Jerry Robinson Quotes

Quotations and aphorisms by Jerry Robinson:

I always felt that heroes were essentially dull. Villains were more exotic and could do more interesting things.
~Jerry Robinson


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Looking at the Batman pages is like revisiting my youth. My first seven years in New York were the first seven years of Batman itself. While my time on Batman was important and exciting and notable considering the characters that came out of it, it was really just the start of my life.
~Jerry Robinson


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You look at Superman, the story of an orphan coming to America, keeping his identity secret and even the names, Kal-El and Jor-El, you can trace lines to the background of the creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, both Jewish. Overall, there was a remarkable confluence of events that led to the medium and the Jewish participation.
~Jerry Robinson


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/jerry-robinson-quotes/#08417038

Even though at 17 it was limited, I had a life before Batman.
~Jerry Robinson


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/jerry-robinson-quotes/#018b3c13

So, I'm thinking of a name for a villain that has a sense of humor. I thought of 'The Joker' as a name, and as soon as I thought that, I associate it with the playing card, as my family had a tradition of champion playing; my brother was a contract champion bridge player. There were always cards around the house.
~Jerry Robinson


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I did 32 years of political cartoons, one every day for six days a week, I wrote and drew every word, every line. That body of work is the one I'm proudest of.
~Jerry Robinson


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We really lived, ate, drank and slept Batman - ideas, characters and stories.
~Jerry Robinson


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So once I thought of the villain with a sense of humor, I began to think of a name and the name "the Joker" immediately came to mind. There was the association with the Joker in the deck of cards, and I probably yelled literally, 'Eureka!' because I knew I had the name and the image at the same time.
~Jerry Robinson


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/jerry-robinson-quotes/#6a485543

We were just emerging from the Depression. Superman started in 1938. Batman started in 1939. So, we were just recovering.
~Jerry Robinson


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/jerry-robinson-quotes/#032aad3b

When comics came along in the 1930s there was a talent pool waiting. And one reason is so many areas were closed to Jews. Colleges, advertising agencies, many of the corporations - the doors that were closed led to the one that was open.
~Jerry Robinson


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/jerry-robinson-quotes/#edcd3006

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