Memorial Day 1962: The day the fire started

On May 27, 1962, a small fire was believed to be contained at a landfill in Centralia Pennsylvania. The town had just tossed their refuse from the year in preparation for the annual Memorial Day parade and celebrations.. What the firefighters did not know–and no one else did either–was that a coal mine underneath the … Read moreMemorial Day 1962: The day the fire started

Camazotz Begins

When we read Batman’s first appearance in Detective Comics #27, he is already operating as a crime fighter. Batman’s origin is first presented in Detective Comics #33 (Nov. 1939), and is later fleshed out in Batman #47. As these comics state, Bruce Wayne is born to Dr. Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha, two very wealthy and charitable Gotham City socialites in 1915. Bruce … Read moreCamazotz Begins