Paul wrote:
> I have this working hypothesis that Batman is so well liked because he
> has sooooo many well known villains. Whereas your average American
> could only name Lex Luthor for Superman and few (if any) villains for
> any other hero.
>
> Would more people (the non-hardcore comic fans) be into Green Lantern,
> Aquaman, Flash, Wonder Woman, etc... if they could identify several bad
> guys for the hero to vanquish?
>
> Also, when they make the superhero movies do they tend to stick to the
> most famous villain so as to draw in the biggest audiences? Would the
> new Superman movie be just as successful with Brainiac or Bizarro?
>
for me Batman always had the edge because he was rich, scary to the
bullies and bad guys and he had the coolest toys and drove a cool car.
It is still feasible to be a Batman but no matter what, we cannot leap
tall buildings with a single bound or move faster than a speeding bullet
tphile
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