickerman showing Actor TOM HARDY as BANE in Full-Costume! ( Click on it for a larger, sharper version ). They're filming THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman movie right now in Pittsburgh & he got this great shot! To check out more cool Photojournalism from Jared, just click HERE!
WARHOL POP ART Fans are going to totally love this picture. This is an original photograph taken by Frank Bez. It was shot for an Esquire Magazine photo shoot in 1967. It features the German Super-Model NICO & American Pop Artist Andy Warhol dressed as the Dynamic Duo! This photo is available now at a few Art Galleries. Click HERE for more information.
I really love getting cool Batman-related pictures like this! A Bat-Blog Fan named Sam was kind enough to share a vintage family photo he has of him & his younger brother from the 1960's. Of course he is wearing the famous BATMAN COMIC BOOK LOGO T-shirt! How awesome is that?! I told Sam that I had that exact same T-Shirt when I was a little kid ( they must have sold millions of them ). These came out around the time of the 1966 TV Show. Thanks Sam for sending this wonderful personal photo, it's great! If any other readers out there have anything similar to share then please send it in. Our e-mail button is always on the top right-hand side of this page.
Holy Purr-fection, Batman! Catwoman herself, Hollywood icon, actress, and author Julie Newmar, will join us in person as the Paley Center presents this exclusive preview of Julie Newmar: A Life in Motion, a world premiere photographic exhibition at the David W. Streets Fine Art and Photography Gallery in Beverly Hills, featuring the performer as captured by Bert Stern, John Engstead, and Bernard of Hollywood, among others. At the Paley Center event, Ms. Newmar will introduce a special screening of the Biography special, Julie Newmar: The Cat's Meow, and be on hand for a sneak preview of select imagery from the exhibit in the Paley Center's Bell Family Gallery. Julie Newmar: A Life in Motion, will remain on view at the Paley Center until December 6, while the main exhibit is running concurrently at the David W. Streets Gallery. Admission to the exclusive screening and gallery exhibit preview is free, but reservations are recommended. Saturday, November 7, 2009, 1:00 pm PT, Los Angeles, CA. For more information be sure to visit the Paley Center website by clicking HERE!
This vintage photo is a picture of a very young Batman Fan wearing a Classic Bat-Logo T-Shirt, Circa 1966. His name is John. He is still, to this very day, a Batman Fan! That's AWESOME! Here is his story about the photo: We all must have had one of these Batman T-shirts! Here I am at the Jersey Shore in 1966...so I`m 4 years old here...WOW! I remember tons of those "See-Thru" Batman kites flying on the beach and most of the games of chance, called "wheels", on the boardwalk were offering plush Batman dolls. What a time!
Ya know, I can totally relate to this except for the "Jersey Shore" part. Ha Ha! I grew-up in Oklahoma. We don't have beaches here! But I have been a fan since 1966 as well. I was born in 1964, making me 2 years old when the TV Show came out. Over the years I got into the comics, other cartoons, movies, toys ( new & vintage ), and today I write a blog about it. Honestly, the best part of doing this blog is getting pictures like this & meeting other Batman Fans. Thanks John for sending it in. I wanna invite any & ALL Bat-Blog Readers or Fans to send in their memories. It can be pictures of yourself wearing Bat-Gear or some vintage toys you liked, your collection today, whatever, just share with us why you like Batman. Thanks.
Shown here is an old advertisement for a special BATMAN 45 rpm RECORD that was "supposedly written" by Bob Kane, the "creator" of Batman. This ad appeared in the back of comic books in the late 1960's. Bob Kane wrote the main song "Have Faith in Me". It was performed by Hank Leids & the Bat-Group COURAGE. The song on the B-Side was titled "You've Got Me Crying". As a BONUS, when you bought this record, you also got a 4 X 5 photo of Bob Kane sitting in the original Batmobile Car, signed by him of course! This product was published by Downing Records. Now, I'm wondering... has anyone EVER seen this record or the autographed photo? It's gotta be super-RARE as, in my 20+ years of obsessive bat-collecting, I have NEVER ever seen it! If anyone has a photo of this rare gem I would appreciate you sending a pic of it to share. Remember, the Bat-Blog is ALL ABOUT the love of collecting Batman Memorabilia!!
"I AM BATMAN!!" At one of the many Message Boards I am a member of I saw this extremely cute family photo that I knew I had to share here. Someone with a very tiny little baby placed a Batman mask on it's face for a family photo. Personally, I really love this picture & think it's a work of true ART. I instantly e-mailed the owner of this picture to ask permission & he was kind enough to say, Yes! So, thank you for allowing me to share this. I really love this picture & know my readers will too...it's adorable!
Oh man! I opened my e-mail box last night & when I saw this amazing vintage Batman photo I was totally surprised! A loyal Bat-Blog Reader named Michael sent this wonderful family photo & this story, "Love your site, Batman fan from the old ABC television series days, wanted to share a scan of an original Polaroid (one surviving of seven taken) of the George Barris 1966 Batmobile on display at a Ford dealership in Indianapolis. The crowd that turned out was so large the owner of the dealership kept the car back in the service bays as he could not guarantee it's safety ! I'm the little bat-geek in the hat and glasses, the other little boy is my cousin who's dad knew said dealership owner and arranged for us to have the 'private' showing. Enjoy!" Ha Ha, Michael, I bet you totally freaked out when you saw THE car! What a great story & I seriously love the old black & white photo. I really appreciate you sending this because cool stuff like this is extremely RARE & the photo looks great, thanks. I also love the happy facial expressions on you & your cousin's faces. This must have been the greatest day of your childhoods, ha ha! I want to invite ALL Bat-Blog Readers to send us your favorite memories of Batman. There's an "e-mail Button" on the top right-hand side of this blog, click it sometime. Thanks again, Michael!
I wanna thank our friend Dave for sending this really wonderful vintage photo he recently found. It shows some early Bat-Nerds circa 1966! ( I mean "Bat-Nerds" in a good way, ha ha. ) The costumes are home-made but they look great. Thank you Dave. Be sure to click on the photo for a larger, more detailed, version. We wanna invite all our Bat-Blog Readers to send in their Halloween memories. You can find the "e-mail button" on the top right-hand side of this page.
All my friends know that besides really liking the Batman character that I'm also a HUGE Andy Warhol Fan. So, it was really exciting to get e-mailed this very cool photo from a friend of mine! ( Thanks Deb! ) Here's a vintage 60's photograph of Andy Warhol with one of his "Superstars", named Nico, & they are both dressed up in Batman & Robin costumes!! I have NEVER never ever seen this photo before so it must be quite RARE & obscure, ha ha. It must have been done during the hype of the 1966 Batman TV Show. Seeing Warhol as Robin, The Boy Wonder is extremely cool. Thanks again Deb, this photo make my day!
I saw this very funny humor photo of a little kid on Flickr the other day, cracks me up!! He looks so cute & actually he doesn't look too happy about wearing this Batman costume mask. His expression sorta says, "OK, Hurry up & take the picture already!", ha ha! Anyway, it's a great piece of art ( yes, Photography is ART ) & I knew my readers would love it as much as me.
The other day I found this amazing vintage black & white photograph. It shows Bob Kane & Stan Lee together, a very historical moment. The creators of Batman ( DC Comics ) & Spiderman ( Marvel ), very cool!
Another cool Bat-Blog Reader sent in this very awesome vintage family photo yesterday. His name is Brian & he wrote, "I love your blog. You do a great job of covering fun, quirky stuff and all the different eras of Batman. I've been an avid Batman collector for just over 20 years and have been a fan of the character as far back as I can remember. As an adult, I had the opportunity to add a very small thumbprint on the Batman mythos as the illustrator of Batman: Absolution. Absolution was a graphic novel that DC published about 5 years ago or so. At any rate, I've loved seeing the vintage photos of people dressed in Batman costumes. So, I thought I'd send one of my own. Enclosed is a photo of myself as Robin and my buddy Paul as Batman from 1972 in Aberdeen, South Dakota. We look pretty pathetic in our costumes we made ourselves but we sure thought we were "dead ringers" for the Caped Crusaders. :) Keep up the great work on the blog. It's always a nice "pick-me-up" to check each day and see what's new." Ha Ha! Thanks for the kind words Brian & I seriously love this photo! It's kinda funny that you say you guys look pathetic, that's NOT true! Even though they are home-made & not "Hollywood quality" doesn't mean they're not great, they are great!! It looks like a lot of love went into making them & they are pretty accurate too. Looking at you as Robin I gotta crack-up about the "towel around the neck"...we ALL did that as kids, funny! I really love this picture & appreciate you sending it. Thank You. Ha Ha, I know the readers are gonna love it...it's great! By the way, I might have to check out that Batman: Absolution graphic novel you mentioned, sounds cool.
Ha Ha, I seriously LOVE to get vintage photos like this! I received an e-mail this morning from a loyal Bat-Blog reader named John. He wrote, "I love your site, check it every day! I thought you might like this picture of my brother and I (I'm on the left). I figure it's from early 1967, based on the snow on the awning, and those masks were merchandised from the Batman TV show. They were black ski-masks with bat-ears and the emblem on the forehead." Wow! Thanks John, this picture is really really great! I love the expression on your faces. You guys are beaming with bat-pride, ha ha! Seriously, this is a very wonderful family photo & I appreciate you sending it. I know my readers are gonna love it! If any other readers have photos to share then please send them in today! ( Our e-mail button is on the left-side of this blog ).
Here's a random photo I saw on Flickr the other night & thought it was too good to not share. It's a Vintage 1960's Carnival Souvenir Photo showing a little kid poking his head through a hole to have his picture taken. The background has a painted scene of Batman & Robin. The end result? It made the kid look like Robin....very cool!
