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Camera-ready comic art drawing for Batman

American History Museum

Original artwork for Batman comic
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  • Original artwork for Batman comic
  • Comic art by Bob Kane, Batman, previously distributed by McClure Nespaper Syndicate (Copyright DC Comics)

    Object Details

    graphic artist
    Kane, Bob
    maker
    D. C. Comics, Inc.
    Description (Brief)
    This pen-and-ink drawing produced for the Batman comic strip shows a man dying and requesting that Batman deliver a message, in the form of a poem, to a girl he once held prisoner. When Batman and Robin question his sanity, the man says he hates everything about Batman.
    Robert Kahn, regularly using the pseudonym Bob Kane (1915-1998), started work as a comic artist at the Eisner and Iger Studio in New York City. In 1938 he began working for publishers Action Comics and DC Comics. In 1938 Kane teamed up with Bill Finger to create Batman. Kane drew the Batman strip and Batman comic books until the mid-1940s. In the 1960s he assisted with the television show Courageous Cat and consulted on various Batman adaptations.
    Batman (1943-1946, 1966-1974, 1989-1991) started its comic strip run, originally under the name Batman and Robin, a few years after its debut in comic books. The strip had three separate runs in American newspapers. The first was drawn and written by Bob Kane, and others. The second drew inspiration from the Batman television show. It was credited to Kane, but was actually created by a team of other artists. The third run was drawn by Carmine Infantino and published for two years.
    Credit Line
    Bequest of Joseph Gura, Jr. (through Carl Sandberg IV)
    date made
    1945-04-27
    ID Number
    2010.0081.295
    accession number
    2010.0081
    catalog number
    2010.0081.295
    Object Name
    drawing
    Physical Description
    paper (overall material)
    ink (overall color)
    Measurements
    overall: 18.3 cm x 58.5 cm; 7 7/32 in x 23 1/32 in
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    Data Source
    National Museum of American History
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-51d7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    nmah_1400513
    NMAH
    CAMERA-READY COMIC ART DRAWING FOR BATMAN
    National Museum of American History
    CC0
    Metadata Usage
    CC0
    GUID (Link to Original Record)
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-51d7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    Record ID
    nmah_1400513

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