Personal Rating: B
Villain Spotlight:
Bookworm
has clothes that look like “rare old book bindings” – and they make quite a
statement. His not-quite-there stare is amusing,
too. And his “hissy fits” as a
frustrated novelist are pretty impressive.
What makes such behavior more tolerable than that of the Riddler, for
me, is that Bookworm calms down with such completeness and suddenness. Furthermore, you have to appreciate a villain
that gives orders by referencing pages and paragraphs of his plans. He grades his henchwoman a C- for misquoting
Robert Burns!
The Zen of Camp:
Bookworm
tries to sell a copy of the 1919 Congressional Record to Aunt Harriet – and
assures her that the illustrations are “so piquant.”
“Reverse
bat climb.”
Other Notes:
English
history gets an unfair rap! Boring? Surely not!
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