Comments on: Gotham City is in America, Right?

By: Wanderer

Wanderer — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:36:09 +0000

You’re right; the “Smilex” name for the nerve agent dates only to the 1989 movie. In-continuity, it’s normally called “Joker Venom” or “Joker Juice”.

By: Dr Archeville

Dr Archeville — Tue, 29 May 2007 20:54:30 +0000

The DC Technical Manual: S.T.A.R. Labs 1993 Annual Report (a sourcebook for Mayfair’s DC Heroes Roleplaying Game) stated that Joker Venom is “a hellish mixture of hydrogen cyanide and Strychnodide (a strychnine derivative), the toxin causes immediate cessation of heart and brain functions. As a side effect, the victim’s muscles contract in such a way as to severely tighten and discolor the victim’s skin, especially in the facial area. This leaves the victim’s corpse permanently scarred with a clown-like grin in tribute to his killer. Since the Joker Venom is just as deadly if absorbed through the pores as it is if inhaled, the Joker occasionally releases it in gas form throughout the central heating/cooling vents of a building.”

By: Jonathan Hamilton

Jonathan Hamilton — Fri, 12 May 2006 18:32:20 +0000

Technically, Legends of the Dark Knight isn’t an in-continuity Bat title.

By: Marge

Marge — Wed, 03 May 2006 16:21:25 +0000

That’s totally what would happen in a British A&E (Accident and Emergency, ER equivalent). You’ve got a fracture that’s broken the skin? Oh, a couple of paracetamol will see you fine.

By: Ratbat

Ratbat — Wed, 03 May 2006 00:54:30 +0000

It’s been called ‘Smilex’ at least once before, I think it was an issue of Robin some years ago. I remember thinking the same thing then, though.

By: Marionette

Marionette — Tue, 02 May 2006 16:03:08 +0000

Oh, so that’s what Tylenol is. I’ve seen it mentioned in american TV and movies for years and I always vaguely wondered.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 01 May 2006 14:15:51 +0000

Zzedar, I thought about that, and it’s possible. But the educational experiences she describes earlier in the comic suggest Gothma City upbringing and schooling.

By: Zzedar

Zzedar — Mon, 01 May 2006 13:36:55 +0000

Maybe the doctor is English, and is carelessly using the British name? I know when I went to England, I kept forgetting and using the American words for stuff.

By: difficult pateint

difficult pateint — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 19:39:08 +0000

The doc was probably worried the patient was a drug seeker . . .they’ll do anything for drugs, right? :o/

By: W

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:21:53 +0000

Cliff, I’m not a doctor either, but I’m pretty sure that asprin does interfere with clotting.