Rare Batman Comic Books
Not as rare as some of the old comics show-cased here, the revamped, more modern
Spider-Man from 2000 created quite some buzz and is a highly popular addition to the Marvel universe... perhaps helping
to drag the publishers out of the "dark ages" of comic book sales in the mid to late 90s, where people
were tired of cover gimmicks, semi-"limited editions", and a general lack of continuity or plot.
This cover, which exists in different editions – and was even handed out free in quite some quantity to attract
new readers – is drawn by Mark Bagley, with prices for the original ranging around $190.
This issue of Detective Comics from 1939 introduced the "caped
crusader" Batman.
If you bought it for 10 cents back then and sold it at today's
price, you'd find yourself 389,999.90 bucks richer.
To come up with a striking new image in the course of the success of
Superman, Batman creator Bob Kane (with co-creator Bill Finger) was
inspired by
Leonardo DA Vinci's bat-like flying machine, as well as movies of
that age – like Zorro or Dracula**.
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