“He’s like a pizza with the works. He’s a touch of Zorro, a dash of Dracula, a helping of the Shadow and a bunch of Sherlock Holmes all mixed together. Plus the cars and gadgets and that great hideout. You can’t miss with a combination like that. But you can’t recreate that same magic in a new character either. There’s only one Batman.”

—  Chuck Dixon

Chuck Dixon Interview https://www.cbr.com/chuck-dixon-interview/ (April 19, 2001)

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