bluewaterrider
Senior Member
In no particular order:
1. Tesla Strong also homages Wonder Woman now that I think of it.
It was actually quite common in Diana's early years to meet other versions of herself, including giant ones, as Tesla does:
2. Wade = Slade. Not bad. I've often thought about the similarity between these two.
3. Good catch on Zorro. I never really thought about it until you said it, but the choice of movie probably WAS a chosen homage as they retold Batman after 1940, in addition to be a likely real-life inspiration for Bill Finger and Bob Kane.
This especially hit home when I saw the following image when typing in the name "Zorro" to see if Wikipedia recounted the fate of either Zorro's mother or father:
One this looks very like Batman on a rooftop, which was Zorro's natural environment years before Bruce.
Two, the "Dark Knight" moniker suits one who has a sword by his side better than someone with customized boomerangs.
Further,
Dad was wealthy.
Hero was regarded as a cavalier "fop".
Hero was well-versed in science, literature, and the arts.
Hero used a cave as his training ground and secret headquarters.
Later adaptations have the hero inspiring a young protege or protégés, who take on his mantle in the hero's more senior years.
Frank Miller took this even further -- in one climactic scene of the Dark Knight Returns, Bruce prevents his "town" from falling to chaos and rioting with the aid of Sons of the Batman, youth inspired by his example -- and leads them on horseback.
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The following scan failed to get uploaded on my first attempt. It would have been the 2nd one of 9.
