Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art auction. A year after superman hit the scene, batman made his first appearance in the 27th issue of detective comics. But, one detail from the first comic cover does appear to be present in the new costume. Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Until the market finds a way to sort out this problem, we will continue to see mistakes at auctions, on web resources and in print. This is batmans first appearance as well as commissioner gordons. Created in new york by jewish immigrants, the first comic book superheroes were mythic saviours. The first use of the actual term and first appearance of the batcave was in the 1942 batman movie serial, years. It was first advertised in early april 1940, one month after the first appearance of his new sidekick, robin, the boy wonder. Dc shares the first look at jokers new girlfriend, punchline. The 15 most important first appearances in the bat.
The joker is a supervillain created by bill finger, bob kane, and jerry robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book batman april 25, 1940, published by dc comics. Use the links below to find the value first appearances. Filter products showing all 35 results filter selected in stock only. Robert pattinsons batsuit has a callback to batmans. But unlike harley quinn who also first debuted in btas, the phantasm has never made an appearance in dcs traditional comic book universe. His creator was bob kane, an artist and writer aiming to find a new hero to.
To kick it all off theres no better place to start than the beginning batmans first appearance. Stephanie brown comics stephanie brown is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, most commonly associated with batman. Katherine kate kane is a wealthy heiress who becomes inspired by the superhero batman and chooses, like him, to put her wealth and resources towards a campaign to fight crime as a masked vigilante in her home of gotham city. Print run is not a deciding factor of a first appearance. Not only are we building such a list, but we are also offering the comic books for sale here on our website. Exploring batmans first appearance how to love comics. Character team, year debuted, company, creators, first appearance. List of key comic book character first appearances. Comic book shop first appearances dc comics 1st appearances. Punchline is a hit as two dc titles go back to press ahead. Previousnext year 1938 prior to batman s first published appearance 1940 marked. My goal with this channel is to share my honest opinions on the comics. The ear or lack thereof on the bat symbol of robert pattinsons costume in batman is an interesting callback to the first comic book appearance of the dark knight in 1969.
As part of how to love comics yearlong celebration of batman s 80th anniversary, ill be exploring batman comics from all different angles. This issue has been reprinted many times, because it is the historic first appearance of batman. The original version of the bat symbol didnt have ears. Allstar batman 2016 allstar batman and robin, the boy wonder 2005 batman. The distinctive automobile would not make its first appearance until nearly two years later see history of the batmobile. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. Batman made his very first appearance in detective comics no. Origin and first appearance of superheroes and supervillains in. The serial starred lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as robin. Spidermans first appearance in comic book sells for. Bruce wayne was the son of thomas wayne and his wife, martha wayne. In the name of his murdered parents, bruce wayne wages eternal war on the criminals of gotham city.
Batman writer clears up punchlines first appearance confusion. Batman meets commissioner gordon face to face for the first time. I love everything about comics and i watch way too much tv. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940.
Batman made his first ever appearance in detective comics vol. Speculators come up with new rules all the time to better suit there financial interest. Actor robert pattinson has had an eclectic career in hollywood ranging from a brief appearance in harry potter and the goblet of fire to art house movies like. Below, however, we present a chronology of classic superheroes, ordered in terms of their first appearance whether that be in a comic book, a movie or. The batman star robert pattinson admits he still has bad. This was the first step toward comics embracing the crossover format and the genres it inspired. Robert pattinsons batsuit has callback to batmans first.
When did batman make his first comic book appearance. Sell my comic books has attempted to put together a complete price guide on these vital comics. Dc comics retro first appearances series 1 batman action. Before batman, the book featured slam bradley, from superman creators jerry siegel and joe shuster, and other hardboiled gumshoes. When the first comics arrived on newsstands in the early 1930s, they. With no universal definition of what a true first appearance is, many collectors are left to wonder.
The 100 most influential pages in comic book history vulture. First appearance of ras al ghul, origin of batman and robin retold, talia cameo, denny oneil story, neal adams and dick giordano art, neal adams cover. Buy online, view images and see past prices for dc comics batman no. One thing about the joker that made him so eternal is that he came out fully developed. This batman arkham origins video covers first appearance batman skin. This issue features an unnamed cameo appearance by punchline, and will arrive in stores with a. Since comics are a visual medium, this and the casting are both visual cheats. Batman villain the phantasm makes her dc comics debut in.
The detective comics edition featuring batman s first appearance the caped crusader made his entrance on the us comic book scene in the monthly detective comics. Mask of the phantasm, a featurelength spinoff of batman. Designed by jorge jimenez, she is to play a major role in. Dc comics first appearance batman true moves action figure. Hush character hush tommy elliot is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by dc comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero batman. At first glance, it may appear that the batman made a major change to the comic book hero by taking away the ears, which are an important part of the iconic symbol. Dc comics the phantasm was introduced in 1993s batman. Do you find it difficult to locate a complete list that is regularly updated that contains all first appearances for key comic book characters.
This exclusive action figure wears his retro style black and grey batsuit with an oversized cloth cape, golden utility belt and purple gloved hands that can hold the included batarang and rope accessories. The bat man story is reprinted or partially reprinted in several more issues. From the beginning he was a seditious killer with a theatrical flair. Batman proved to be so popular that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940. On the big screen, harley quinn is leaving the joker behind and joining up with a new girl gang in birds of prey. Detective comics wikipedia thomas wayne and his wife martha two very wealthy and charitable gotham city socialites.