Sprang's first published Batman work was the Batman and Robin figures on the cover of Batman #18 late summer of 1943, reproduced from the art for page 13 of the later-published Detective Comics #84.
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Although he was the creation of Bob Kane and Bill Finger it would take a steady stream of some of the Golden Age's finest artists and writers to keep the Caped Crusader's stories fresh and full of suspense and fear.Īssuming that Bob Kane would be drafted to serve in World War II, Editor Whitney Ellsworth assigned a Batman story to artist Dick Sprang in 1941.
It would soon become a collaborative effort to produce such prodigious content on a consistent basis. Other Villains which debuted during this early era included the Mad Hatter and Killer Moth in issue #49 and #63 respectively. the Catwoman (although initially she was just called the Cat), The Joker, who of course would become Batman's nemesis and Alfred Pennyworth, the Wayne family butler, was introduced in issue #16 soon after. In Spring of 1940, Batman #1 was published and introduced new characters into Batman's pantheon, most notably those of Selina Kyle, a.k.a. Let's take a brief look at why that might be! The series is still running to this day, and over the years has introduced a veritable who's who of iconic villains and supporting characters in the DC Universe.ĭrawn and written by Bob Kane, and periodically by his assistant Jerry Robinson (who became one of comics' great innovators), the 40's issues are among the most priceless treasures circulating on the collectors market, with LOTS of later key issues belonging to the "highly in demand" category. Introduced in Detective Comics #27 in May of 1939, Batman quickly became National/DC's second overwhelming success after Superman! The people demanded more - so BATMAN was given his own self-titled, 68 page quarterly which did away with the co-features in Detective, and featured ONLY Batman and Robin stories.