Did you know there was a co-creator of Batman? I didn't. According to an article in today's NY Post, Bob Kane and Bill Finger used to sit in Poe Park in the Bronx and exchange ideas. For years Kane had a clause in his contract that prevented anyone else from sharing credit. Finger's name was left off every issue of Detective Comics except the first in which the Caped Crusader appeared, #27. Supposedly, Finger came up with the Dark Knight's cowl, cape, gloves and his real name - Bruce Wayne. He died in 1974, and it wasn't until 2015 that his contributions were acknowledged in DC Comics. The TV series Gotham has cited him in its credits. Now a street will be named after him, East 192nd and Grand Concourse, near Poe Park. The ceremony will be tomorrow, 12/8, at 10 AM. There is a book about Finger: Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman by Mark Tyler Nobleman, and a Bill Finger Appreciation Group, which will host the ceremony. Ka-pow!
Brooklyn subway commuters who travel into Manhattan may gaze at the skyline and ask themselves what's missing. The Jehovah's Witness' Watchtower sign has been removed. The letters were 15 feet high. The organization sold the building on which it stood to Kushner Companies, a group headed by President Trump's son in law. Here's a pic:
Down goes Franken! Next!
Given the wind whipping through my usual book nook, I made a mistake in not taking the show to an alternate site. Fortunately, four ladies bailed me out. The first donated two hardcovers in Russian, the second donated a whole bag's worth, and the third and forth bought seven of them. My thanks. The abundant sunshine did not negate the effects of the wind. Late in the session I gave the bus shelter a try. I stood gazing through the glass that makes up its left side. There was no sunshine there, but, since the temperature wasn't the problem, it was fine there. I'll remember that next time conditions are similar.
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