Wow, it’s getting real on Gotham lately, especially with Falcone. Who is Carmine Falcone? He first appeared in Frank Miller’s classic Batman: Year One storyline which was a flashback to Batman’s first few months in Gotham City. In Batman #404 (1987), Carmine “The Roman” Falcone was attending a dinner party with some of Gotham’s most influential including Police Commissioner Loeb...
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Zsasz (He keeps count… in lives!)
Alright, I know everyone’s been waiting for this one since Victor Zsasz showed up on Gotham! Zsasz appeared earlier as I’ll explain, but his origin was revealed in The Batman Chronicles #3 (1996). It was revealed that Victor Zsasz was the head of a large international company who had amassed his own fortune along with the wealth he inherited from his parents. His parents died when Zsasz was 25, sending him into a deep depression. He began to gamble his fortune away. After losing at the Iceberg Lounge (Oswald Cobblepot’s place), he attempts to jump from a bridge to kill himself...
Jason Todd (Red headed stepchild or just #2?)
This week focus is on Jason Todd, the second Robin. Jason first appeared in Batman #357 (March 1983). At this point, he had an identical origin to Dick Grayson. Jason was the son of circus acrobats that were killed by a criminal seeking protection money. The red haired boy was taken in and trained by Batman, then decided to dye his hair black so the public would assume he was the first Robin. Jason did not
Batman & Me
My name is Phil Perich and you may have heard me on the Before the Bat: The Gotham Podcast so you may have some idea of my love of all things Batman. You’ll see any and all things about Batman here every week, whatever pops into my head about Batman and...