For her, this adventure is about living out "old times," but Batman-1's presence brings the scene to soap-opera levels of conflict. That last panel is an indication of one subplot I've had to edit out entirely: Kathy's own conflicted emotions for a man she loved and lost long ago. To make matters sadder, it actually DOES turn out to be the real Batmobile, which leads Batman to deduce the location of Hugo's hideout: the Batcave! Indeed, it's more true than Dick wants to know, as it's revealed that the Batmobile he destroyed wasn't a copy at all, In four pages, he mixes explosive action with a poignant character moment tied up with the story's theme of having to let go of the past. These panels are a perfect example of Brennert's skills. Hoping that this Earth-Two version is similar enough to the one he made, Batman manages to pry open the trunk and extract boxes to construct Whirly Bats, which will come in very handy just as long as they survive! So this mistake on Brennert's part still pays off for emotional power when Batman-1 meets Batwoman-2: A crass and ignominious end for Kathy, supposedly killed off because she was a relic of a goofier past that editors at DC wanted forgotten.īut at this point, Batman remembers Batwoman all too well. The Kathy Kane Batwoman was still in Earth-One, but had recently been murdered by the Bronze Tiger from the League of Assassins. Apparently, there never was an Earth-Two Batwoman. Now, here's where things get a bit sketchy, continuity-wise. In fact, he even recently showed up on Batman: The Brave and the Bold, because that show is hardcore in its geekery.īatman-1 and Robin-2 end up getting a helping hand by Batwoman. Who? The Spinner? Come on, I know the Silver Age was crack, but that couldn't possibly have been a real villain oh dear god it was. Google, you have failed me!īatman manages to down the plane, but nearly dies in the process until he's saved by Robin. Catwoman had a plane? I'm trying and failing to find any info about this. As there was no Strange Apparitions storyline in Earth-Two, this was the first time anybody had heard of Hugo in twenty years. Robin catches Batman up to speed, recounting how Hugo was thought to have died in his fall off the cliffs (as recounted in the third and final Golden Age Hugo Strange story). Realizing his first mistake, Robin is shocked, thinking that he must be seeing a ghost. Looking for answers and allies, Batman heads to the JSA headquarters, where he's mistaken as a villain by Robin, who attacks. At least, until such time as DC reprints it someday (probably in a theoretical fourth or fifth volume of DC Showcase Presents the Brave and the Bold).Ĭhanging into their costumes as Starman (JSA member and wielder of the cosmic rod) and Robin (the grown-up ex-Boy Wonder), the heroes investigate the storm, but are attacked and struck down by a thunderbolt, and a mysterious force snatches Starman's rod. It is a testament to his abilities that I've had an insanely hard time editing these scans, so while scans_daily shall receive a butchered edition of this post, you readers here shall get the expanded version which does better justice to the story. This is one of the finest comics by Alan Brennert, who wrote only about nine DC stories over twenty years, including the wonderful Batman classic, To Kill A Legend. They're questions that no DC writer had considered by 1982, and Brennert answered them by throwing in an additional question: "What if that alternate Earth's Hugo Strange didn't escape unscathed from his final Golden Age adventure?"
wouldn't that be kinda upsetting? Not just for you, but the people who knew and loved your alternate self?"
EARTH TWO CRIME CYNDICATE FULL
With "Interlude on Earth-Two," Alan Brennert was the first DC Comics writer to asked the questions, "If you go to a world where an alternate version of yourself got older, married, had a full life, and died. I hope you'll indulge this extreme departure from the usual Two-Face topics, as this is a subject which has been haunting me for days now. Note: I started this post as part of the Hugo Strange series, but it became much more than that.
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