Part I. How to have an origin without a planet blowing up, parents murdered, radioactive spider bites, cosmic rays, gamma rays, white dwarf stars, aliens crash-landing, a magic word, a magic hammer, or a super serum. The secret origin of Michael Uslan, Comicbookman! -- Just imagine! Team-ups and sidekicks! -- Paul and Michael...brother, power, the geek! -- Batman and Robin's dirty secret! -- Batman begins...for me! -- A campy Batman on TV. "Holy shit!" -- The comic book club -- no girls allowed! -- Pros and cons of con artists! -- "And then there were none!" -- Part II. "You still read comic books at your age?!" Good-bye Smallville! Hello Metropolis! -- The world's first college professor of comic books! -- I was a teenage junior woodchuck! -- Plan B. A strange costume for Batman and Robin, a strange choice for me! -- Part III. Bloomington to Hollywood: How to get there from here! Life is not a comic book! -- I know what evil lurks in the heart of men! -- Going backward? Me, Mr. Mxyzptlk, and a Toyota! -- Raging bullshit on a "rocky" road! -- Part IV. At long last, the Dark Knight returns! Ben and me, the world's finest producer team! -- Blackest night: the ten-year human endurance contest! -- It's the stuff dreams are made of! -- Part V. "Bats" of luck. After the Dark Knight, the brightest day! -- The road taken, the road not taken!
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