Batman

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143 INDEx ABC (American Broadcasting Company), 1, 51, 68, 117; creation of Batman, 3–4; publicity campaign, 111 Adams, Neal, 124–25, 126 Adventures of Batman and Rubin, The, 118–20 Adventures of Superman, The, 3, 9, 15 Alfred, 2, 19, 27, 42, 44, 90, 91, 96, 102, 105; and Batgirl, 48, 51, 52; paternal role, 20 Allen, Marty, 118 Allen, Steve, 81 Allred, Lee, 125 Allred, Michael, 125 antiwar movement, 14, 38, 40 Aquaman, 79 Aunt Harriet, 2, 18, 27, 44, 59, 78, 82, 91, 93, 96, 98 Aunt Hilda, 41–42, 44 Bails, Jerry, 116 Bankhead, Tallulah, 71–72, 74 Batcave, the, 2, 13, 20, 26–27, 41, 42, 44, 49, 51, 52, 89, 90, 109, 111, 118 Batgirl, 47, 48–52, 53, 56, 87, 112; asexuality, 50; and Catwoman, 65, 66; female agency, 58–59; as female derivative, 45, 51, 54–55; introduction, 39, 48 Batman, agent of state authority, 17, 18, 20, 22, 25, 35; American values, 17; and Bruce Wayne, 75–76, 101–3, 105–7; in the comic books, 7, 8, 16, 17, 111; father figure, 16, 18, 56; homosexuality, 8, 42; and marriage, 24, 42–44; masculine authority, 42, 52; origin, 15–16; use of gadgets, 3, 4, 76, 103, 105, 107, 111; as superhero, 5, 16; vigilantism, 16, 20, 123 Batman (1943 serial), 4, 5, 8 Batman (television), American culture, 2, 9, 56; Bat-climb, 83–84; critique of patriotism, 144 Index Batman (television) (continued) 15; episode structure, 2–3; hybridization of genres, 25–26; merchandising, 107, 109; postwar theme song, 3, 114–15; reflexivity, 73, 101; as satire, 4, 22, 32; use of direct address, 31, 34, 84; use of guest stars, 33, 63, 70, 71, 74, 75, 86, 92 Batman (Leslie H. Martinson), 26–28; as satire of American military, 13–14 Batman and Robin (Joel Schumacher), 127 Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan), 125–26 Batmania, 116, 123–24 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, 124 Batman: Year One, 124–25 Batmobile, the, 3, 13, 42, 49, 100, 103, 107, 118 “Bat Poem,” 115, 118 Bat-poles, 49, 112 Being-as-Playing-a-Role, 6, 10, 72. See also Sontag, Susan Ben Casey, 26 Bewitched, 41 Black Widow, 22, 71–72 Blake, Madge, 2. See also Aunt Harriet Bonanza, 33 Bookworm, the, 106 Boorstin, Daniel J., 34 “Boy Wonder, I Love You,” 108. See also Zappa, Frank Buchwald, Art, 34 Buono, Victor, 14. See also King Tut Cage, Nicholas, 126 camp, 4, 5–7, 8, 9–10, 33, 34, 70–71, 72, 74, 76, 88, 93, 95, 97, 102, 107, 114, 115, 116, 117, 123–24, 125, 127; as denial of crisis, 63, 68 Catwoman, 24, 26, 37, 40, 45, 50, 62, 63, 68, 69, 74, 77, 81, 106, 116, 117, 118; sexuality, 59–60; 64–65, 66–67 Chad and Jeremy, 81, 82 Champlin, Charles, 1 Chandell, 93, 94–96 civil rights movement, 15, 40, 62, 67 Clark, Dick, 84 comic books, popularity, 7, 16; as source material, 3, 7, 8, 16, 83, 109–110; and Wertham, 9, 22, 91 consumption, 9, 11, 14, 47, 52, 69, 98, 105, 107–9, 112, 127. See also production and consumption convergence culture, 7, 100 corporate-state, 45 Craig, Yvonne, 39, 53–54, 55, 59, 112, and identity politics, 40. See also Gordon, Barbara; Batgirl Dark Knight, The (Christopher Nolan), 125–26 Dark Knight Rises, The (Christopher Nolan), 125–26 Davis, Sammy, Jr., 84 DC Comics, 79, 85, 116, 124, 125 Defenders, The, 26 Donahue, Troy, 79 Dozier, William, 8, 16, 86, 99, 108, 111; and Batgirl, 54; as narrator, 3, 42, 44, 48 ,51 56, 73, 84, 90; creation of Batman, 3–4, 77–78; letter to Batmania, 123–24; playing himself as character, 73–74 145 Index Dragnet, 26, 27 Dr. Kildare, 26 emancipatory ideals, 35, 45, 47 Fagan, Tom, 123–24, 126 Family Guy, 126 Finger, Bill, 116–17 FitzSimons, Charles, 60 Flash, the, 79 Gabor, Zsa Zsa, 73–74 Gautier, Dick, 55 Genovese, Kitty, 49 Gernreich, Rudi, 65 Gervis, Bert, 77. See Ward, Burt Get Smart, 26 Gordon, Barbara, 48–52, 54–55, 57, 59, and the single-girl myth, 49. See also Batgirl Gordon, Commissioner James, 2, 18, 23, 27, 28, 29–30, 36, 41, 42, 44, 48, 50, 51, 56, 57, 65, 71, 75–76, 82–83, 87, 89, 98, 102, 105 Gorshin, Frank, 4. See also Riddler, The Grayson, Dick, 2, 17–22, 24, 28...