DiscoverTo The Batpoles! Batman 1966BAT BITS #21 NOW LIVE on Patreon: Advice to Bat-writers in 1965, pt 2
BAT BITS #21 NOW LIVE on Patreon: Advice to Bat-writers in 1965, pt 2

BAT BITS #21 NOW LIVE on Patreon: Advice to Bat-writers in 1965, pt 2

Update: 2025-10-16
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Lorenzo Semple's 14-page "Batnotes" memo to prospective Bat-writers lays out the basic things he wanted a writer to understand before attempting a Batman script. In our second episode digging into this memo, we discuss how the villian's real goal often isn't revealed until the end, some surprising revelations on how Semple imagined the GCPD and possible casualties among the henchmen, how murder isn't an MO for Bat-Villains (except for their attempts to murder the Dynamic Duo), and more. Plus: how YOU can help Tim and Paul assemble a TO THE BATPOLES! episode on this topic!

Listen to Bat Bits and see the memo we're discussing by subscribing to our Patreon for at least $2 a month! For $4 a month, you ALSO get our monthly discussion of silver age Batman comics as Paul or another in our stable of co-hosts joins Tim to examine individual Batman stories from the 1950s and 60s! Slide down your Batpole to join our Patreon today!

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BAT BITS #21 NOW LIVE on Patreon: Advice to Bat-writers in 1965, pt 2

BAT BITS #21 NOW LIVE on Patreon: Advice to Bat-writers in 1965, pt 2