"So it wasn't all for nothing..."
Yet another masterpiece this time, and an inspired idea. A pulp style hero, shown in the monochrome past of movie serials and pulp magazines, with a catchphrase ("May those with evil hearts beware") which seems to evoke, if I remember correctly, the Shadow.
Naturally, Bruce was a huge fan. It may be a little overly sentimental to shoew Bruceas being such a massive fanboy that the Batcave itself is modelled off the Grey Ghost's lair... but I don't care. The whole conceit is utterly exquisite, with an old episode of the movie serial being imitated in order to commit exactly the same crimes.... and that's not even taking into account that the aging actor who played the Grey Ghost is played by none other than Adam West.
Yes, the baddie is a fan and collector, whose villainy stems from his obsession and geekery, a bit of a dodge stereotype... but the whole episode is a thing of great beauty yet. One of the finest episodes yet, a sentiment I appear to expressing rather often at the moment.
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