And now, let's take a look at some CMNS Sound Effect Theater (tm!), courtesy of Batman #158:
Zoosh, indeed! The Bat-Hound and Bat-Mite were the highlights of the Silver Age for me. I'd buy the heck out of a Bat-Hound and Bat-Mite book.
And then there was that time Batman and Robin fought a gigantic crimson armadillo...
Yay! On to the next issue! Clayface was another good Silver Age villain, because he could become stuff like this:
And if you're wondering why all of this was taking place in a small model city, you haven't read enough Silver Age Batman.
But this kind of confused me:
I understand changing the shape, but how did that constitute the ability to actually emit a trail of flame behind him. Forget about "keeping the form for seconds"... I'm wondering how he pulled that one off at all.
But then he turns into a gorilla, and I remember that I love him, no matter what:
Because.... gorillas.
See you tomorrow!
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God I loved Bat-Hound. I'd buy that Bat-Hound book collection even if were $100.00!
Bat-Hound just has a certain... appealing character trait. I relate to him.
I agree... Bat-Hound is super-cool. He's a true German Shepherd. They're all about loyalty and getting the job done. I hope to always have a Shepherd in my house.
FWIW, Clayface's magic potion even allowed him to become Superman in an old WORLD'S FINEST, complete with the full range of super-powers. I forget what happened in the story that discouraged old clay-puss from ever trying that again, though the true reason was probably editorial: "don't bite the style of the Big S" more than once in a blue moon.
Wow, Gene! I didn't remember that. It sounds like Claymation is one of those characters with powers that no one really understands... including his writers.
I'll say one thing for Clayface's shapechanging powers: if he changes into something, he has all the something's attendant abilities-- which is the way good magic and/or super-science should work.
Consider in contrast the Legion-member Chameleon Boy, who could turn into entities who were physically bigger than he was, yet somehow, they weren't any stronger. So even though he changes into a bull, he supposedly doesn't have the mass and strength of a bull. All of which was I guess the editorial strategy to keep CB from outshining Superboy,
Clayface gorilla carrying batman and joker, that right there is a cmns moment!
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