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SOLD ON: Tuesday, 08/09/2011 2:36 PM
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PUBLISHER: DC
COMMENTS: off white pgs, Highest Graded!
classic Batman cover; 1st app. Hugo Strange
Atlantic City Copy
Highest Graded
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off white pgs, Highest Graded!
classic Batman cover; 1st app. Hugo Strange
Atlantic City Copy
Highest GradedDetective Comics #36 marks the first appearance of Hugo Strange -- Batman's first arch-enemy, and modern collectors will know him as the primary antagonist of the critically acclaimed video game Batman: Arkham City. Rarely are copies of this pre-Robin Detective issue made available for sale. The instantly recognizable cover of this issue is one of the more memorable of the Golden Age Detectives, and the action within the book is equally enthralling, centering around Strange's use of a fog machine to cover up his underlings' crimes, Batman eventually thwarts the ne'er-do-well and locks him up, but Strange vows to reap his revenge.Voted the early Batman Detective issue most likely to fall apart. This book has tremendous eye appeal. Colors are intense. From the Atlantic City collection.
Overstreet Guide 41 8.0 is $9,000 and 9.0 is $15,500.
Having said that, throw out the guide on this one. The nicest unrestored copy listed on GPA is a 6.5
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Artists Information
A celebrity comic artist of the Golden Age, co-created Batman and Robin with Bill Finger, as his brainchild became more in demand he hired an army of ghost artists to illustrate the dearth of Batman features on the market, but all were credited to Kane. His other achievements include the creation of Catwoman, Two-Face and cartoon character Courageous Cat. Kane was the object of some controversy for taking credit for the art and inspiration of others, but he was also undoubtedly an important figure in the history of comics. He published an updated version of his autobiography "Batman and Me: The Saga Continues" shortly before his death in 1998. He got his start at the Eisner/Iger studio and was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.
Sherrill David Robinson known as Jerry Robinson, was an American comic book artist known for his work on DC Comics' Batman line of comics during the 1940s. He is best known as the co-creator of Robin and the Joker and for his work on behalf of creators' rights.
He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2004.
American comic book artist, Baily co created DC characters the Spectre and Hourman.