Bob kane batman and me book with bob kane drawing i couldnt stay away from this book despite knowing that there is zero chance of knowing for sure who drew the joker artwork signed by bob kane, but it is as close as i will get to a confirmed kane original and it is a neat book. Until recently, though, only diehard fans knew about the grave injustice in the dark knights own past. Kanes batman has gone on to become the star of comic books, saturday afternoon cartoons, newspaper comic strips, radio shows, a liveaction tv series, animated films, video games and several of the largestgrossing theatrical releases of all time. Signed by bob kane on the limitation page and on a tippedin original batman sketch. Ty templeton draws batman as created by bob kane and nobody else. Bruce wayne joins the gotham city police department. Make way for those galvanized guardians of gotham city, batman and robin. The case batman failed to solve from 1942 art by jerry robinson.
The batman and me books, for my money, are as close to iron clad guarantees as one can get for kane art. After 1943, kanes work was primarily concentrated on the daily comic strip he did few comic book stories until the strip ended in 1946. Batman, legally created by bob kane unleash the fanboy. The many hands of death is extremely interested in cranes work. Kane, who had already submitted the proposal for batman at dc and held a contract, is the only person given an official company credit for batman s creation. He was also an cartoonist and animator, the creator of batman. The editor loved it, and commissioned kane to come up with a story starring the mysterious new character, who was to be called the batman. Bob kanes inspiration the 1930 mystery film the bat whispers august 9, 2012 scoot allan leave a comment batman is a character that has survived in the hearts of fans for decades. Wolf brando has escapes from jail, breaks inside go wayne manor, and knocks dick grayson unconscious. Robinson and roussos remained with the book to provide artistic continuity, kane was teamed up with a new inker, charles paris, who would be associated with batman for the next 20 years. Bob kane is most known as the creator of batman, yet his reputation in the comics industry is far more complex. More importantly hes survived as the star of a comic magazine, being one of the few characters to be consistently published since his first appearance in 1939.
Dc comics batman and me bob kane first print hardcover book. Subtitled an autobiography by bob kane w156 pages featuring artphotos chronicling kanes career as well as full color reprints of batman stories from new york worlds fair 1940 comic and worlds. Fingers fondness for pulp fiction and movies influenced his plots and writing style for comic books. This autobiography starts with kane s early influences and ends with the making of the 1989.
Signed and numbered by kane at bottom white border, artist proofs no. Tim kane 2 comments posted in comics, film tagged batman, batmobile, christopher nolan, comic con, comics, death, frankenstein, frankenweenie, san diego comic con, tim burton historical gotham was a town filled with madmen. Robert kane was an american comic book writer, animator and artist who cocreated, with bill finger, the dc comics character batman. The majors of yonville from 1944 art by dick sprang. He met cartoonist bob kane at a party in 1938, and soon after they were collaborating on several adventure strips. Perpetrates a lie that bob kane was the true creative genius behind the world of batman.
In 1936, bob kane penciled and inked his first comic book work, hiram hick. Comic book covers, comic books art, comic art, book art, earth two, bob. Ty templeton draws batman as created solely by bob kane bob. See all books authored by bob kane, including the greatest batman stories ever told, vol.
As kanes comicbook work tapered off in the 1960s, he parlayed his batman status into minor celebrity. Bob kane did not create much to start with and wasnt even involved with batman after a few years bill finger created about all to start with, and createddefined the world of batman during the 25 years he wrote the comic. He was the writer of the batman comic in 1939 and many other batman comics but went uncredited in his role of cocreator. My contention was that this story from the 1940s was reprinted in a 2006 trade paper back, even though it is common knowledge that bill finger helped kane create batman but kane took all the credit. Dial b for blog the worlds greatest comic blogazine.
You are buying a first print copy of batman and me hardcover book by bob kane. He was inducted into the comic book industrys jack kirby hall of fame in 1994 and into the will eisner comic book hall of fame in 1996. After 1943, kane s work was primarily concentrated on the daily comic strip he did few comic book stories until the strip ended in 1946. Dc 80 page giant g49, featuring batmans crimefighting toys. I got the direct quotes from bob kane s article the batman people magazine, july 31, 1989. There are a handful of sketches that were witnessed by the owners, but with those it comes down to trusting them and their story. Batman and robin, the characters that kane created with his partner, bill finger, nearly 60 years ago, are some of the longestlived comicbook. Batman and me 1989 with tom andrae is the autobiography of comic book illustrator and writer bob kane, the cocreator of batman as well as containing typical autobiographical material and examples of kane s work throughout his career, it also reprinted several complete early batman comic strips that had not been reprinted for nearly 50 years at the time of this publication.
Tahani reassures that she is safe and injects her with a chemical that reverts. Aug 16, 2016 william finger was born on february 8, 1914. Kane also cocreated the animated series cool mccool. Robinson and roussos remained with the book to provide artistic continuity, kane was teamed up with a new inker, charles paris, who would be associated with batman for the next 20 years dailies from 122243 and 122343 by bill. Awkward moments in comic books you know you want to see. Alice slowly drifts back to her beth form, and she is confused why she is not in the sanitarium. Dc comics batman and me bob kane first print hardcover. He was inducted into both the comic book industrys jack kirby hall of fame in 1994 and then the will eisner comic. The third influence on batman was a movie kane saw the year before his attack by the vultures. Batman and me by bob kane meet your next favorite book. Author marc tyler nobleman, who four years ago put out an excellent book on the creators of superman, attempts to rectify that situation with his newest book, \u003ci\u003ebill the boy wonder. Kane drew the series from its inception until the late 1960s.
Jul 11, 2008 bob kane is the creator of the batman franchise, having created the dc comics superhero in 1939 in reaction to supermans popularity. Bob kane was, and still is, an often misunderstood individual. The case of the jokers crime circus from 1941 art by bob kane. Nov 09, 1998 bob kane, the cartoonist who created batman the caped crusader and his sidekick, robin the boy wonder, died nov. Writer bill finger also played a role, and suggested features like his cowlas opposed to the mask originally drawn by kaneand removing the red sections of kane. October 24, 1915 november 3, 1998 was an american comic book writer, animator and artist who cocreated, with bill finger, the dc comics character batman. Jul 27, 2008 back in february i posted a comic story that showed how bob kane created batman.
Hate of the hooded hangman from 1966 art by carmine infantino. Bob kane indeed created batman, but he didnt create the character alone. Created by bob kane and bill finger as a companion character to mirror the. The bat whispers, an adaptation of a novel by mary roberts rinehart. Kane was always credited as the creator of batman however in 2014 as dc comics celebrated the 75th anniversary of the caped crusader, some controversy arose regarding bill finger. He was inducted into both the comic book industrys jack kirby hall of fame in 1994 and the will eisner comic book hall of fame in 1996. By 1938, he was selling humorous filler stories to dc comics.
The new dc animated film batman ninja takes everything we know and love about the character, puts them in a refrigerator, then nukes the fridge on top of a. Buy batman annual 1968 first printing by unknown, bob kane isbn. Jun 02, 2017 bob kane batman and me book with bob kane drawing i couldnt stay away from this book despite knowing that there is zero chance of knowing for sure who drew the joker artwork signed by bob kane, but it is as close as i will get to a confirmed kane original and it is a neat book. Batman and me hardcover november 1, 1989 by bob kane. Nov 01, 2018 in 1998, bob kane passed away at the age of 83.
One of numbered copies signed by bob kane with an original ink drawing of batman by kane. The comics are original file copy issues of detective comics and batman which will be up for auction from the 4th until the 25th of august. Bruce wayne joins the gotham city police department as batman to capture the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Batwoman and colony prime, while drugged by the scarecrow, try to escape his facility and their hallucinations synopsis spoilers ahead. Bob kane was an american artist and illustrator of batman.
Vintage dc comic batman and me book by bob kane first print pb book 1989 3 books. Comics historian ron goulart, in comic book encyclopedia, refers to batman as the creation of artist bob kane and writer bill finger. Batman and me 1989 with tom andrae is the autobiography of comic book illustrator and writer bob kane, the cocreator of batman as well as containing typical autobiographical material and examples of kanes work throughout his career, it also reprinted several complete early batman comic strips that had not been reprinted for nearly 50 years at the time of this. He enjoyed a postcomics career in tv animation, creating the characters courageous cat and cool mccool, and as a painter showed his work in art galleries, although even some of these paintings were produced by ghost artists. Bob kane is the creator of the batman franchise, having created the dc comics superhero in 1939 in reaction to supermans popularity. I wrote this biography from information on various webpages. Batman archives, volume 2 by dc comics, bob kane, jerry. Mark evanier states, in the first year or two of batman. I got the direct quotes from bob kanes article the batman people magazine, july 31, 1989. Published december 1st 1989 by eclipse books first published august 1989. This autobiography starts with kanes early influences and ends with the making of the 1989. Great insight into how bob kane and bill finger created batmanbruce wayne. Jun 17, 2005 in his autobiography, batman and me, kane tells how he came up with the idea for the caped crusader, and what influence he had on the tv series and previous batman movies. Kane seems to have quickly turned a lot of it over to assistants, especially when the newspaper strip started and he preferred to spend his penciling time on that.
Comic books owned by batman co creator bob kane are to auction at comic connect and metropolis collectibles. Robert kane was an american comic book writer, animator and artist who. Dc 80 page giant g49, featuring batman s crimefighting toys. Back in february i posted a comic story that showed how bob kane created batman. In january 1966 the tv show batman took the world by storm and was a huge hit shown on wednesday the cliff hanger and thursday the big finish and batmania made the caped crusaders comic books dcs biggest selling volumes pushing superman back into the number two spot for many years to come.
It also asserts that finger made massive contributions to the dc comics mythologynot just with batman, but a host of other characters. Hot time in gotham town tonight from 1970 art by irv novick. This issue starts with the creepy twins who were the ceos of the kali corporation in a video call with fatima, the woman in charge of dr. In 1943, kane left the batman comic books to focus on penciling the daily batman newspaper comic strip. Batman and me autobiography of bob kane pb book ebay. Bob kane set of two color limited edition montage prints of batman in three poses, 22x31, from dc comics, 1992. Both display first team press blindstamps at bottom left border. Bob kane, legendary artist and cocreator of batman cocreator bill finger. Clothbound slipcase wfacsimile gold foil bob kane signature contains 8. But anyway, when i started reading the book, i felt highly entertained, and while kane is no neal adams or marshall rogers or any other batman great that came. October 24, 1915 november 3, 1998 was an american comic book artist and writer, credited along with bill finger as the creator of the dc comics superhero batman. Bob kane has 10 books on goodreads with 70049 ratings.
Alices endgame is revealed synopsis spoilers ahead. Kane left comic books entirely in 1943, preferring to pencil the batman daily newspaper strip. On board the many arms of death airship, alice gives the twins a green concoction which causes their internal organs to herniate. Bob kane, the cartoonist who created batman the caped crusader and his sidekick, robin the boy wonder, died nov. Bob kanes grave, the hand of god, and batman boing boing. If the general public knows robert kane at all, they know him as bob kane, the man who created batman then went on to write and draw batman comic books for years, if not decades. Batman is a character that has survived in the hearts of fans for decades. Bob kane was born in new york city, on october 24th 1916.
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