This was a very different time in Batman comics history.

Thankfully, Batman and Robin were on the case.

But whatCaped Crusaderreally nails is Karlo’s murderous rage and his reasoning for doing so.

Clayface (Don Donahue) holding a knife in ‘Batman: Caped Crusader.'

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And examine him it did.

Well, Clayface wasn’t exactly the first.

“This was one of the most shocking scenes ever seen on film.”

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In Gotham City, where corruption and crime are rampant, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne transforms into Batman following a personal tragedy. His relentless pursuit of justice attracts unexpected allies within the GCPD and City Hall, but also spawns deadly consequences. This series reimagines Batman’s mythology through the creative lenses of J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves, and Bruce Timm.

But Chaney wasn’t Kane’s only source of inspiration for the monstrous killer.

“These are the stories which I wish to do.”

Karloff himself expressed similar sentiments years after playing Frankenstein’s monster.

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“The monster turned out to be the best friend I ever had,“Karloff once explained.

“He changed the whole course of my life.

The next was Preston Payne, a man suffering from hyperpituitarism who dissolves those he touches.

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Yeah, he’s sort of the odd one out.

Batman: Caped Crusaderis available for streaming on Prime Video in the U.S.

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Boris Karloff as Ardath Bey looking at a person offscreen in 1932’s The Mummy

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The Phantom (Lon Chaney) and Christine (Mary Philbin) in The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

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Batman (Hamish Linklater) descends with his cape wide open in ‘Batman: Caped Crusader.'

Batman: Caped Crusader