Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. Alas, somehow dc comics said no to this fantastic pitch from joe quinones and kate leth based on the beloved 1989. A great decade in comics, and featuring one of my favorite categories of price variant comics. The outsiders 1985 comic read the outsiders 1985 comic. Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as the protagonist. Phosphorus, but he soon discovers that hugo strange is using the facility to turn the rich and influential patients into his. Bruce wayne checks into the private hospital graytowers to recover from injuries he sustained fighting dr. Ras al ghul is dying from awardwinning author greg rucka batwoman, wonder woman and comics legend klaus janson batman. Behold the batman 89 comic that dc rejected because they. Do you consider yourself a proud lover of all things superheroes and villians. That range is driven by the newsstand exclusivity of the variants, coupled with a decline in newsstand sales relative to.
The following comic titles debuted with a 1985 cover date. Geoff johns and gary frank bring the dc and watchmen universes together. The comic saw the popular team given the enhanced quality of a baxterformat series printed on high quality paper. Whether you are an avid comic collector, a repeat offender one who once collected but fell by the wayside, are new to the industry, or someone who came across some old comics, welcome to the world of comics. For pre flashpoint volume 1, refer to batman and robin written by. In 1985, dc comics sought to streamline a shared continuity which had become bogged down by over sixty years worth of stories. This shortlived attempt to revive the batman comic strip ran only in arrow, the family comic weekly, which was edited by gibson.
Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. The dark knight of gotham city begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being jack napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal joker. The value of an individual comic book is dependent on its grade. After 41 years as a publisher, charlton comics folds. Six values are listed here for each issue number based on the following grading criteria. Unfortunately, poison ivy and harley quinn also decide to show up. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. In the comic, a crazed, guntoting loner walks into a movie theater and begins shooting it up, killing three in the process. Dc editor vin sullivan, the same man whod overseen the fourcolor debut of superman, liked what kane turned in, and batman well, the batman became the cover feature of the 27th issue of dcs flagship title, detective comics.
There are currently fourteen comic books about batman, gotham, and batmans subordinatesfamily members in print today. Aug 03, 2010 the batman film was originally announced by michael uslan in 1980 at the new york comic art convention, a gathering which was then the annual highlight and central gathering for comic book. Batman s former personal strike force, the outsiders, departed the doom and gloom of gotham for the sunny skies of california in the opening issue of this title. Feb 26, 2014 my batman comic books based on the movies. Batman is a 1989 american superhero film directed by tim burton and produced by jon peters and peter guber, based on the dc comics character of the same name. Batman 390 catowoman comic book 1985 dc hipcomic details about superman et batman 1985 french amazon com detective comics 554 1985 batman 1st modern 1985 detective comics 552 batman dc vintage shadow of the batman 1985 comic books batman 388 rare newsstand edition 1985 captain boomerang vf nm condition dc comics. Oct 18, 2019 shadow of the batman 1985 comic books shadow of the batman 1985 comic books batman vol 1 385 dc database fandom powered by wikia bat timeline batman in 1985 batman on. It was first advertised in early april 1940, one month after the. Why not homage another classic batman adaptation with its own comic book series. The film stars jack nicholson as the joker and michael keaton as bruce wayne batman, alongside kim basinger, robert wuhl, pat hingle, billy dee williams. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans.
List of important comics from the 1980s rare comics. Next page number date titlenotes g vg f vf nm m 121 1959 the ice crimes of mr. First issue to comic story publisher dc comics store date december 1, 1985 cover. Gibson and was published on sunday only, in september 1953. Dcs 1980s newsstand cover price variant window continues in this year. After the superman movies that i had watched as a kid, there. Batman and the outsiders comic books for sale online.
Batman proved to be so popular that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940. Batman and the outsiders 18 a, feb 1985 comic book by dc. It was first advertised in early april 1940, one month after the first appearance. A few of these very rare strips are reprinted in the book batman.
Jan, 2017 january, 2017 a list of important comics from the 1980s key comics from 1980 key comics from 1981 key comics from 1982 key comics from 1983 key comics from 1984 key comics from 1985 key comics from 1986 key comics from 1987 key comics from 1988 key comics from 1989 special note. Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. It is a foe batman can see and hear, but he cannot touch. In addition, david anthony krafts comics interview publishes its first comic book titles it had been publishing the comics interview magazine since 1983. At dc comics in the 1980s he wrote allstar squadron a superhero comic set in 194142, shazam. With michael keaton, jack nicholson, kim basinger, robert wuhl. The 1989 batman movie was a huge and fantastic revelation for me. Theatre shooting from 1985 batman comic book maybe the quiet loner neuroscience student in his early 20s who chose to go crazy at a batman premiere and call himself the joker while doing it was a comic book fanmaybe even liked batman comics. The malay penguin was safe from the evil villain penguin. Cover may have missing pieces, creases, folds, and discoloration.
The batman film was originally announced by michael uslan in 1980 at the new york comic art convention, a gathering which was then the annual highlight and central gathering for comic book. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. The film stars jack nicholson as the joker and michael keaton as bruce wayne batman, alongside kim basinger, robert wuhl, pat hingle, billy dee. First issue to comic story publisher dc comics store date december 1, 1985. Jan 12, 2018 today, based on a suggestion from reader mickey a. The batman director matt reeves has praised the movies cast and crew while also addressing why a billionaire superhero can still be seen relevant, and how his. Creation comic book convention roosevelt hotel, new york city 15th annual show. At first titled batman and robin, a later incarnation was shortened to batman. Written by steve englehart, with art by marshall rogers and terry austin. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members.
If you discover an old collection full of batman comics. In the name of his murdered parents, bruce wayne wages eternal war on the criminals of gotham city. Starring the xmen, an allstar benefit book for african famine relief and recovery. Phosphorus, but he soon discovers that hugo strange is using the facility to turn the rich and influential patients. The comic strip had three major and two minor runs in american newspapers. Hobbizine comic book value guides list prices in all conditions from good to mint. The rise of black mask, batmans foe, to prominence cbr.
All of our comics are bagged and boarded while using powderfree latex gloves in order to protect the comics when enclosed. Batman searches for the whereabouts of killer croc while croc himself breaks into gotham city jail to take care of the last obstacle in his path toward ruling the gotham underground. The caped crusader and his sidekick, robin, have been around since the late 1930s. The batman comic strip began on october 25, 1943, a few years after the creation of the comic book batman. Four new series set in the world of the vertigo classic.
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