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Batman image in the opening credits

posted 10 years ago by Bob_Brooker
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http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h411/eroock/Dracula.jpg~original

Anybody else seeing Batman in the background? Hell, I could even smell a reference to Spider-Man.

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[–] Mysteriously_Eerie 10 years ago

Doesn't this film pre-date Batman by a few years?

[–] thatguy_78757 10 years ago

Its the other way around

but yes

a definite influence

[–] costumrs 9 years ago

Batman first appears in Detective Comics in 1939.

Spider-Man first appears in Amazing Comics in 1962.

[–] millsey72 (10914) a month ago

Spiderman also may have been inspired by Dracula. Remember in the beginning that big black spider by the stairwell

[–] PreachCaleb 9 years ago

Anybody else seeing Batman in the background? Hell, I could even smell a reference to Spider-Man.

Dracula came first, so no.

Can't stop the signal.

[–] spiiidey-1 8 years ago

Ha, ha! I'm glad that I'm not the only one who noticed that! :)

[–] millsey72 (10914) 2 years ago

Batman is a vampire?

[–] Crisstti (8) 2 years ago

Ha, so Batman may have taken inspiration from this.

[–] millsey72 (10914) 2 years ago

Nonsense, Batman never drank anyones blood

[–] Crisstti (8) 2 years ago

Well of course, but visually maybe?

[–] millsey72 (10914) 2 years ago

I don't see how we can compare the greatest crime fighter ever depicted in cinema to the evil Count Dracula

[–] greenbudgie (2355) 2 years ago

Batman's image was based on a drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci. Some comic book characters have evolved from monster to superhero. Batman was originally intended to be a ruthless vigilante but never a monster. I believe Warhol was the only person to try and blend the Batman and Dracula characters.

[–] PaladinNJ (21762) 2 years ago

Dracula and Zorro were direct inspirations for Bob Kane to create Batman.

[–] RipRoss (601) 4 months ago

Actually Bill Finger was the primary creator of Batman and Bob Kane stole the credit.