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DC Movies - To Infinity and Beyond

This discussion about Penguin's nickname reminds me of something I found a bit odd about the '66 TV series, they seemed to treat the villain's nicknames like those were their real names.
Usually, but they did mention Jervis Tetch as the Mad Hatter's real name, and Mr. Freeze was given the name Dr. Shivel in his first appearance. Then there was Siren/Lorelei Circe, though I was never sure if that was meant to be her real name or an alias. King Tut's real name was revealed in season 3 as William Omaha McElroy.

Most of them didn't have "real names" in the comics.

No, by 1966, the majority of them did. Penguin's name was revealed as Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot in a 1946 newspaper comic strip storyline. The Riddler was Edward Nigma from his debut in 1948. Catwoman was revealed to be Selina Kyle in 1951.

Also, 2/3 of Batman's villains were created for the show. Only nine, I think, came from the comics: Joker, Riddler, Penguin, Catwoman, Mr. Freeze (though he was Mister Zero in his sole previous comics appearance), Mad Hatter, Clock King, False-Face, and Eivol Ekdal from "Zelda the Great"/"A Death Worse than Fate." Of those, only Joker, Mister Zero, False-Face, and Clock King were still anonymous as of 1966 (though Clock King, actually a Green Arrow foe in the comics, was identified as William Tockman in 1979).

So the TV show's avoidance of real names, and its treatment of the rogues' nicknames as their legal names, was its own comedy conceit. It wasn't just villains; Commissioner Gordon was never called by his first name on the show even though it had been established in 1951, and Chief O'Hara, created for the show, had no first name at all (though he was later dubbed Clancy O'Hara in the comics).

On the other hand, Alfred didn't get the last name Pennyworth in the comics until 1969, although some early '40s issues had called him Alfred Beagle or even Alfred Jarvis.
 
Usually, but they did mention Jervis Tetch as the Mad Hatter's real name, and Mr. Freeze was given the name Dr. Shivel in his first appearance. Then there was Siren/Lorelei Circe, though I was never sure if that was meant to be her real name or an alias. King Tut's real name was revealed in season 3 as William Omaha McElroy.
Oh I forgot about Mad Hatter and Mr. Freeze, not sure if I've seen the episode with Siren or where they revealed Tut's name. I know they established right off the bat that he was a Professor who thought he was Tut, but I didn't realize he got a non-Tut name.
No, by 1966, the majority of them did. Penguin's name was revealed as Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot in a 1946 newspaper comic strip storyline. The Riddler was Edward Nigma from his debut in 1948. Catwoman was revealed to be Selina Kyle in 1951.
I had always assumed they all had real names from their first appearances.
Also, 2/3 of Batman's villains were created for the show. Only nine, I think, came from the comics: Joker, Riddler, Penguin, Catwoman, Mr. Freeze (though he was Mister Zero in his sole previous comics appearance), Mad Hatter, Clock King, False-Face, and Eivol Ekdal from "Zelda the Great"/"A Death Worse than Fate." Of those, only Joker, Mister Zero, False-Face, and Clock King were still anonymous as of 1966 (though Clock King, actually a Green Arrow foe in the comics, was identified as William Tockman in 1979).

So the TV show's avoidance of real names, and its treatment of the rogues' nicknames as their legal names, was its own comedy conceit. It wasn't just villains; Commissioner Gordon was never called by his first name on the show even though it had been established in 1951, and Chief O'Hara, created for the show, had no first name at all (though he was later dubbed Clancy O'Hara in the comics).

On the other hand, Alfred didn't get the last name Pennyworth in the comics until 1969, although some early '40s issues had called him Alfred Beagle or even Alfred Jarvis.
They also called Bruce "Millionaire Bruce Wayne" so often that it almost felt they were treating the Millionaire as an actual part of his name.
 
They also called Bruce "Millionaire Bruce Wayne" so often that it almost felt they were treating the Millionaire as an actual part of his name.

And His Youthful Ward Dick Grayson, living in Stately Wayne Manor.

Of the core Batman '66 cast, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Harriet Cooper, and Barbara Gordon were the only characters with both first and last names.
 
And His Youthful Ward Dick Grayson, living in Stately Wayne Manor.

Of the core Batman '66 cast, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Harriet Cooper, and Barbara Gordon were the only characters with both first and last names.
When did Gordon become James/Jim Gordon?
 
And His Youthful Ward Dick Grayson, living in Stately Wayne Manor.

Of the core Batman '66 cast, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Harriet Cooper, and Barbara Gordon were the only characters with both first and last names.
I never noticed that before. I could have sworn someone referred to Gordon as Jim at some point, but maybe not.
 
I never noticed that before. I could have sworn someone referred to Gordon as Jim at some point, but maybe not.

Never in the '66 TV show, no. I'm pretty sure his first name was never mentioned in the Filmation cartoons either, since I didn't know his first name was James until I read The Dark Knight Returns in 1986.
 
To me DC films are backwards; they are so out of order that's why JL was such a failure. Though I enjoyed man of steel, dawn of justice and of course shazam is nice. I'm (again) glad Batman forever happened long before this chaos happened with DC being as it is now; absolute Treasure.

As far as currency of the timelines---it's a mess and DC should really be animated that's where they thrive honestly. Marvel is best live action. I don't even agree with james gunn leading dc as it just brings more questions. If only we had a good GL film to remember.

Maybe someday DC will find it's order but for now it's a mess. Too many changes and not enough order.
 
To me DC films are backwards; they are so out of order that's why JL was such a failure. Though I enjoyed man of steel, dawn of justice and of course shazam is nice. I'm (again) glad Batman forever happened long before this chaos happened with DC being as it is now; absolute Treasure.

As far as currency of the timelines---it's a mess and DC should really be animated that's where they thrive honestly. Marvel is best live action. I don't even agree with james gunn leading dc as it just brings more questions. If only we had a good GL film to remember.

Maybe someday DC will find it's order but for now it's a mess. Too many changes and not enough order.


I like the DC animated movies and honestly the one they did for Aquaman manages to tell the same story and do it better in less then the almost 3 hours borefest that was the live action one
 
I fell asleep during crisis part 3 and still haven't gone back to finish it. Very disappointed it didn't cross over into other animated universes that we have seen before...
 
I fell asleep during crisis part 3 and still haven't gone back to finish it. Very disappointed it didn't cross over into other animated universes that we have seen before...
...keep watching.
But don't have high expectations.
 
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Even that part was very underwhelming.

It felt like the entire first part was pieced together from things that were going to be other tomorrow'verse movies before gunn changed everything.

Now, the super friend Scooby-Doo crossover with one of the most amazing things I've ever seen and for the first time in years I felt like someone made something specifically and explicitly for me, Easter eggs references and all.
 
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