Bat-Timeline – “Batman in 1981”

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JANUARY: The villain “Electrocutioner” makes his debut in BATMAN #331.

MARCH: The 500th issue of DETECTIVE COMICS is celebrated in, well, DETECTIVE COMICS #500. In one of the issue’s stories, “To Kill A Legend,” Batman and Robin travel to another Earth (with the aid of the Phantom Stranger) and prevent the murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne. Does this also prevent young Bruce Wayne from becoming The Batman in this alternate world? Without giving away the details, it seems that no matter what, Bruce Wayne was destined to be Batman.

MARCH: The Penguin’s origin is finally revealed in BEST OF DC BLUE RIBBON DIGEST #10 (“Secret Origins of Super-Villains”).

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Bill “Jett” Ramey isn’t just a Batman fan — he’s one of the founding fathers of the online Batman community. As the creator and Editor-in-Chief of Batman-On-Film.com, the original and longest-running Batman news and commentary site, Jett helped carve the very bedrock of modern fan internet press. A lifelong Dark Knight disciple, Jett has spent decades championing filmmaker‑driven Batman stories, cutting through fanboy noise with a Texas‑sized dose of honesty, and keeping the conversation smart, civil, and drama‑free. He’s the BOF Godfather — the guy who was here before the hashtags, before the clickbait, before the algorithms… and he’s still here, still talking Batman, still calling it straight. When he steps out of Gotham, Jett is pure Texas. He bleeds Dallas Cowboys blue, blasts Elvis and rock ’n’ roll, and has a deep appreciation for cold beer, dive bars, and Texas Longhorns football. He works out, he cooks, and he can grill like a man who’s earned the right to say “don’t assume” when he tells you he lives in the great state of Texas. He shares that home with his wife — “Announcer Rachel” — and their dogs: Gracelin the Labradoodle and Presley, a rescue pup named after the King himself.