![]() Or in other words, the surface of the 1961 Bette Kane (Bat-Girl) did not mesh with the surface of Batman. When the new character Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) was created in 1967, she stuck because she reinforced the vigilante nature of Batman. The stickiness of Bat-Girl negatively impacted the character of Batman because she shifted Batman away from crime fighting and towards comedy. She existed until 1964 when Batman-editor Julius Schwartz removed her from the series due to the character being considered silly and comedic. In 1961, Bill Finger and Sheldon Molodof created Bat-Girl (Bette Kane) who would serve as a love interest for Robin. The concept of stickiness can be used to answer why this happens to some and not to others.Ī good example of stickiness can be seen in the creation of Bat-Girl. ![]() This perspective can cause characters, powers and events to be created by one team and quickly forgotten by the next team. To create a single issue of a comic book is a multi-person endeavor and everyone on the team has their own perspective. The term stickiness comes from the work of Sara Ahmed, specifically her book The Cultural Politics of Emotion when she defines the term as "rather than using stickiness to describe an objects surface, we can think of stickiness as an effect of surfacing, as an effect of the histories of contract between bodies, objects, and signs." 1 Stickiness has not been applied to superhero comic books but can help to defragment the history of comic book characters. In this essay, I will be examining the relationship between stickiness and visibility in the construction of disability in superhero comic book literature, specifically looking at how the practice of retroactive continuity both erases and cements disability. However, what makes the practice of retroactive continuity fascinating is not the erasure of specific ideas but what remains after that erasure. This can include anything from minor plot details to the creation of a character. To retcon is to change the past in order to fit the present. One of the most powerful tools that a comic book team has is the use of retroactive continuity (retcon). In being replaced, the next team can come in and re-interpret the character through the practice of retcon. Each person on this team brings their own perspective on the issue. A single issue of a comic book is a multi-person endeavor consisting of a writer, an artist, a cover artist, a colorist, a letterer, and an editor. The format of comic books is unique because they are created by a multi-person team instead of a singular author. ![]()
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