Above: Click on the image to see a much larger version of this still of Julie Schwartz demonstrating what he wanted.
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Julie Schwartz several times told the story of how one day Bob Kane brought in a story in which Julie had requested a particular panel be drawn a certain way. Kane had not relayed the instructions to Shelly Moldoff (his usual ghost), so the panel wasn't what Julie wanted.
In the video above, Julie tells that story during the 2001 San Diego Comicon Golden Age Panel. (Run time: 2:08)
Julie also described the effect he wanted in his autobiography, Man of Two Worlds: "Marvel had begun experimenting with certain altered perspectives in their graphic storytelling that gave the effect of a sort of 3-D look as if a punch was jumping right off the page. It was the Jack Kirby look, where the action violated the frame for added impact. I showed some samples to Bob and instructed him that a certain panel would be perfect for this sort of effect."
In the video, you see Julie punch his fist toward the audience in demonstration of what he's talking about.
Murphy Anderson has confirmed the story to me, at least his part in it.
Question of the day: Can you identify the issue of Batman or Detective in which this page appeared?
Please help me solve this mystery.
-- Mike Catron
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Above: Click on the image to see a much larger version.
We have a new candidate for a winner, from Batman #181, page 8, panel 2. This story is signed "Bob Kane" but it is actually by Shelly Moldoff and seems to come closest to Julie's description so far.
If you know of a better candidate that fits Julie's description, email me at the link below. (Keep it short. The form provided limits your word count.)
There's a DVD for you if you're the first to identify the page Julie's talking about. The DVD is of the 2001 San Diego Comicon Golden Age panel, hosted by Mark Evanier, with Martin Nodell, Ramona Fradon, Irwin Donenfeld, Ric Estrada, Alvin Schwartz, Julie Schwartz, and Chuck Cuidera. I'll also list your name in the credits at the end.
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