DETECTIVE COMICS (1937-2011; 2016-) #122
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Bob Kane cvr/art; 1st Catwoman cover
Everything "Catwoman" is hot, especially her 1st cover appearance in Det 122. This issue is a must have for any serious Catwoman collector!
Detective Comics #122 features a cover appearance by the infamous Catwoman, and an interior story featuring the femme fatale and her brand new Kitty Car, a counterpart to the Batmobile which is employed to great effect in a sequence involving a chase over a drawbridge. The cover design by Bob Kane and Charles Paris is simplistic but effective, showcasing Catwoman’s deadly capabilities as she slashes Robin with her claws. A concerned Batman rushes into the fray to protect his sidekick from the dangerous and seductive villainess.
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Artists Information
Swan was a house artist at DC working on titles like Tommy Tomorrow, he began gravitating towards Superman and his related books, Superboy, World's Finest and Jimmy Olsen, he would eventually leave DC thanks to his personality issue with Editor In Chief Mort Weisinger. He would eventually return and go on to be the artist that defined the look of Superman in the Silver Age, eventually becoming the editor of the title, but after thirty years of keeping up standards of all things Superman, Swan was given the boot in favor of John Byrne's Superman reboot, Swan's comic work began to taper off after this dismissal and he eventually retired, but will forever be recognized as the Silver Age Superman's finest artist.
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.
Bob Kane cvr/art; 1st Catwoman cover
Everything "Catwoman" is hot, especially her 1st cover appearance in Det 122. This issue is a must have for any serious Catwoman collector!
Detective Comics #122 features a cover appearance by the infamous Catwoman, and an interior story featuring the femme fatale and her brand new Kitty Car, a counterpart to the Batmobile which is employed to great effect in a sequence involving a chase over a drawbridge. The cover design by Bob Kane and Charles Paris is simplistic but effective, showcasing Catwoman’s deadly capabilities as she slashes Robin with her claws. A concerned Batman rushes into the fray to protect his sidekick from the dangerous and seductive villainess.
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Artists Information
Swan was a house artist at DC working on titles like Tommy Tomorrow, he began gravitating towards Superman and his related books, Superboy, World's Finest and Jimmy Olsen, he would eventually leave DC thanks to his personality issue with Editor In Chief Mort Weisinger. He would eventually return and go on to be the artist that defined the look of Superman in the Silver Age, eventually becoming the editor of the title, but after thirty years of keeping up standards of all things Superman, Swan was given the boot in favor of John Byrne's Superman reboot, Swan's comic work began to taper off after this dismissal and he eventually retired, but will forever be recognized as the Silver Age Superman's finest artist.
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.