In this episode of Glen's Notebook, we take a look at the story of the first woman in Japan to work as a manga professional, Machiko Hasegawa -- the creator of a Japanese pop cultural icon who went on to leave a lasting mark in Japanese intellectual property law.

Following up on The Film Optimist's YouTube video, "The Three Faces of Batman," Glen's Notebook offers its notes on Batman co-creator Bill Finger -- and the long road to seeing him receive the credit he deserved.

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Following up on The Film Optimist's latest YouTube video on the subject of novelizations, Glen takes a moment to provide some extra notes about prolific author and novelizer extraordinaire Alan Dean Foster!