BATMAN (1940-2011) #20
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SOLD ON: Sunday, 06/01/2008 11:52 AM
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PUBLISHER: DC
COMMENTS: classic 1st Batmobile cover (and it's awesome); Joker app.
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classic 1st Batmobile cover (and it's awesome); Joker app.
Batman #20 features the Batmobile roaring to life and crashing out of the newsstands for its first cover appearance, courtesy of classic art by Dick Sprang. Bob Kane's interior art is also all over this classic issue that features "Bruce Wayne Loses the Guardianship of Dick Grayson" — in which Batman briefly loses Robin to a shady uncle who can offer Dick Grayson a stable home away from Gotham's most frivolous playboy. (This is also a nice showcase for Wayne Manor's butler, making his final full appearance as the portly Alfred Beagle before heading off to a weight-loss resort.) There's also a wild Joker story where the Clown Prince of Crime (in his 20th appearance) uses a time-travel machine to terrorize a fellow criminal and a rich investor. The Batmobile only has a cameo in these stories, but the Dynamic Duo goes boating as they join the Gotham City Harbor Patrol in "The Lawmen of the Sea."
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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.
Batman #20 features the Batmobile roaring to life and crashing out of the newsstands for its first cover appearance, courtesy of classic art by Dick Sprang. Bob Kane's interior art is also all over this classic issue that features "Bruce Wayne Loses the Guardianship of Dick Grayson" — in which Batman briefly loses Robin to a shady uncle who can offer Dick Grayson a stable home away from Gotham's most frivolous playboy. (This is also a nice showcase for Wayne Manor's butler, making his final full appearance as the portly Alfred Beagle before heading off to a weight-loss resort.) There's also a wild Joker story where the Clown Prince of Crime (in his 20th appearance) uses a time-travel machine to terrorize a fellow criminal and a rich investor. The Batmobile only has a cameo in these stories, but the Dynamic Duo goes boating as they join the Gotham City Harbor Patrol in "The Lawmen of the Sea."
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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.