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DETECTIVE COMICS (1937-2011; 2016-) #41
CBCS PR: 0.5
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON:  Wednesday, 08/27/2014 2:13 PM
$1,460
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PUBLISHER: DC
COMMENTS: brittle pgs, from bound volume, 2 extra staples added, not manufacturing, trimmed; incomplete: pc of 2nd pg & 3/4 of 24th pg missing, affects story
Bob Kane cvr/art; 1st solo Robin story (7/40)
Bob Kane File
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brittle pgs, from bound volume, 2 extra staples added, not manufacturing, trimmed; incomplete: pc of 2nd pg & 3/4 of 24th pg missing, affects story
Bob Kane cvr/art; 1st solo Robin story (7/40)
Bob Kane File
Half page ad for Batman #1
This issue is from the personal collection of Batman creator Bob Kane. While having a Bob Kane File Copy in your collection is a prize in and of itself the bound volume from which it came were gifted to Mr. Kane by DC Comics, so it is also a DC File Copy. Because these items were in a bound volume, the books still retain their striking colors. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to snatch up not only iconic issues of the Dark Knight himself, which are rare in any grade, but also copies that were touched by the character's co-creator, Bob Kane.

Kane, little suspecting the value these books would later attain, occasionally clipped panels from these issues as swipe  files for his staff of artists toiling away on the Batman comic over three decades, making them unusual art pieces from Batman s original artist, similar to Edgar Church storing rare Golden Age comics in his basement to use for swipe files in commercial art.

NOTE: Only 2nd page affects Batman story. An original replacement of 2nd page will be provided to winning bidder at no cost.



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8/7/2014 Correction: Item has been graded by CBCS and added pieces missing.

Artist 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.


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