I set the Wayback Machine to 1989 for these two cards. They depict Batman and the Joker as they appeared in the Keaton/Nicholson Batman film. They are kind of meant to go with the Dark Knight Batman and Joker from a week or go or so (Just for you, Bathunter!).
Anyone else remember how great it was to actually be seeing a "serious" take on Batman when this film came out in '89? Sure, this first film can seem a bit dated here and there when watched today. However, it was such a thrill to see these characters "living and breathing" up on the screen in such a way that was dark and not campy. I can hardly believe that the 20th anniversary of this film is already next year in 2009! I'm definitely getting old. It couldn't possibly be nineteen years ago that I was sitting in the theater with my buddy Russell Walks feeling like a kid in a candy store waiting for the movie to begin. I remember driving home after the film with a Keaton scowl on my face pretending I was driving the batmobile. What a geek!!
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