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ALFRED PENNYWORTH: BUTLER EXTRAORDINAIRE [bio] |
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Comic Book History
Who is ALFRED PENNYWORTH?
ALFRED PENNYWORTH is a DC Comics character frequently appearing in Batman related books. The character's first appearance was in Batman #16 (April–May 1943), and was created by writer Bob Kane and artist Jerry Robinson. ALFRED serves as Batman’s (and Bruce Wayne's) tireless butler, assistant, confidant, and surrogate father figure. In modern interpretations, this has gone to the point where ALFRED was Bruce's legal guardian following the death of his parents.
First Appearance
When ALFRED first appeared, he was overweight and clean-shaven. When the 1940s Batman serial was released, the actor who played ALFRED, was trim and sported a thin moustache, DC editors wanted the comic ALFRED to resemble his cinematic counterpart. In Detective Comics #83 (January 1944), ALFRED vacationed at a health resort, where he slimmed down and grew a mustache.
In his early appearances, ALFRED made bungling attempts to be a detective, often Read more: |
