Dynamic Batman Bronze-Age Action - Mike Nasser 1978

I remember this book.  I loved it.  Always a BIG Nasser fan.  I have to admit, it was likely because I was a big Adams' fan as well.  I loved everyone who drew in that style.  It was just so amazing.  Anyway, the character was 8 years away from being created, but it strikes me that Batman's face in panel two looks a lot like The Tick!

Nasser really took experimentation far with that last panel as the action goes from right to left instead of the normal left to right.

I know.  It's confusing at first, then you realize it follows the position of Batman's body from the panel above.  The weight's stay on the same side of the page, and his motion flows up as it would with the viewer remaining on the same side of the action.  Very cinematic.

I found it.  This is the cinematic principle Nasser was following:

"Don't cross the line" refers to the 180-Degree Rule, a fundamental filmmaking principle for maintaining spatial consistency. It dictates that an imaginary axis exists between two characters (or subjects) in a scene, and the camera must remain on one side of this line to keep their relative positions and eyelines consistent. 

Key Aspects of the 180-Degree Rule:

• Purpose: Keeps the audience oriented so that characters appear to be facing each other, with one looking left and the other looking right.
• The "Line": An imaginary line connecting the subjects (e.g., in a conversation, a line between their eyes).
• Consequence of Breaking: If the camera crosses over this line ("jumps the line"), the characters' positions appear reversed, disorienting the audience.
• Intentional Breaks: While usually avoided to prevent confusion, directors may intentionally break the rule to heighten chaos, create tension, or show a power shift.
• Alternative Terminology: The line can be established by the subjects' eyelines or their direction of movement. 

To maintain continuity, all cameras should stay within the 180-degree arc on one side of this axis. 

Wow!  What a callback.  Great book with great stories!  Excellent page! 

What a great looking sequence to add to the collection. You can fille the pressure of that weight.

Congratulations on scoring this dynamic page!

So important Joe Rubenstein inked this, would not have been the same with Vince Colletta!

So true.  I know Vince was a master of getting things done on time, but the figures would have lost a lot of their weight and fullness without Joe.

great page tom, i also love the little bit lf zip, just perfectly placed

Killer page (makes my arms and shoulders hurt just by looking at it, but it is great)!!! congrats on landing a page from one of your deserted island comic books!

Gorgeous!