![]() ![]() ![]() Many of Batman's foes usually have an outlandish gimmick and Schumacher took that to the next level, as Forever features the dual menace of Two-Face ( Tommy Lee Jones) and the Riddler ( Jim Carrey) while Batman & Robin has Mister Freeze ( Arnold Schwarzenegger), Poison Ivy ( Uma Thurman) and Bane ( Robert Swenson). Perhaps the biggest Silver Age influence in Schumacher's films is the outlandish villains. In a similar vein, Forever wound up drawing more attention than its predecessor Batman Returns - even becoming the highest-grossing film of 1995. ![]() In fact, their comics were bleeding readers until the dawn of the Silver Age. The Caped Crusader was on the outs alongside other superheroes such as Superman and Wonder Woman were far from the icons of the superhero genre that they'd grow to be in later years. While the era saw the creation of multiple characters and superhero teams including the Justice League of America and the Fantastic Four, it also saw a resurgence in interest in Batman. You can read more of his work here.The Silver Age is often regarded as one of the most influential periods in comic book history since it was the moment that the superhero genre regained prominence in the medium. Mike Cecchini is the Editor in Chief of Den of Geek and he believes no batsuit is complete without a yellow oval. It’s likely that these were made after Tim Burton had departed the project, but before Michael Keaton did, given that they were still clearly using his likeness for the head sculpt. I’m not sure about the exact chronology of these photos, which originally surfaced on the Brotherhood of the Bat message board and comes to us via The Movies (with a hat-tip to some old friends, too). By the way, if you need to know why the batsuit had nipples in the first place, we have the answer to that question right here. But the yellow oval with the contrast of the black cape, boots, and gloves on a grey bodysuit does look pretty striking when put in the context of the ’90s Batmanmovies, doesn’t it? The prominent lack of nipples doesn’t hurt, either. That’s probably just the material used for the sculpt, and this likely would have been painted black like the other batsuits in the franchise. Don’t get too excited over the grey suit. ![]()
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