Additional text piece and photo of one of batmans creators, bob kane. Plus, the first appearances of the joker and catwoman referred to as the cat. So, if to collect or buy batman comic books, look no further. Batman 1940 comic books batman 1 brings 237 300 at philip weiss auctions. Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. Batman began publication in the spring of 1940 and was published until 2011. Still, the undeniable magnetism between bat and cat is one of gothams most reliable constants. First appearance of the cat destined to become catwoman, the first villainess in comic books, in the cat, script by bill finger, art by bob kane. As with most books of the era, it consisted of various stories featuring batman and his recently introduced sidekick, robin. Gotham city is shocked to see robin drive up to police hq one day in a robinmobile, but he refuses to comment on the disappearance of his longtime partner in crimefighting.
Karl kesel creates a fake newspaper comic strip starring the 1940s captain america and bucky the boy marvel in this real miniseries. The first story featured the joker at his deadly best. Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. After a successful year of publishing batman stories in detective comics volume 1. Also includes a 2page retelling of batman s origin. Batman meets commissioner gordon face to face for the first time. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Batman was the first comic book series featuring batman as the protagonist. The original press run for the comic in 1940 was thought to be about 500,000 but today fewer than 300 copies are. The vanished batman, script by edmond hamilton, pencils by sheldon moldoff as bob kane, inks by stan kaye. Find great deals on ebay for batman 1 1940 and amazing fantasy 15. This issue reveals the early steps of building everything. Batman proved to be so popular in detective comics that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication in the spring of 1940.
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Continued from batman 1940 series continued in batman 2016 series bruce wayne has returned from his worldwide quest to take the law into his own hands. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early. Batman comic books comic book characters comic character comic books art book art dc comics batman comics batman poster vintage comic books batmans great identity switch. The top 10 most valuable golden age comic books superworld. Like this video for this insane never before seen video, comment which batman story was your favorite. Get the best deals on batman golden age comics 19381955 when you shop the largest online selection at. Batman is struck on the head by a rock while fighting the dodo man, a crook with an unusual urge to steal anything related to dodos, in the gotham natural history museum. Most comic creators make comics for the love of it as its often not a very lucrative business. Batman and robin take a trip aboard an exclusive yacht in order to prevent the theft of the travers necklace at the hands of the cat. Why you should collect and buy batman comic books with the exception of superman, batman is the longest running title in comic book history.
The first comic dedicated exclusively to the dark knight. While detective comics focuses on mysteries and the ba. Commissioner gordon appoints batman an honorary member of the gotham police department. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. An accomplished jewel thief and an occasional hero herself, selinas murky moral compass has made her relationship with batman complicated, to say the least.
While detective comics focuses on mysteries and the bats detective work. His mother tells him that his father had this comic before he was born in the 70s. Beginning batman vol 1 19402011 batman began publication. Jan 17, 2018 looking back at dc s batman 1 1940 the first actual batman 1 1940 oversized reprint dc comic book at amazon s batman 1940 comic books batman 1940 comic books.
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Hush 15th anniversary deluxe edition batman 1940 2011 book 42 of 67. This 1940 issue pitted the dynamic duo against classic menaces including professor hugo strange. Founding members included publishers leverett gleason of lev. Appearing in the legend of the batman who he is, and how he came to be featured characters. All about books and comic is offering this collectible comic for sale. We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. For readers who buy batman comic books, weve got lots of old batman comic books for sale. Dec 14, 2017 batman comic book wikipedia batman 1 1940 oversized reprint dc comic book at amazon s. Batman comic books comic book characters comic character comic books art book art dc comics batman comics batman poster vintage comic books batman s great identity switch. Our consignor bought it at that price, and the comic has remained in alaska until now. Batman 1940 comic books batman 1940 comic books batman comic book price guide issue 1 to 100 batman no 1 a rare comic book goes up for sale csmonitor com let s look inside batman 1 from 1940 original comic book the great comic book heroes the joker s first appearance in batman 1940 40 vg 3 5. One thing about the joker that made him so eternal is that he came out fully developed.
The joker, now known as batmans arch nemesis, made his first appearance in issue no. Batman 1940 2011 by brian azzarello and eduardo risso mar 3, 2020. According to klein, robinson was also probably responsible for the revisions to the logo over the next several issues. The background inker credit was verified by robinson. While many batman spinoffs come and go, the selftitled series and detective comics are the two mainstays that will never fade away.
Gotham city is shocked to see robin drive up to police hq one day in a robinmobile, but he refuses to comment on the. Additional text piece and photo of one of batman s creators, bob kane. Hugo strange appears in the second story with a very diabolical plot, and the catwoman appears in the third story known as the cat. Get the best deals on batman golden age comics 19381955 when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. If superheroes are the ultimate protagonists within comic books, villains serve as the allimportant antagonists who bring complexity to the story narrative. Dc started publishing batman in the spring of 1940. Beginning batman vol 1 1940 2011 batman began publication in the spring of 1940 and was published until 2011. Karl kesel creates a fake newspaper comic strip starring the 1940s captain america. Sothebys is selling a treasure trove of 40,000 rare dc comic. Heres a few random batman and detective comics from all eras, gold, silver and bronze for this debut 1st part of the batman comic book collection smash that like button if. The thing is that the number 1 in the cover looks different as other copies ive seen.
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