The
world was reeling from the Great Depression. The Spanish Civil War
had finally ended, but Italy had invaded Albania, and Adolf Hitler's
Nazis had annexed Austria, invaded Czechoslovakia, and seemed to be
plotting a takeover of Poland. It was looking very much as if Hitler
was about to plunge the entire world into a much larger war, and
diplomats and European leaders were scrambling to avoid it.
Things
were looking really grim.
Then,
on May 1, who should appear?
The
Caped Crusader! The Dark Knight!
Batman!
Artist
Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger created the new comic book superhero
for Detective Comics, and Batman became immediately popular—so
popular that he soon had his own comic book.
Now,
Batman couldn't do much about the problems the real world was
facing—but I do think that entertainment, especially the sort that
pits good versus evil, and has good win, can help people bear harsh
reality just a little bit better.
Celebrate
Batman!
Wear
a cape!
Make
a bat cake!
Play
Batman games.
Stencil a T-shirt with Batman flames.
Here
are some great coloring pages—both printables and online coloring
pages.
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