-Batman was a tad pudgy in those days.
-Despite his aforementioned pudginess, the man was pretty fast on his feet.
-Batman clearly hadn't done too much training in his early days. At the end of chapter one, both Batman and Robin are soundly and rather easily defeated in a fist fight with three ordinary dudes. Yes, they're outnumbered three to two but this showing is pathetic. At one point, Robin merely gets pushed down and seems to collapse. Maybe he just decided to "stay down" to avoid more pummeling.
-This is a true cast of no-ones. Only J. Carrol Naish has ever been heard of and he's completely unrecognizable under really bad Asian make-up as the head heavy.
-Speaking of the bad Asian make-up, there's real unfortunate racism in the opening narration which informs us that "the wise government" has "rounded up" the Japanese.
-The 1st two chapters have the exact same cliff-hanger. In both, Batman falls. In one, he falls from a building (after his aforementioned fight with those 3 ordinary baddies who throw him off the building to kill him) and I've already blanked on what he fell out of in chapter 2. I hope he has some good falling insurance.
-Is this serial the origin of the "Batman is Gay" rumours? This actor often seems rather effeminate.
-I guess Batman can't afford a Batmobile. Alfred drives he and Robin around town in a Cadillac.
-There hasn't been much mention of just who Bruce Wayne is. His wealthy playboy status doesn't seem to have much bearing on this story.
