A Quick History of Gay Batman

Authors

Rena Bridge

Files

Digital Publisher

VCU Libraries

Publication Date

2-2023

Comments

Grand Prize winner in the 2023 Jurgen Banned Art Comics Contest sponsored by VCU Libraries.

Description

Grand Prize winner in the 2023 Jurgen Banned Art Comics Contest.

A humorous look at ongoing discussions about the nature of Batman and Robin's relationship, beginning with Frederic Wertham's influential book, Seduction of the Innocent (1954).

Keywords

comics, contest, censorship, LGBTQ, Comics Code, coded imagery, gay, Batman, Robin, Seduction of the Innocent, Frederic Wertham, art, student art

Date of Submission

April 2023

Rights

© The Author

Is Part Of

Jurgen Banned Art Comics Contest