Biography
Michael E. Uslan (; born June 2, 1951) is an American lawyer and film producer. Uslan has also dabbled in writing and teaching; he was the first instructor to teach an accredited course on comic book folklore at any university.
== Early life ==
=== Childhood ===
Uslan was born in Bayonne, New Jersey as part of a Jewish family. Uslan has asserted to have been an avid comic book collector from a very young age, claiming to have owned the second issue of Batman and the first Superman comic at one point. He grew up in Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. By the late 60s, Uslan has admitted to storing over 30,000 comic books in his mother's garage. A fan of the earnest heroism inherent in the Batman comics, he was dismayed by the campy portrayal of the character in the '60s television series, which was at the height of its popularity during Uslan's teen years.
=== Education ===
Uslan graduated from Ocean Township High School in 1969. Uslan then decided to attend Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington with the intention of becoming a patent lawyer eventually. During this time his main agenda was to learn all about copyrights and trademark law in the hopes of one day acquiring the rights to one of his DC heroes.
