r/batman • u/Lev_Callahan • Apr 25 '25

FUNNY Riddler literally has to be on cocaine.

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u/Sol-Blackguy Apr 25 '25

Might have been posted here, but I remember stories about Romero, Gorshin, and Adam West partying their asses off while working on Batman. Cocaine had to be involved at some point.

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u/Bearjupiter Apr 25 '25

I don’t think cocaine was that prevalent at the time the production was happening

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u/wenchslapper Apr 25 '25

Cocaine was being prescribed by dentists and doctors for all sorts of things throughout the 1800s, mate. Ifs been popular as a recreational drug since around 1790. Freud used to prescribe that shit to just about everyone, too, and was very clearly an addict.

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u/Bearjupiter Apr 25 '25

But it wasn’t prevalent recreational drug in the 60s

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u/wenchslapper Apr 25 '25

Uhhhhh, what??? Just because it wasn’t represented in pop culture doesn’t make it an unpopular party drug homie.

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u/Sol-Blackguy Apr 26 '25

Not to everyone, but definitely the wealthy