DETECTIVE COMICS (1937-2011; 2016-) #32
CGC FA/GD: 1.5
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Batman uses gun for the 1st time (10/39) COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
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Batman uses gun for the 1st time (10/39) COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
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crm/ow pgs; Sl(A); sm amount of ct on cvr (cvr re-attached w/tp)
Batman uses gun for the 1st time (10/39) COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)Detective Comics #32 boasts one of the earliest appearances of the Batman, and features the infamous panels in which the legendarily anti-gun Caped Crusader brandishes a firearm for the first time.(This is also the first time that a costumed superhero used a gun in an original comic book story.) These classic moments are graced with one of Fred Guardineer's most dramatic and memorable covers.
Artists Information
Joseph Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1.
Moldoff is best known for his early work on DC's Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and was one of Bob Kane's primary "ghost artists" on Batman. He co-created the Batman villains Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, the second Clayface, and Bat-Mite, as well as the original heroes Bat-Girl, Batwoman, and Ace the Bat-Hound.
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.
Batman uses gun for the 1st time (10/39) COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)Detective Comics #32 boasts one of the earliest appearances of the Batman, and features the infamous panels in which the legendarily anti-gun Caped Crusader brandishes a firearm for the first time.(This is also the first time that a costumed superhero used a gun in an original comic book story.) These classic moments are graced with one of Fred Guardineer's most dramatic and memorable covers.
Artists Information
Joseph Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1.
Moldoff is best known for his early work on DC's Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and was one of Bob Kane's primary "ghost artists" on Batman. He co-created the Batman villains Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, the second Clayface, and Bat-Mite, as well as the original heroes Bat-Girl, Batwoman, and Ace the Bat-Hound.
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.