With Krypto confirmed for the upcoming Superman movie, I think it's high time for a live action Ace the Bat-Hound. Whether as part of the new DCU iteration of Batman or an adaptation of Batman Beyond, we need to see the Dark Knight Dog do his thing.
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One of the few downsides to the Golden Age of Comics was that it occurred during World War II. Consequently, those of us who read reprints of those stories (either on-line or in trade paperbacks) will see that much of the dialogue and artwork from that time was more-than-a-tad racist with regard to villains working for the Axis Powers. German spies wore monocles and pronounced their w's like v's. While Japanese spies had overbites and transposed their l's and r's. Unfortunately, such stereotyping was not only considered politically correct back then. It was deemed an absolutely vital part of patriotic morale boosting!
ReplyDeleteThat having been said, I commend you, Ross, on being able to find and reproduce this particular image from Dick Tracy's comic strip. If only to show that even he and his originator had to bow such now-controversial pressure.
I wonder how Bathound from the Krypto animated series would get along with Hemlock Bones (the bulldog who dressed like a London bobby) from the 1960's Dick Tracy cartoons?
ReplyDeleteI vaguely remember seeing those cartoons. The Japanese detective Joe Jitsu was a full blown stereotype from that earlier era. I remembered the bulldog as well but not his name, and I can't remember who the other two featured detectives were or what they even looked like.
DeleteThe only other thing I remember about the Dick Tracy cartoons is that they had the same distributor as the Mr. Magoo cartoons. So, it was only natural (but still a delightful surprise) when the two co-starred in a feature-length crossover where Jim Backus voiced both Magoo and a myopic hit man called Squinty Eyes!
DeleteDick Sprang did Ace? It's just that Ace looks a little off. Tracy looks young. Guess Tracy's ok with the detective who 'owns' Ace. How would Tracy do with Nightwing?
ReplyDeleteI assume you mean, the post-Silver Age Dick Grayson rather than the Kandorian original?
Deleteonly seen a few Dick Tracy bits,
ReplyDeleteso i presume Ace is the Brains of this pairing…
No takers.
DeleteDick Tracy cartoons also had a Mexican stereotype, Go Go Gomez, and an Irish stereotype, Heap O’Calorie.
ReplyDeleteSince we're talking about racial stereotypes/representation from that time era, I took a peek at the 40+ Dick Tracy covers on here & realized he hasn't team-up with a person of color yet. The Johnny Quest cover didn't have Hadji (from India) on it & the Crimson Avenger cover didn't have Wing (from China) on it. Some missed opportunities there.
ReplyDeleteSince Dick Tracy had an old foe named Flattop, I thought Marvel's Hammerhead would've teamed up with him on at least one of the covers against some heroes (no such luck). Maybe some WW2 minority heroes like The Whip, Amazing-Man, Flying Fox, Tsunami or even Marvel's 40s era heroes the Scarlet Scarab, Human Top or Golden Girl could cross paths with him in the near future for something different.