Sex in the Comics (1972)
“Bat-Pussy.” According to historians of pornographic film, that’s the title – and titular star – of the very first comic strip character porn parody ever committed to film. The excruciatingly amateur production – ostensibly a sexy satire of the live-action 1966 Batman television show – was evidently filmed sometime before 1972, probably somewhere in Texas, using almost exclusively anonymous actors and predating a contemporary cottage industry of superhero-inspired skin flicks by a few decades. As far as motion pictures go, “Bat-Pussy” is not considered a work of art. While the film seems to have its stupefying quirks, practically every online review - no matter how accommodating – takes pains to mention its relative unwatchability. Lookit that guy's little Hank Hill butt. But also released to adult theaters in 1972 was another adult film with a comic-strip sensibility that may be more deserving of the title of being the first funny pages-inspired fuck film – and an education...
