BAT BITS #37 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "The Ring of Wax" script, pt 2

BAT BITS #37 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "The Ring of Wax" script, pt 2

From To The Batpoles! Batman 1966 by Tim and Paul

July 16, 2026 · 4 min

About this episode

The episode continues the analysis of the draft script for 'The Ring of Wax' with insights on changes and themes.

On the latest Bat Bits, we continue walking through the draft of "The Ring of Wax" / "Give 'Em the Axe" by Jack Paritz and Bob Rodgers, featuring the final mention of the Batmobile's security system, a significant change following the deathtrap, a swap of one antifeminist comment for another, and more! Subscribe to our Patreon for $2 a month to see the script and hear our discussion of it in our bi-weekly examination of Batman 66 on BAT BITS, or, for $4 a month, get that AND our monthly discussion of silver age Batman comics, as Paul or another in our stable of co-hosts joins Tim to examine individual Batman stories from the 1950s and '60s. In the upcoming episode of Silver Age Batman to be published on Patreon July 25, Tim and Paul discuss "The Ice Crimes of Mr Zero" from Batman 121, which was the basis for the Batman 66 episodes "Instant Freeze" and "Mice like Cheese"! Holy treasure trove of Bat info! Sign up today!

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Hosts: Tim, Paul

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Books & works: The Ring of Wax, Give 'Em the Axe, Batman 121, Instant Freeze, Mice like Cheese

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