Bat to the Beginning

Reviewing the original adventures of Batman from the Golden Age of Comics and beyond, May 1939 - April 1964.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Detective Comics #52 (June 1941)

Oh, my, god. Guys! Take a look! The cover of the comic actually has something to do with the story inside! What a novel idea! That's ri...

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Detective Comics #51 (May, 1941)

"The Case of the Mystery Carnival" Writer: Bill Finger Pencils: Bob Kane Inks: Jerry Robinson and George Roussos Synopsis: Bru...

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

World's Best Comics #1 (Spring 1941)

So the New York World's Fair comics of the previous two summers had been very successful in promoting DC's characters because they o...

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Batman #5 (Spring 1941)

A good and memorable cover, but it's actually the opening splash page from Batman #4 repurposed as a cover image. Except that last time ...

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Detective Comics #50 (April 1941)

"The Case of the Three Devils!" Writer: Bill Finger Pencils: Bob Kane Inks: Jerry Robinson and George Roussos Synopsis: Batman...

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