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  1. Batman is interesting, the character and the world built around him. When examining his history and the characters that preceded him, I do think its important to distinguish a critieria when discussing his historical significance. For me, what the character borrowed from other characters must be separated from the new concepts he introduced to superhero fiction. Sure, the character Batman or The Bat-Man first appeared in Tec 27, but the character in Tec 27 isn't the same character we know and love today. He evolved over time. Tec 27's story didn't really add anything new to fiction. The word "batman" or bat-man/bat-men wasn't even a new word. It had been used before by REH in Wings in the Night (a short story in 1932) and in Green Eyes of Bast (a novel by Sax Rohmer in 1920). The word may have been even more common at that time, I'm not sure. Those are just two examples that I know. I've also heard that the story in Tec 27 was influenced by a Shadow story. I don't know if that is true or not, but I do believe the assessment that it wasn't a groundbreaking, new story. I would be willing to argue that the character in Tec 27 wasn't any better than any of the other bat-themed characters (or a lot of other characters in other genres) at the time, and I think its important to study what new concepts Batman introduced to superhero fiction. The name Commissioner Gordon, the word Batman, and the word Gotham had all been around before Kane and Finger used them. So, when discussing the historical significance of Batman, I think it is important to discover what new ideas and concepts he brought to the genre and to fiction or at least superhero fiction. Introducing a young sidekick has already been mentioned. Utility belt? Batmobile? I'm not sure. I don't know if these ideas were new or not. I think we need to ask ourselves what made/makes him significant. We know the character outlived all the other bat characters but why? What gave him "staying power"? Why is he significant today and not Johnston McCulley's The Bat, Mary Roberts Rinehart The Bat, The Black Bat, Black Bat 2nd version, or Art Pinajian The Black Bat? The idea of a bat-themed character, hero or villain, wasn't brand new and significant, so what made Batman different? Why did he surpass characters that had influenced his creation like The Shadow, The Phantom, and Zorro? Why did he stick around like Sherlock Holmes, another character that influenced his creation? When did he go from being a copycat or just another bat character to a trend setter?
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