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The Johnson Smith Company placed advertisements for gadgets and toys [2] that appeared on the back cover of many historically significant comic books, including Action Comics #1 (June 1938) [3] (the first appearance of the character Superman) and Detective Comics #27 (May 1939) (the first appearance of the character Batman).
Batman is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Batman as its protagonist. The character, created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, [2] first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (cover dated May 1939).
Batman: Harley and Ivy #1–3; Batman Adventures Holiday Special #1; Batman: Gotham Knights #14; Batman and Robin Adventures #8; Batman Adventures Annual #1; Batgirl Adventures #1; Batman Black and White (vol. 3) #3 176 February 10, 2016: 978-1401260804: Injustice: Gods Among Us: 1 2013–2014 Injustice: Gods Among Us #1–12, Annual #1 456 ...
The entire first Batman serial was re-released theatrically in 1965 as An Evening with Batman and Robin, and proved very popular (some theatres showed the chapters as a Saturday matinee). Its success inspired the action-comedy lampoon series Batman ( and its 1966 theatrical feature film spin-off ) starring Adam West and Burt Ward .
The Joker debuted in Batman #1 (April 1940) as the eponymous character's first villain, about a year after Batman's debut in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). The Joker initially appeared as a serial killer and jewel thief, modeled after a joker playing card with a mirthless grin, who killed his victims with "Joker venom," a toxin that left ...
Following the recent uproar over the Eric Garner case in New York, Wal-Mart was forced to edit a commercial deemed insensitive. The 30 second ad ends with a black father and daughter sitting on a ...
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1940 (January) DC Gardner Fox, Dennis Neville Flash Comics #1 Professor Hugo Strange: 1940 (February) DC Bob Kane, Bill Finger: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #36 Doctor Sivana: 1940 (February) Fawcett Comics/DC Bill Parker, C. C. Beck: Whiz Comics #2 Lex Luthor: 1940 (April) DC Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster: Action Comics (vol. 1) #23 The Joker: 1940 ...