#Batman Season 1 Episode 31

[esonetwork]

BatChums Episode 31 – Death in Slow Motion

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BatChums Episode 31 – Death in Slow Motion

Batman ’66 S1 Ep31 – Death in Slow Motion

The Riddler is back, and is pursuing a silent movie theme with his latest scheme.

Episode aired Wednesday April 27, 1966

Director: Charles R. Rondeau

Writer: Richard Carr

Cast:

Adam West – Batman

Burt Ward – Robin

Alan Napier – Alfred

Neil Hamilton – Commissioner Gordon

Stafford Repp – Chief O’Hara

Madge Blake – Mrs. Cooper (credit only)

Frank Gorshin – The Riddler

Sherry Jackson – Pauline

Francis X. Bushman – Mr. Van Jones

Richard Bakalyan – C. B.

Theodore Marcuse – Von Bloheim

Burt Brandon – Wolf

Walter Woolf King – Theater Manager

Judy Pace – Theater Cashier

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[fandom]

Week in Review: 3/31 – 4/6/2025

Well, it was a good old week for fans of tomfoolery, as April Fool's came and went with some accurate and some less accurate guessing at the number of toys in a pit. Friday brought the penultimate episode of Yellowjackets' third season, with many mixed feelings. The newest episode of 9-1-1 aired with some heartwarming moments in Texas and some...less heartwarming moments in LA. Sunrise on the Reaping is breathing new life into the Hunger Games fandom on Tumblr. Your love for video games is ever-present, with Tomodachi Life, Sonic & Shadow, Pokémon, Cookie Run: Kingdom, and Love and Deepspace all in this week's list. Meanwhile, the artists keep on arting, Jujutsu Kaisen makes an appearance, and Jayvik is still hanging onto the last place. This is Tumblr's Week in Review.

Artists on Tumblr

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

US politics

Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog

Arcane

Yellowjackets

April Fool's

Batman

Transformers

Jason Todd | the DC universe

Shadow the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog

9-1-1

The Hunger Games

Cookie Run: Kingdom

Pokémon

Love and Deepspace

Dick Grayson | the DC universe

Eddie Diaz | 9-1-1

Jujutsu Kaisen

Jayvik | Jayce Talis & Viktor, Arcane

[seilnakyle]

As the Selina all knower, you seem like the person to know the answer to this question: All the names of Selina's cats. If there's way too many, then just notable ones. Please.

As many of Selina’s cats as I can remember!

Hecate - Named after the Greek Goddess of witchcraft, darkness and night. She is a female black cat often draped on Selina or following close behind her. This is Selina’s first named cat! She first appeared in Batman #35

Fun Fact: Hecate appears in Batman: The Movie alongside Lee Meriwether’s Catwoman!

Another fun fact I just have to include- this is Orangey (thee most accomplished cat actor in Hollywood) and he served as feline companion alongside Eartha Kitt’s Catwoman in both her episodes , which were his final projects 💗

You may recognize Orangey from several things including Breakfast at Tiffany’s!! That’s right! Orangey worked with the woman modern Selina is inspired by AND a real Catwoman…what a king, I’m jealous tbh

Slinky - A grey cat with a pink bow that appears in Batman #210

Rajah #1 - A Tiger! Appears in Superman’s Girlfriend Lois Lane #70

Rajah #2 - A black cat that Selina holds the way Jake Gyllenhaal holds a ferret Batman #65

Miss Kitty - I named MY cat after this one! She is a black cat that appears in Batman Returns

Isis - Named after the Egyptian goddess of healing, protection, motherhood, fertility ect. Isis is one of her more famous cats! She is a (usually) black cat, and first appears in Batman: The Animated Series Season 1, Episode 15, and has since appeared in many things like Injustice: God’s Among us, Catwoman: Hunted, Krypto the superdog, DC Universe Online and the actual comics. Isis enjoys being held by mama and is the subject of an extremely popular Pixtagraph account

Diablo - He is first named in Batman #355, His name means “Devil”, but he was a pretty good boy 🖤 A loyal black panther companion to Catwoman, he was tragically poisoned by a terrorist called ‘Darkwolf’, which broke Selina’s heart and sent her on a mission to “Avenge the Devil”. During their confrontation, Selina scratches and scars his face, but Darkwolf throws a grenade in Batman’s direction (while they’re all on an airplane) so Selina leaps with the agility of a panther, catches the grenade, and jumps out of the airplane, seeming to sacrifice herself. At the end of the story, Batman takes it upon himself to bury Diablo.

Lover - Appears in Batman #399, another black panther Selina starts training after Diablo’s death. Hilariously, Bruce thinks Selina is spending time with a new man and gets very angsty about it, so Selina has to assure him no one is taking HIS place lol

Otto - first appears in Batman: Year One, Otto is a very clingy gray Siamese boy who loves getting into trouble and causing problems 💞 He wanders off in year one and ends up almost getting shot, Batman saves him AND beats up his would-be killer, this probably impressed Selina. Years later, Damian also saves Otto from his own curiosity in Legends of The Dark Knight (2013) #48

Kyon-Kyon - I have no idea what the name means, but this diva appears in Catwoman (1993) #1, and seems to be a Himalayan. She enjoys wearing the shiny things her mama gives her 💖

Julio - First appears in Catwoman (1993) #6, a smart and well trained male black cat who Selina picks to wear a collar that turns cat meows into roars! He helps her on a mission where she teams up with eco-terrorists and stops a Neurotoxin from being released.

Khan and Hun - Two black panthers she took from Catman, Shadow of the Bat #44

Jefferson - Catwoman (2002) #31, perhaps a Russian blue. Holly’s favorite! A pretty boy!

Sammy - Appears in Batman: Li’l Gotham (2013) #5, a black cat that enjoys dropping batcat hints

Moxie - appears in Legends of The Dark Knight (2013) #60, A grey cat Selina receives as a gift from Bruce

Duchess - A very rare female Bialyian Blue, a gift from Valmont. First appears in Catwoman (2018) #39 She is “Fat and sassy”

And there are more in Esleworlds and various media, as a couple honorable mentions:

Annapurna, Selina’s leopard companion from Batman: The Last Angel

Eartha, the name of Selina’s cat in the Animated Hush film, a reference to the Catwoman Actress

Miss KitKa, the name of Selina’s cat from the Batwheels cartoon, a reference to the code name used by Catwoman (Meriwether) in the 1967 Batman Movie

[mydarlingbat]

Do you know how many times The Batman saved The Joker? If you do not know, then ignore this message pls.

So i actually been ask this question before, but I'll add a few more to the list. I'm just updating the list. Death of the family. Batman unhinged 13 #14 Batman gotham after midnight #6. Legends of the dark knight annual #1. Batman adventures continue #12. Batman the max. Arkham dreams #2. Batman confidential #11. batman ninja turtles 3 # 5. hitman #3. Batman The shadow #4 ( league of justice. Tales from the dark multiverse the death of Superman #1 ) Batman White knight present generations of Joker #6. Batman #353. Batman damned #3. Batman #7. Batman #1. Batman adventures #16. the Batman strikes #9. Batman fun house of evil. Batman death by design. The batman who laughs #1 the Batman who laughs # 2 Batman secrets. Batman cacophony #3. Legends of the dark Knight # 200. Batman legends of the dark Knight # 145. Batman Gotham Knights #73. Batman dredd / die laughing. The Joker mask. Batman Gotham adventures #31. Detective comics annual #5. Batman vs the punisher. Two face year one #2. Batman #544 Batman Arkham unhinged #29 #30 Batman unhinged # 28 Batman 1992 annual. Batman Arkham knight. Batman #649. Batman #719. Batman Europe #2 legends of the dark Knight #195 detective comics #1058 2024 ) catwoman #63. Legend of the dark Knight #16. Batman adventures #1. Batman adventures #3. Batman and catwoman #6. Batman adventures #30. Batman secrets #1. Batman 2016 #48. Batman the white knight #7. The spectre #51. Batman annual #1. Joker switch. Wonder woman #165 #167 elseworlds finest. Batman Gotham after midnight #8 Batman gotham adventures #31 dc super friends. Batman / Harley and ivy #1 Batman #146 Batman #37. The Joker last laugh #6. Batman last knight on earth. Legends of the dark knight #10 2012. Batman and Superman / world finest #11. Batman legends of the dark Knight. #50 batman Odyessy # 6 #2. injustice ground zero #6. Batman ego. Batman deadly duo #1 Joker devils advocate. Action comics. #719. Legends of the dark Knight 2020 #2 . Batman #139 2024. Batman brave and the bold #118. Batman 2016 #123. Batman adventures continue season two #7. Batman and Spiderman crossover. The fortress #1 Batman #16 The Batman animated series ( Christmas with JOKER ) ( the Phantasm ) The Jokers favor ) Harlequinade ) legends of the dark Knight #2 2023. Joker's Millions ) make 'em laugh and that's all I recall. Batman Arkham origins. Batman under the red hood. The dark Knight 2008 ) The Batman vs. Dracula. Batman Ninja. Scooby-Doo & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018) Batman telltale series # episode 5 Batman tomorrow the game. Gotham the series. the Batman series 2005 The Bat in the Belfry )( Rumors ) The Clayface of Tragedy (Part 2) The Metal Face of Comedy) Batman #66

I can't say them all, but he saved the Joker 77 times in comics. How many times he attempted to save the Joker 14 times in comics. 92 times i guess. Not including the movies and series, but all together 118 times i can recall. Thank you so much for asking though.

[calvincell]

I’ve been making my way through my 3rd re-listen of the incredible podcast - Batman: The Audio Adventures & just appreciating once more not only how terrifically written it is by showrunner Dennis McNicholas but also incredibly well acted by all of the amazing cast. For any unaware, the podcast is an audio fiction blend of comedy & superhero drama that was previously only an exclusive for HBO MAX subscribers back in 2021 but now both released seasons are freely available on literally every podcast app including on MAX’s own YT Channel itself, no subscription required.

In particular, I love the Harvey Dent moment we get in Season 1 - Episode 6 - “The Whale of Damocles”:

I have to first off praise the inspired creative choice the series makes to give Two-Face the dynamic that his personas are essentially like constantly bickering twin brothers - arguing, name calling & posturing but still inseparable at the end of the day.

In the scene in question, Harvey’s binary obsession has allowed The Penguin to easily lure Dent to his favorite pier on the Gotham Wharf, Pier 2, to prevent a planted bomb from destroying it. Batman arrives soon after as Dent’s desperate search brings him to the most perilous part of the pier. Batman is so earnestly trying to appeal to Harvey to stop that he almost can’t prevent slipping into his Bruce Wayne voice when we then get an excellent memorable moment (@ ~31:50) where we get a glimpse at the tortorus psychosis Harvey is living through:

Harvey gives this tragic peek into his mind as he extols the awe-inspiring & nightmarish gospel he shares with his violent other half. It’s not only a very well written torrent of mad thoughts but also brilliantly & emotionally performed by Harvey/Two-Face’s VA: Ike Barinholtz. Batinholtz truly makes Harvey sound simultaneously mesmerized, terrified & sorrowful - on the verge of tears as he tells his former friend about the completely fractured way he views the world now & Batman’s actor Jeffrey Wright matches it with his desperate pleas to Harvey’s true self colored by the unflinching compassion he has for Dent.

For how invested the show is in genuinely trying to revive a bit of the Adam West era charm and fun camp & IMO successfully making the show legitimately funny, I believe it’s also equally in touch with the aspects of the franchise exemplified in shows like BTAS ie the darkness of the setting & emotionally resonant tragedy of both Batman himself and the different members within his rogues gallery. The show is not just sharp on a comedic level but also earnestly intriguing & engaging dramatically as well.

I have no doubt sung this show’s praises before but I don’t plan to stop anytime soon because I truly believe that the series is a must listen for every fan of Batman, superheroes & audio fiction/audio dramas generally. From top to bottom, the series is a brilliant production and stands to me personally as amongst the best content within the umbrella of DC Comics at least within the last decade.

[reginavulturum]

Batman Beyond Series Timeline

NOTE: I created this timeline based on the idea that Terry doesn't become Batman until the second half of his sophomore year and then I just sort of pieced everything together from there and it worked out pretty well for the most part. If I've messed anything up though, please let me know. I've included some further explanations for my decisions about this timeline as well as some thoughts about how this timeline effects the series after the read more. Also it might be helpful as you read this to have the episode list on hand.

Between January and May of 2039, during the second half of Terry’s sophomore year, he becomes Batman. This time spans from “Rebirth” to “Earth Mover” with Terry becoming Batman before Spring but after he turns 16. This puts his birthday between January and, at the latest, March, assuming the Spring Fling in “Golem” happens right before Spring break. This means that Spring break of 2039 occurs between “Golem” and “Meltdown”.

Summer break 2039 occurs between mid-late May to mid-late August over the time span of “Joyride” to “Lost Soul”

The first half of Terry’s junior year begins in mid-late August of 2039 and ends sometime in late December. This time spans from “Hidden Agenda” to “Final Cut” with Winter break occurring between “Final Cut” and “The Last Resort”.

The beginning of the second half of Terry’s junior year starts sometime in January 2040 until Spring break. During this time, Terry would have turned 17. This time spans from “The Last Resort” to “Zeta”. Spring break occurs after “Zeta” and ends right around the time of “Plague”. The rest of Terry’s junior year occurs in the time span of “April Moon” to “Ace in the Hole” (approx.  mid-late March to mid-late May) with “King’s Ransom” occurring either right before or right after the beginning of Summer break.

Summer of 2040 occurs from mid-late May to mid-late August. “Return of the Joker” happens sometime after “King’s Ransom” but before “Untouchable” with “Untouchable” being the last Summer episode before the new school year.

The first half of Terry’s senior year begins in mid-late August of 2040 and ends in late December. This time spans from “Inqueling” to “Unmasked”. “Out of the Past” occurs in late October. From “Out of the Past to “Unmasked”, the rest of the season takes place between November and early December. The crossover episode with “The Zeta Project”, “Shadows”, has to occur immediately after “Countdown” in either late November or early December with “Unmasked” happening shortly after that.

The “Static Shock” crossover episode “Future Shock” occurs after “Unmasked”, either right before or right after the beginning of Winter break of 2040 in late December.

The "Justice League: Unlimited" episode "Epilogue" occurs 15 years after "Rebirth" when Terry is 31.

1. The Zeta Problem

(a) In the animated series “The Zeta Project”, we’re told that Zeta (see "Going Rogue" section) broke from his programming and went on the run in early August of 2041. This timeline assumes that that date is incorrect along with any other timeline discrepancies caused by that show. “Zeta” can’t be in August if “Plague” is in March.

2. Assumptions and Explanations

(a) I know some people think that Terry’s exchange with the security guard outside Blight’s office in “Rebrith” (“little early for Halloween”/”just in time for Fall”) means that episode occurs in Fall of 2039, but sometimes a joke is just a joke and it makes more sense for the Spring Fling to occur in “Golem” two episodes later if Terry became Batman only a couple of months at most before that dance.

(b) Max likely discovers Terry is Batman towards the beginning of junior year, around late August to early September at most. I and others place this episode in Fall because a poster for a Homecoming Dance is featured in one scene and those usually happen at the beginning of the school year. I think the GAT is probably a General Aptitude Test given at the beginning of each new school year to determine where students are at academically before finalizing class schedules.

(c) In the episode “Revenant”, Terry’s reference to Willie getting out in time for junior prom after two more months in juvie could be read as “just in time for junior prom [at the end of the school year]” not that they’re necessarily two months away from the end of junior year. With Spring break happening nine episodes later, a lot more time than two months would have to pass for Willie to get out just barely in time for junior prom.

(d) The episode “Eyewitness” most likely occurs in November of 2039 since Sam Young is up for re-election as district attorney.

(e) The reason I set “Out of the Past” in late October of 2040 is because in at least one other Batman cartoon, "The Batman" (2004), Bruce's birthday is in October (see "Trivia" section). If you do a quick google search, there's like three other birthdays/months listed for Bruce across the DC multiverse so I just went with the one that was most convenient to my timeline and I make no apologies. Either way it has to be in Fall or Winter because "Return of the Joker" is in Summer of that year.

(f) I tend to think that “The Call” had to occur during Thanksgiving break because I can’t imagine Mary would have let Bruce send Terry to Metropolis if he wasn't on break, but that’s just an assumption.

(g) I believe Terry’s training with Kairi began around the start of his senior year and continued through until part 2 of “Curse of the Kobra”. I believe the events we see through most of part 1 of “Curse of the Kobra” occurred over the same span of time that passes between “Inqueling” and “Betrayal”. Mostly I believe this is the case because Terry’s training probably would have taken months and thinking of it this way makes the timline a bit tidier.  

(h) I set “Future Shock” right after “Unmasked” because KOBRA has a new leader (Zander is gone) and I kept it in December on the timeline because Terry looks dressed for cold weather.

(i) In the "Justice League: Unlimited" episode "Epilogue", Terry says that he was 16 when he became Batman. Some people think that means he didn't become Batman until the beginning of his junior year, but it's just as possible he became Batman during the second half of sophomore year if he has a birthday between January to March at the absolute latest (see my first bullet point for why). We know "Epilogue" occurs 15 years after "Rebirth" because Dana says she and Terry have been dating for 15 years and we know they likely didn't start dating until just before "Rebirth" when they were 16.

3. Rebirth Recontextualized

(a) Assuming “Big Time” occurs in September to early October of 2040 and we know Charlie Bigelow spent two years in jail, than he and Terry must have gone to prison sometime in September to early October of 2038. This would’ve been during the first half of Terry’s sophomore year and explains why in “Rebirth” he’s been split up from Matt (his parents think he’s a bad influence) and why things are so tense between him and Warren. If Terry was arrested in September/early October and did 3 months then he might not have gotten out of juvie until around late December/winter break, right before the series starts during the second half of his sophomore year. It seems that between his release and becoming Batman is when he and Dana got together since Mary talks like she doesn’t really know her in “Rebirth”. He’s basically just a couple months out of juvie when he becomes Batman.

(b) The first comic featuring Batman was published in March of 1939, so “Batman Beyond” starting around the same time of year in 2039 is really satisfying. As it happened, it was fairly easy to fit a timeline around that start time without too much finagling.

[thenerdy-artist]

1.) What was your first exposure to TMNT?

3.) What was your first impression of ROTTMNT?

4.) When did you become a fan of TMNT?

5.) Which iterations are you familiar with?

7.) Which iteration is your favorite?

8.) Which turtle is usually your favorite?

9.) Who is your favorite version-specific turtle?

10.) Which version of Leonardo is your favorite?

11.) Which version of Raphael is your favorite?

12.) Which version of Donatello is your favorite?

13.) Which version of Michelangelo is your favorite?

14.) Which version of Splinter is your favorite?

15.) Which version of April is your favorite?

16.) Which version of Casey is your favorite?

17.) Which version of the Shredder is your favorite?

18.) Who is your favorite villain?

19.) Who is your favorite ally?

20.) Which theme song is your favorite?

21.) What is your favorite story arc?

22.) What is your favorite kind of pizza?

28.) What is one thing you would like to see explored more in TMNT art/fics?

29.) What is one headcanon that you have?

30.) What is one common headcanon that you reject?

31.) What is one piece of TMNT canon that you dislike/ignore?

32.) What was the first thing you've made for TMNT?

33.) What is your favorite thing you've made for TMNT?

34.) Which character do you write/draw most often?

35.) Which character relationships are your favorite to write/draw?

36.) Which character do you have the hardest time writing/drawing?

37.) Do you write/draw for one specific iteration, or multiple?

38.) Do you generally stick close to canon, or diverge from it?

40.) Do you give the turtles tails?

OMG SO MUCH TO ANSWER /pos

TYSM!! I love yapping about tmnt!!

What was your first exposure to tmnt

-When mutants mayhem trailer first come out and people were mad at April’s design lol n TikTok, not the best first impression but what can you do :P

What was your first exposure to rottmnt

-Edit I kept seeing on TikTok and fanart I saw on Instagram lol

when did you became a fan of tmnt

-When i finish the rottmnt show and movie but in August of last year

Which iterations are you familiar with

-I’ve watched rottmnt, Batman vs tmnt, tmnt 2012 and mutant mayhem. I’m in the process of watching tmnt 2003, and 1987 (I’m on season one for both😔). I’m also planning to watch the bayv movies in the future but tbh those movies kinda scare me /hj

which is your favorite iteration?

-Definitely Batman vs tmnt! I don’t know little to nothing about Batman but it’s still a good watch, it’s criminally underrated and I personally recommend it

Which turtles is usually your favorite

-Mikey and Donnie :D

who is your favorite version-specific turtles

-A hard one to answer, it’s a tie between rise!Donnie, 12!Raph, Batman!Donnie, and 87!Raph :P

Favorite iteration of Leo

-Probably rise,12, and mutant mayhem/tales of tmnt

Favorite iteration of Raph

-12 and 1987

Favorites iteration of Donnie

-Batman and tmnt donnie and rise

Favorite iteration of Mikey

-Batman vs tmnt (rise!mikey is a really close second)

Favorite iteration of Splinter

-Probably rise, idk my opinion on him is really confusing

Favorite iteration of April

-Rise, mutant mayham is a close second :P

Favorite iteration of Casey

-Probably 12, they did him so dirty in season 4 and 5😔

Favorite iteration of Shredder

-idk honestly, but if I have to pick then probably 2012 or 2003

Who’s your favorite villain

-idk, probably big mama from rottmnt :P I also really like Stockman

Who your favorite ally

-Renet probably, idk I like her personality in 12

Favorite tmnt theme song

-2003 and 12 (rise is a close second)

Favorite story arc

-The barn arc in 12 it had some problems (the big foot episode is a big example) but I like it

Favorite type of pizza

-pepperoni pizza, it’s basic but it’s good

What’s one thing you would like to see explored more in turn art/fics

-That 12!Casey does graffiti (or at least I think he did?? Idk I haven’t watch 12 since October), I think that’s all :P

One headcanon that you have

-I have a lot of tmnt hcs but one of them is that 12!leo is autistic, I got this hc thanks to one of my friends

A common headcanon that you reject

-idk, I agree with common tmnt hcs

What’s is one piece of tmnt canon that you dislike/ignore

-most of the stuff that happened in 12 tbh, but if I have to pick one then the whole love “Triangle” between 12!April, Donnie and Casey, that’s the main reason I ship them as poly

What was the first thing you’ve made for tmnt

-I drew rise!donnie as human while I was watching the series, I still like that doodle even if it’s pretty old now lol

What your favorite thing you’ve made for tmnt

-idk if this counts but my tmnt fan iteration/au, if that don’t count then the paper dolls I made of my au Donnie and Mikey awhile back

Which character do you write/draw most often

-Probably Donnie, more specifically, donnie as a human for some reason

Which character relationships are your favorite to write/draw

-maybe April dynamics with the turtles in rottmnt, don’t get me wrong I love a good ship as much as the next person, but I have a soft spot for platonic stuff

Which character do you have the hardest time drawing/writing

-Figuring out how to draw the 12!turtles is a pain, also rise!raph kinda

Do you draw for one specific iteration, or multiple

-I draw multiple, but I mainly draw rottmnt, however currently I’m obsessed with my own fan iteration so I’ve been draw/talking about a lot of that recently

Do you generally stick close to canon, or diverge from it

-I think I stick close to canon, i change it one or 2 stuff (mainly it being hcs and designs) but yeah

Do you give the turtles tails

-yes

AAAA ONCE AGAIN TYSM FOR ALL THE ASKS!! Sorry if i miss any, there were a lot of questions but I loved answering them!! <3

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, February 25th

SPIKE: I don't wanna be this good looking and athletic. We all have crosses to bear.

~~Touched~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Treacherous Feelings by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

For Once, We’re the Only Ones Left by Hecate (Faith x Wesley, G, background character death)

Sparring or stripping? by Bl4ckHunter (Buffy & Faith, T, tags warn for embarrassing nudity)

Graveyard, a long while til morning by firemanwhenthefloodsrollback (Buffy/Spike, T)

adaptive strategy by CallMeVampy (Giles/Ethan, M)

Treacherous Feelings by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, anthology rated R)

All Kittens Go To Heaven by Arke (Anita Blake crossover, Spike, FR7)

[Chaptered Fiction]

Lost Angels - Chapter 25 by StillRose ("Supernatural" crossover, Xander/Spike, Angel/Dean, Explicit)

Fate Plans and We Laugh - Chapter 22 by Hermione2be (Batman crossover, Dawn/Bruce Wayne, Buffy/Bruce Wayne, Faith/Bruce Wayne, Dawn & Alfred, Faith & Alfred, T)

Ties to the World - Chapter 13 by TheDanishBird (Buffy/Spike, BtVS ensemble, Explicit)

Red on Red - Chapter 11 by Empire_of_the_Words (Buffy/Angel, Tara x Oz, Dawn/Connor, T)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Dawn Chronicles 1: Break of Dawn - Chapter 2 by PerfecterCell (Dawn/Glory, Dawn/Ben, multiple archive warnings, Explicit)

Amara Time - Chapter 11 by Joan963z (Buffy/Spike, Willow/Oz, Xander/Anya, M)

The End of Destiny - Chapter 8 by ConstantCommentTea (Angel, Cordelia, Connor, OCs, brief Doctor Who crossover, T)

The crosspost of "Worth Fighting For" COMPLETED at Ch. 71 by melodys_muse (Angel/Buffy, T)

same coin - Chapter 2 by The_Eclectic_Bookworm (Buffy & OC, Scoobies, G)

Worship the Rain - Chapter 2 by MyCosmicAlice (Angel/Cordelia, M)

Greatest Love Story Postlude - Chapter 6 by FalseGinger (Spike/Angel, M)

The Witch’s Gift, Ch. 33 by RavenLove12 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

The Neighbor's Point of View, Ch. 88 by the_big_bad (Buffy/Spike, PG)

Early One Morning, Ch. 17 by all choseny (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Cherry On Top, Ch. 31 by Maxineeden (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

A Vampire and a Slayer Walk Into a Park... Ch. 17 by holetoledo (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)

Rebehold the Stars (Love from the Other Side of the Apocalypse), Ch. 8 by Asokatanos (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Afterburn, Ch. 17 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Lie to Me, Ch. 13 by In Mortal (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)

Du fond du cœur, Ch. 3 by Miss Kitty (Buffy/Spike, PG, in French)

Not Just a Boy and a Girl (It's Just the End of the World), Chapter 8 by noctilucent (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Scoobies in Neptune, Ch. 29 by Buffyworldbuilder (Veronica Mars crossover, FR7)

To All We Guard, Ch. 6 by simmony (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

The Day After, Ch. 4 by Maldorana (Buffy/Spike, G)

Perfect Clarity, Ch. 24 by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, R)

[Images, Audio & Video]

ily buffy summers by bugaboooooooooo (worksafe)

Buffy/Spike drawing by isevery0nehereverystoned (some artistic nudity)

Lindsey fanart by goodandpure (worksafe)

Drawings: favorite demons by JuniorAd3871 (loan shark, Sweet, Skip, worksafe)

Chibi Champions by girlpire (Spike/Angel, G)

[Reviews & Recaps]

Welcome to the Hellmouth and The Harvest by spuffybot

Buffy Season One Review by inconsistentlywrittensoul

I recently bought the Buffy tarot and a lot of the card choices are... so bad by winter--witch

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How The '60s Batman TV Series Led To A Supervillain Changing His Name In The Comics

BY JOE ROBERTS

MARCH 31, 2025 12:00 PM EST

1950s and '60s "Batman" comic books produced some of the most amusingly ridiculous storylines in the Dark Knight's history. At a time when science fiction was all the rage, the comics had transformed Bob Kane and Bill Finger's "weird figure of the dark" from 1939's "Detective Comics" #27 into a campy boy scout whose adventures involved fantastical villains, aliens, and space travel.

This was the era that gave us some of the most memorably absurd "Batman" covers yet, such as 1958's "Batman" #118, which featured a version of the Caped Crusader who while trapped in a water tank exclaimed, "Yes Robin, I've become a human fish!" Then, there was 1966's "Detective Comics" #356, which came adorned with a Boy Wonder shocked by the fact he was "turning into a coffin!" 1960's "Detective Comics" #282 saw Batman battle an "interplanetary rival" in the form of a "Krajan Cave-Eel" and 1959's "Batman" #121 featured "the ice crimes of Mr. Zero," who tried to turn the dynamic duo into "the most valuable live trophies in the world" by encasing them in blocks of ice.

It's perhaps not all that surprising that few of these fantastical storylines served as the genesis for long lasting elements of the Batman mythos. But that doesn't hold for Mr. Zero, who actually went on to become one of the most recognizable rogues in the Dark Knight's famous gallery — despite Arnold Schwarzenegger's regrettable depiction in a notoriously bad '90s Batman movie. But in order for that to happen, the character needed a little help from the 1960s "Batman" TV show.

The Batman TV show gave us Mr. Freeze as we know him

Depending on your sensibilities, the 1960s "Batman" TV show is either pure joy or an affront to Batman which turned the character into little more than a disposable, kitschy joke in the public consciousness. At least, that might be how certain Bat-fans felt before Tim Burton came along in 1989 and restored Batman's standing as a brooding avenger of the night. Viewed in context now, the "Batman" TV series was clearly a crucial step in the evolution of the character, not only keeping him relevant but taking him from a successful comic book character to a pop culture icon.

The show also had a more subtle influence on Batman lore itself. Take Mr. Zero, for instance. The villain who had debuted in 1959's "Batman" #121 had been largely forgotten by the time the TV series decided to dust him off and give him a name change. First appearing in season 1 episode "Instant Freeze," Mr. Freeze was portrayed by George Sanders, and was depicted as a scientist named Doctor Schievel who had been transformed into the now-legendary villain after being drenched by a beaker of "Instant Freeze" during a fight with Batman. He then turned up again in season 1 in the episode "Rats Like Cheese," again portrayed by Sanders, before returning for four more episodes in season 2. For his second season appearances, the character was played by Otto Preminger for two episodes and Eli Wallach for another two.

Mr. Freeze wouldn't return before "Batman" was canceled after three seasons, but his legacy lives on in the form of his comic book counterpart, who, following the popularity of the TV show, was also renamed to Mr. Freeze.

Mr. Freeze makes his comic book debut (again)

"Batman" went off the air in 1968, but that same year saw Mr. Zero make a return to the comic books following his 1959 debut. This time, the character had also changed his name to Mr. Freeze, matching that of the TV series villain. 1968's "Detective Comics" #373 saw the character re-emerge to menace Gotham City in a story titled "Mr. Freeze's Chilling Deathtrap." Written by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Chic Stone, the story even includes a sly nod to Mr. Freeze's new moniker and its small-screen origins when Batman refers to him as "Mr. Zero" before correcting himself. Robin then says, "Mr. Freeze! That sounds like a campy name dreamed up for a villain in a television program."

Without the "Batman" series, Mr. Freeze almost certainly wouldn't have become the legendary Batman rogue he is today — though it should be said that his longevity is also attributable to "Batman: The Animated Series." Though it was an altogether darker affair, that beloved '90s show very much followed in the footsteps the 1960s "Batman" series by reinventing Mr. Freeze for a new generation. "Heart of Ice" remains one of the best episodes of "Batman: The Animated Series" for reimagining Mr. Freeze as Victor Fries, a much more tragic version of the character who was on a mission to find a cure for his wife Nora's terminal illness. This backstory was then adopted by the comics, and has become the default origin for Mr. Freeze ever since.

Considering the character's origin as a gimmicky villain of the week who emerged during a questionable period in "Batman" comics, this is a remarkable trajectory that demonstrates the importance of Batman lore being reimagined in various media as a way of prolonging and improving on the characters' rich history. "Batman Forever" actor Val Kilmer was right when he talked about the character being a blank slate, in the sense that his story and lore allows for endless reinterpretation, which in and of itself is a big part of why the character and his rogues gallery have remained popular for almost a century.

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I just watched Batman 1x31 "Death in Slow Motion"

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DC Whumptober 2023

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/2TtORPN by Nightwing_DC_2112 Decided to try my hand at Whumptober this year and will be focusing each prompt within my DC universe which takes things from many different sources so canon may be ignored on occasion. I will update tags as the month progresses. 1) Safety Net- Dick Grayson Words: 1377, Chapters: 1/31, Language: English Fandoms: Young Justice (Cartoon), Young Justice - All Media Types, Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics), DCU Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Characters: Dick Grayson, Wally West, Bruce Wayne, Clone Roy Harper | Will Harper, Barbara Gordon, Artemis Crock, Kon-El | Conner Kent, Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Damian Wayne, M'gann M'orzz, Alfred Pennyworth Additional Tags: Whumptober 2023, Hurt/Comfort, Hurt Dick Grayson, Team as Family, Protective Team, Haly's Circus (DCU), Episode: s01e24 Performance, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Young Justice Season 1, Dick Grayson Needs a Hug, Other Additional Tags to Be Added read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/2TtORPN

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The Earth Station DCU Episode 346 – Caul's Folly

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The Earth Station DCU Episode 346 – Caul's Folly

This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs return to Titans as we start reviewing the second half of Season 4. Lex Luthor reaches out to Superman to help save him because he is dying in Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor #1. Deadman and Sandman discover the origin of the Nightmare Stone in Knight Terrors #2. Powergirl faces her fears, while Osul-Ra runs from Cyborg Superboy in Knight Terrors: Action Comics #1. Angel Breaker wants the knowledge of all fighting skills in Knight Terrors: Angel Breaker #1. Jim Gordon and Sorrow stumble across a strange ritual that involves fifth dimensional beings in Knight Terrors: Detective Comics #1. Harley Quinn travels the multiverse in Knight Terrors: Harley Quinn #1. The Titans must escape the nightmare that is Titans Tower in Knight Terrors: Titans #1. All this plus, DC News, Shout Outs, and much, much more!

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Table of Contents

0:00:00 Show Open

0:01:04 DC News

0:07:02 Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor #1

0:13:25 Batman: The Brave and the Bold #3

0:19:30 Knight Terrors #2

0:23:00 Knight Terrors: Action Comics #1

0:28:23 Knight Terrors: Angel Breaker #1

0:31:36 Knight Terrors: Detective Comics #1

0:35:57 Knight Terrors: Harley Quinn #1

0:39:18 Knight Terrors: Titans #1

0:44:39 Titans S4 Ep7 – Caul’s Folly

0:50:19 Show Close

Links

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Batman: The Brave and the Bold #3

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Knight Terrors: Action Comics #1

Knight Terrors: Angel Breaker #1

Knight Terrors: Detective Comics #1

Knight Terrors: Harley Quinn #1

Knight Terrors: Titans #1

The Multiversity: Guidebook (2014) #1 (Cletus’s Read More Comics Pick)

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How many times The Joker saved Batman?

Detective comics #85 1944. Batman Europa #2. Batman Europa #4. Batman confidential #23. Batman Europa #3 Batman rebirth #33. The Batman who laughs. Batman brave and the bold Game Over for Owlman! Episode #13. The Batman new adventures _ mad love. Dc multiverse hush #1. Dc universe online. The Batman 2004 season 5 episode #10. the Harley Quinn series season one #1. Batman beyond the white knight. Last knight on earth #3 Batman & Spiderman crossover. Batman Dark victory #3. Batman Arkham unhinged #31 Batman #16 Batman #201

That's honestly all i could recall. Now the Joker have help the Batman, although it's not saving him from something, so i won't add those. The Joker saved Batman nineteen times i recall.

[gaddaboutgriffon]

So working on the timeline but since this is going to be a fixit/addition fic for the young justice cartoon I am going to start by breaking down the ages for characters by season.

Season 1

Season 1 takes place over about a year’s time so characters age a year.

Clark/Superman - 33 turns 34 by end of season

Bruce/Batman- 30 to 31

Danny/Superboy 1/ Nova /Dan-El - 14, by end 15.

Dick/Robin - 13 to 14

Wally/Kid Flash - 15 to 16

Kadur Ahm/ Aqualad - 16 to 17

Roy/Speedy/Red Arrow- 16 to 17

Connor/Superboy 2 - looks 16, speed grown in 3-4 months with psychic programming education. Danny considers him a little brother despite being physically bigger since he doesn’t really have any social skills or real life experience.

Not officially on team

Ellie/ Ellenor/ Nor-El - clone body 2 ish months looks and acts like 2 year old

Dan/ Jordan/ Jor-El jr - clone body 2 ish months looks and acts like 2 year old

These next people join the team as the in episode 3 or later.

Magan/Miss Martian - looks 15 but only because how slowly Martians mature. She is actually over 40. Danny does NOT approve of her flirting with Connor.

Artemis Crock /(why did she use her name as her hero name? We can have Danny tease her about it.) - 15 to 16

Jazz/Wondergirl 1- 16 to 17

Victor/Cyborg - 17 to 18 he had his accident that robotisized him at age 16. Thinking of having him and Tucker helping in episode 6 Infiltrator and those data stealing nanites. Just in a hacker duo capacity and officially join later.

Tucker/Tech Pharaoh (maybe just Pharaoh?) - 14 to 15. When Victor has the accident that turns him to a cyborg, Tucker becomes extra clingy sticking to him like glue. Reason being that victor wasn’t as into tech in this au until after the accident and Tucker is making sure he is there to fix if any of his brother’s mechanical parts malfunction. This honestly annoys Cyborg but is heart warming he cares that much.

Zatana (another one for Danny to tease) - 16 to 17

Samantha/Green Witch - 14 to 15

Not on the team

Valarie/Red Huntress - 15 yeah she isn’t joining any hero teams till season two or three and will be more of an antagonist.

There is a 6 year time skip between seasons 1 and 2 in there series that I would like to explore more. But what happens as far as I know. At 16 Dick has a falling out with Bruce and runs off and starts the Teen Titans with Cyborg, Raven, Starfire, and I am going to throw Danny in there for a bit. Tucker moves between titans and young justice as tech support. I’ll be honest I am not sure what to do with Sam. So I think I will leave her with young justice. But Zatana becomes a full Justice League member. I might do that for Jazz, but actually I am thinking of having Jazz go civilian and basically work on cleaning up Arkham. Wally and Artemis also try going civilian when they turn 18 to go to College.

At this point Danny and Superman have reconciled and Connor and the Twins are officially added to the family. Oh Clark married Lois in season 1 and and Jon is born in the time skip.

Jason becomes Robin and is on the Young Justice team for a couple years before he dies. I am tempted to have Danny end Joker for it. As far as anyone knows Joker just disappeared. Danny used intangibility to put him in rock about a mile underground. No one knows it was him.

Then Kaldur’s girlfriend Tella dies. And Dick comes up with the plan have Kaldur pretend to join his bio dad Black Manta to infiltrate The Light. I am making a change and having Lex attempt to quit and leave the Light but is blackmailed into staying. Which means Red Huntress is still working as an agent of The Light.

Then Garfield/Beastboy’s mother is killed for opposing Queen Bee and ends up taken in by Miss Martian. Which brings us to

Season 2

Add 6 years to the people above for their ages.

Tim/Robin 3 - 14

(The series has Barbara/Batgirl but I always thought it was weird to add her in season 2 when she would be older than this kids. So I am just going to leave her in Gotham. She is 19.)

Cassie/Wonder girl 3? ( no idea what happened to Donna Troy maybe put her with the titans) - 15

Garfield/Beastboy - 13

???/ Bumblebee (why do I not know her civilian name?) - 17

???/ Lagoonboy (don’t care about his name. He was a hot head jerk) - 17? 18?

Raven- 19

Starfire- 21?

Bart/Impulse - 13? 14?

That is all I have in me for the night. @confusedshades hope that helps.

Super Phantom

Writing prompt #3

Danny reveals his ghost half to his parents and they took it well accepting him. As a result the doctors Fenton then backed out of the weapons deal they had with the GIW and are actively protecting Phantom from them.

The GIW don’t give up even after the anti ecto acts are being repealed and sabotaged the gas tank for Nasty Burger’s grill. This causes the explosion that would Kill Danny’s family and friends there for Jazz’s graduation celebration. Clockwork foresaw of a Dan event happening and froze time to take and de-age Danny, Jazz, Sam, Tucker and Vallarta. (Clockwork is a jerk and frankly blames Jack and Maddie for making the he portals that caused both Vlad and Danny’s halfa status and a lot more work for him. He is letting those two die.)

Clockwork then sends the Deaged to babies/toddler to different places in the Yong Justice cartoon DC universe. All the kids are liminal and have powers.

Jazz now a 3 year old is sent to Hippallita on Themescira. (Excuse my spelling) liminal powers make her strength on par with Amazons.

Sam, age 1 as well and sent to Giovanni Zattarra. Three year old Zatana gets a younger sister that also has the gift of magic. Especially nature/plant magic.

Tucker I had a hard time deciding but eventually chose Lucius Fox. (If you can think of someone better go ahead and make suggestions.)

Vallarie was Supposed to be sent to Ted Kord, but Lex Luthor was trying to tap into the watchtower’s zeta tubs but accidentally got clockwork’s portal instead. It cased he basket to be dropped instead of gently set down. Startled, two year old Vallarie instinctively activates her ghost tech armor. Now that is a curious unexpected asset Lex will find a way to utilize.

And finally deaged to one year old Danny is sent in a in a basket with a solar system print blanket with a envelope sitting on top. The portal opens and the basket is carefully set on the table with the note. Then clockwork places a folder thick with other papers of to the side. He retreats into the portal closing it behind him just as the apartment door is opening.

Clark Kent has just finished his third week of work at the Daily Planet, the evening patrol and even grocery shopping. Thoughts of the paper he needs to write and turn in the morning are on his mind as he enters his apartment in time to notice a Green glow wink out of existence from his kitchen door. He drops the now forgotten grocery bags when he hears the tiny heartbeat and rushes over to the basket on the table.

A sleeping baby. A baby! Wha- how had anyone. When his brain stops stalling he notices the letter. It reads:

Superman,

The boy’s name is Danny. You are the most likely to survive him learning to use his powers as they emerge. His parents died trying to protect him. It is not safe for him here.

I have already forged the legal documents naming you as his godfather and a cover story in the attached folder. Also three gold coins will be sent to you each month as child support. If anyone else looks at this letter the text will change to simply read that you are the godfather of this recently orphaned boy.

Clockwork.

Clark stood in shock rereading the letter in shock a dozen times. Before Lois snapped him out of it.

“Hey Smallville, it may not be Gotham but even in Metropolis you shouldn’t just leave your door open.” She called as she entered from the hall. Then she noticed the spilled bags of groceries on the floor. And came in. “Are you ok? You may be a klutz but you always pick u- Oh My God, That’s a Baby!”

Well that is enough for tonight. I will add on more later. Wonder how quickly this would grow if I don’t tag anyone? Eh just a few. @bloggerspam @confusedshades @hypewinter @zylev-blog @kizzer55555

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"Online" + Callbacks to previous episodes | Batman: Wayne Family Adventures #53 vs Season 1

#53 vs #26 / #32 / #25 / #31

#53 vs #41

#53 vs #24

#53 vs #46