DETECTIVE COMICS (1937-2011; 2016-) #25
CGC G/VG: 3.0
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PUBLISHER: DC
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Fred Guardineer cover + Shutter + Bob Kane art (3/39)
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Fred Guardineer cover + Shutter + Bob Kane art (3/39)
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crm/ow pgs
Fred Guardineer cover + Shutter + Bob Kane art (3/39)
Detective Comics #25 is two issues away from introducing Batman to the world, but there's still a proper first appearance as Franklin Delano Roosevelt makes his debut as a DC character (apart from some earlier quick cameos). Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster do the honors as FDR himself brings in Bart Regan and his partner Sally Norris to bust a gang of foreign spies in the aptly-named "The President's Assignment." There's also a classic cover by Fred Guardineer with a dapper cat burglar getting caught red-handed. This ultra-scarce comic is packed with the Golden Age greatness that keeps pre-Batman Detective Comics selling as top collectibles!
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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.
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.
Fred Guardineer cover + Shutter + Bob Kane art (3/39)
Detective Comics #25 is two issues away from introducing Batman to the world, but there's still a proper first appearance as Franklin Delano Roosevelt makes his debut as a DC character (apart from some earlier quick cameos). Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster do the honors as FDR himself brings in Bart Regan and his partner Sally Norris to bust a gang of foreign spies in the aptly-named "The President's Assignment." There's also a classic cover by Fred Guardineer with a dapper cat burglar getting caught red-handed. This ultra-scarce comic is packed with the Golden Age greatness that keeps pre-Batman Detective Comics selling as top collectibles!
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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.
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.