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THE BRAINSTORMS


The Villains' Reformation, Ruined
Two Face and Catwoman's Golden/Early Silver Age Journeys As villains’ stories progress, a lot of them tend to either get worse, become a joke, or get redeemed. At least, the ones who writers care enough about to give a true arc to, do. In the Golden Age, and the transitional period between Golden and Silver, most villains and mobsters are put away for years. They get legitimate rehabilitation efforts, with varying success rates (frequently taken advantage of by Penguin, for
Brin Walsh
Jul 113 min read


The Cavalier's Cavalcade of Crimes!
The Cavalier, mid-crime! Batman’s most common nemesis you’ve never heard of! If you’ve been looking for a dumb, campy Bat-foe, look no further! Mortimer Drake, aka the Cavalier, is a relic of a bygone time in comics, so bygone that he missed out on the time he would’ve honestly been most at home! He first appeared in Detective Comics #81, in November 1943. A society fixture in his real identity and life (even an acquaintance of Bruce), Mortimer had an “exotic” collection of
Brin Walsh
Jun 63 min read
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