Friday Night Fights--SCUBA Style!!

Man, if you think our Batman has it tough..you should walk a mile in the manga Batman's boots! Which is what we'll do in this week's Friday Night Fights!

Batman has to save a civilian from plummeting to his death...

While at the same time, he has to fend off a thief on the roof who's feeling kinda stabby!

Yeah!!!

(We'll explain later why a thief on a roof is wearing SCUBA gear...)

But despite that nice kick, Batman still faces a deadly dilemma:

Fortunately, Batman has a sidekick!!

PHEW!!

Oh, YEAH!!!

Spacebooger says I still haven't explained why the guy was dressed for Thunderball!!

Well, here's the reason:

D'oh!!

Japan's version of Batman takes down a thief with one arm behind his back holding up a civilian in Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Bamtmanga #47 (the digital version), everything by Jiro Kuwata, the original from 196??.

Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Why? Hell if I know--it's a holiday week! Go have fun--but don't forget to vote!!

Robin And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day!

So, there's a sea monster that's been appearing near Gotham...

...and Dick Grayson has only one dsire (It's Japanese...read the panel  right to left!):

DENIED!!

But Dick is still obsessed..

So just how shaken up is Robin?

Damn!! Batman is a cruel taskmaster...

From Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga #35 (digital version) (2015), originally from the 1960s, man!

Things Are Very Strange In The Japanese Version Of Gotham City!

Seriously, this kinda stuff is a normal day:

W.
T.
F.

Don't worry, though--the end result is this:

Ahhhhhhh......comics.

From Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga #28 (digital version) (2015), originally from 196whatever...

Friday Night Fights--Bat-Manga Style!!

It time for a trip abroad in this week's Friday Night Fights!!

That's right, it's time to go and visit the Japanese version of the Dynamic Duo as they vie with the many minions of Lord Death Man!!

At a cemetery, Batman and Robin are surrounded by a gazillion of Lord Death Man's spooky goons! Whatever shall they do?

And that's how you fight crime, Japanese Batman style!!

Spacebooger is confused by the whole reading right-to-left thing...

Mass mulching of mobsters took place in バットマン Battoman by Jiro Kuwata, exact date and issue # unknown but most likely 1966, as reprinted & translated in the digital Bat-Manga #3 (2014)

Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Why? Because i haven't won in a while, and I'm getting lonely! So go vote!!