The horror movie star Basil Karlo ( who was clearly not modelled on any celebrity… clearly…) appeared as a master of disguise in an early Detective Comics adventure. ![]() So it shouldn’t be that much of a surprise that the creative crew were able to build a tragic and moving back story for Clayface.įor those who don’t read comics, Clayface is one of Batman’s earliest foes. Heart of Ice is regarded as one the show’s best episodes, despite featuring an almost forgotten nobody villain by the name of Mr. In fact, many second-tier villains actually received more compelling origins and development. It didn’t restrict its airtime to those major-league bad guys. It would be easy enough to build a television how around characters like the Joker, Two-Face, the Penguin, Catwoman, Ra’s Al Ghul, the Scarecrow, Poison and the Riddler. Batman’s first-stringers are all iconic and brilliant characters in their own right. One thing that always impressed me about Batman: The Animated Series was the way that it didn’t just restrict itself to the truly iconic members of Batman’s impressive pool of villains. Check back daily for comics, movies and television reviews and discussion of the Caped Crusader. To celebrate the release of The Dark Knight Rises, July is “Batman month” here at the m0vie blog.
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