Reposting my Bette-centric stories for the new thread:
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02-05-2019, 06:29 PM #31Extraordinary Member
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02-06-2019, 04:56 AM #32Astonishing Member
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Because they named her in emulation of the actress.
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02-06-2019, 04:58 AM #33Astonishing Member
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I should have no horses in the race about how to pronounce "Bette", as for a number of years if I even saw her, I assumed it was pronounced "Bet" maybe a very slight drawn out on the 'T' sound.
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02-06-2019, 07:23 AM #34Danger Doll in pink!
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Wanna make a Bette!
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02-06-2019, 08:17 AM #35Uncanny Member
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Do you have a link to where it says they re-named her (from Betty to Bette) specifically for Bette Davis? Originally Posted by Oberon
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02-06-2019, 02:19 PM #36Astonishing Member
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Of course I don't have that. I merely showed that someone else with that spelling had the other way of pronouncing.
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02-06-2019, 02:24 PM #37Astonishing Member
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Bette Davis died in 1989 which I believe is when the Secret Origins story of the new Flamebird showed up.
I really don't think that Ms. Davis was so unknown at that time, that only Bette Midler could be viewed as an example of the name's pronunciation.
I will admit that both real life Bettes were rather over the top type actors or characters, and possibly served as the flamboyant and crushing behavior that our Bette exhibited around then.
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02-06-2019, 02:24 PM #38Astonishing Member
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Good to see you, Chickfighter!
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02-08-2019, 05:26 PM #39Extraordinary Member
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One of my photomanipulation pieces:
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02-09-2019, 09:03 AM #40Astonishing Member
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Maybe she'll finally grow up; been a kid since the early '60s, lol.
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02-09-2019, 02:28 PM #41Titans Together!!
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She was vaguely in her late teens early 20s when she ran off with Beast Boy I think. Originally Posted by Oberon
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02-09-2019, 07:37 PM #42Astonishing Member
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Yes. And she certainly was the most likely last time she ever appeared as "Bat-girl" in the first Teen Titans series, late '70s-ish. Last appearance before COIE, so last Silver Age Or was that Bronze circa '77 ?
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02-12-2019, 10:44 PM #43Spectacular Member
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Am i the only one upset that we dont get to see bette interact with the other batfam members?(In rebirth)
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02-13-2019, 08:22 AM #44Uncanny Member
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Have they really defined how much past interaction she's had with the general Batman Family since the correction of the New52/Rebirth version was introduced? Originally Posted by SelinaK12
(I know in one of the very early issues of Batwoman Bette reminded Kate she had previously been a Teen Titan, but that was later changed when they published the collected version because DC didn't make the definite decision that there had been no previous versions of the Teen Titans when the New52 started.)
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02-13-2019, 02:11 PM #45Astonishing Member
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Of course I want Bette to have interactions with the other parts of the DC universe, not just other Bats - but that would be a start.
Despite the retcon on her TT reference in the early Batwoman, as well as the way Kate kinda dissed her a bit, I had occasion to look at a pdf or two of old Silver Age Batman stories that had 'Betty' in them.
They actually portray her as pretty resourceful and able to do most of the swinging and stuff the Bats do. Of course it was the Silver Age, so "our" feelings or interpretations of those stories as canon may widely vary.
Suffice it to say, for that time, Batman and begrudgingly Robin, saw some value in how Betty handled the Bat-girl chores.
Beyond that, with this 'thing' that Bette and the Silver Age for the most part are not really addressed (or are they) in 10 years stolen by Manhatten/whoever and how this Rebirth may unify the 'verse, I see an opportunity to show that part of those 10 years include Betty's previous storyline. Does she just come out of nowhere, as in Batwoman (but then, why the Cutter storyline, which revealed her as Flamebird?) Hmmmmm? Should be followed up, I wish.
