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Can you believe it!? He doesn't look a day over 30! as amazing as it is to think, the caped crusader himself celebrates his 75 year of existence this year and we just couldn't resist paying our own little tribute to this true super-superhero.

Now a big as a lot of the iconic Superhero characters are, surely there are none as big as Batman! It wouldn’t be too forward to say that Batman’s probably DC’s most famous and most recognizable character versus the likes of Superman.

First swooshing his cape and flying into our lives in comic book Detective Comics #27, which hit the shelves back on March 30, 1939, it wasn't until later on that the first specific Batman published adventure of was published in the May 1939 issue in Detective Comics #27. Created and drawn by a 22-year-old Kane with his frequent collaborator, Bill Finger, who wrote the script which only spurred on the support for our hero.

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With such a big buzz surrounding the Comic book scene over recent years helped thanks to huuuge blockbusting action films, video games, upcoming collaborations with Superman and Batman and of course some wicked new animation work like 'Beware the Batman' and 'Son of Batman', the world has really been gripped by their magical powers which without a doubt has inspired the future generation's love for these iconic characters.

To celebrate this triumph and momentous moment, we thought we would put together a little run down of some of his career highlights to show you just how far this character has come and all the amazing things he's been up to. Dive into the world of Batman with us folks!

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Howdy TruffleShufflers! This week we found a cracking little Tumblr page from the very talented Darren Rawlins. He’s done a series of cartoons that takes the cars from some iconic retro shows and imagines what they’d look like as TRANSFORMERS!

Have a look at his work here.... darrenrawlings.tumblr.com whilst we run down our Top 5 Transformers from Retro Shows Inspired by Darren Rawlins!

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1) First up, it’s a TruffleShuffle favourite, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Party Wagon! Built by Donatello, this awesome van came with all kinds of handy accessories, including missiles, breakaway doors, a radio broadcaster and parts of it could even be used as a ramp to get the Turtles out of trouble! We think the Transformer version would be pretty badass, especially if it had a few karate lessons from Splinter!

2) In a close second, we just had to pick the Batmobile. It’s been through dozens of crazy incarnations and hosted a vast array of mental weaponry but Darren has opted for the red-detailed one from the 60s TV show and Tim Burton’s sleek 1989 entry. Now, the TV show Batmobile displayed more gadgets than you can shake a batarang at in its 2 year run on our screens, but Burton’s incarnation famously included grappling hooks to scale walls, a bulletproof finish and one stonking great afterburner at the back. That makes for one pretty terrifying Transformer if you ask us, let’s hope he’s not a Decepticon...

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Herman’s Hermits it's the Weekend!

So as the night creeps in and we get a little sleepy, let us slip into our matching his and hers polka dot pyjamas before we climb into a big comfy king sized bed of retro movie magic, so we can rest our heads on fluffy pillows of cinematic magnificence, while we drift off gently to the land of celluloid wonder.

Have a happy retro weekend!

SATURDAY 8TH MARCH

Curly Sue (1991) ITV2 2:45 pm-4:50 pm (2 hours 5 minutes)

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Now it might not be such a massive surprise to those of you who know us....but we're kinda huuuuge Superhero fans!

Starting back in the day growing up (ahem, not too long ago thank you) when getting our hands on the latest comic book meant not only entertainment for the next few days, which actually turned into years, but the chance to get lost in another universe where hidden heroes walked among us and did things we could only dream about like flying, super speedy running and of course amazing strength.

From these early days of attaching tea towels to our shoulders and running around as fast as possible so it blew in the wind, we were hooked and thankfully we're not the only ones! Yep artist Melissa Smith has created some simply amazing artwork containing some of the biggest and best Superheroes ever.

So simple but yet so much detail! Love it! Take a peep all you hidden heroes.....

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Here at Truffle Towers, we really love a good scroll through our instagram feeds any chance we get. Waiting for a train, boiling the kettle for a fresh round, or even as the first thing we do in the morning to kick-start our day...we can't be the only ones right?!

Well! To just show off some of the amazing things we've spotted and to show off some of our fans rocking our retro clothes, he's another little look at some of our favourite #truffleshufflecom or @truffleshufflecom tagged instagrams that have caught our eye over the last few days and weeks.....

Enjoy!

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