While Shuster, Siegel and Kane were, without doubt, the Olympians of Action Hero Comics, the creators of Superman and Batman - each the 24 year-old son of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe - were never going to be the heirs of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. Man of Steel, the latest Superman blockbuster that I ran faster…
Risks of the import/export/import business
Back in the sixties when my all-time superhero, Batman, used to dress like he was going to a neighbourhood Halloween party, actors Adam West and Burt Ward would issue warnings to stupid children not to try any of their stunts at home. That was sound advice. While they had the full attention of the little weirdos…