Jerry Robinson Quotes

#1. I did 32 years of political cartoons, one every day for six days a week, I wrote and drew every word, every line. That body of work is the one I'm proudest of.

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#2. We were just emerging from the Depression. Superman started in 1938. Batman started in 1939. So, we were just recovering.

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#3. Even though at 17 it was limited, I had a life before Batman.

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#4. When comics came along in the 1930s there was a talent pool waiting. And one reason is so many areas were closed to Jews. Colleges, advertising agencies, many of the corporations - the doors that were closed led to the one that was open.

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#5. I always felt that heroes were essentially dull. Villains were more exotic and could do more interesting things.

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#6. Looking at the Batman pages is like revisiting my youth. My first seven years in New York were the first seven years of Batman itself. While my time on Batman was important and exciting and notable considering the characters that came out of it, it was really just the start of my life.

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#7. We really lived, ate, drank and slept Batman - ideas, characters and stories.

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