Happy 85th Anniversary to Detective Comics #27, aka The First Appearance of Batman!

 

That’s right - March 30, 1939 - 85 years ago was the first appearance of “The Bat-Man” on the pages of Detective Comics #27! Introduced by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, the alter ego of Bruce Wayne was seen for the first time - and would become a  legend of superhero comics!

Detective Comics #27 First Appearance Batman Officially Gets the DC Multiverse Treatment!

 

Celebrating his big 85th anniversary later this year, Batman has undoubtedly become one of the cornerstones of popular culture and multimedia known to fans throughout the world - so it’s only fitting that McFarlane Toys makes a “First Appearance” DC Multiverse figure based on the Caped Crusader’s very first appearance in Detective Comics #27!

As shown in the company’s official Facebook page, the upcoming Detective Comics #27 Bats will stand 7” tall and sports the purple gloves and long eared cowl look that’s become this version’s signature look - and will also be one of the first figures to have a wired cape too! Be sure to look out for this when it hits shelves soon!

Detective Comics #27 was released 81 years ago today

Released to the world on this very day 81 years ago, the 27th issue of "Detective Comics" introduced to the world the very first iteration of "The Bat-Man" - created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane and chronicling the very first appearance of Bruce Wayne and his dark knight vigilante persona in the pages of comics. While the cover date is listed as "May 1939", many historians have noted, as well as entered in the DC Database, that the street/ publication date was "March 30, 1939".

While Batman does have an official "Batman Day" usually held on September each year by DC Comics, this is still a date that Batfans around the world celebrate and honor. Long Live The Bat!

Honoring Batman co-creator Bob Kane on his 99th Birthday

Today is a very special day for Batfans to honor and remember worldwide, as October 24th marks the birthdate of the Caped Crusader's late and great co-creator - comic book artist extraordinaire Robert Kahn... Better known by his legally changed name of Bob Kane!

Best known for conceptualizing the character who would become The Dark Knight based on influences from Zorro and Leonardo Da Vinci's work on the  ornithopter, Bob would be paired together with writer Bill Finger, the latter of which would suggest giving his brainchild the iconic cape and cowl that would become the character's trademark look. 

Working together, the pair finally debuted their efforts with the origin of "The Bat-Man" in Detective Comics #27, which was released in May of 1939 and became a critical and commercial success. Since then Batman has become a cultural phenomenon, and his influence and constant evolution through the years has transformed the DC Comics character into a legend, which is honored this year as well with the celebration of the hero's 75th Anniversary.

While Kane passed away on November 3, 1998, his legacy lives on in the character he helped bring to life, which continues to popularize and entertain millions worldwide.

As such, this writer, blogger, multimedia artist, and cosplayer shall remember the man with this collage in honor of his nameday.

Happy 99th Birthday, Bob Kane!

Batman 75: DC presents new "Detective Comics #27" cover and timeline for "Batman Day"

The year of the Batman is already upon us, and DC Comics is already set to celebrate the Caped Crusader's 75th Anniversary not just all year round, but with a special "Batman Day" that will happen on July 23!

On that note, DC has revealed the cover to their special FREE ISSUE of "Detective Comics #27", which will be designed by Bat-Fan Chip Kidd and written by acclaimed writer Brad Meltzer. The cover of course reuses Greg Capullo's famous "Batman #0" image used during "Zero Month" for The New 52!

Also released is this new and comprehensive Batman Timeline, which focuses on significant and important parts of The Dark Knight's history not only in comics, but in all forms of media as well. For more info, visit the source post at Comic Book Resources!

And if you haven't seen it yet, here's a pretty good tribute video by StealthFilms1 on Batman 75!

Be sure to celebrate Batman Day on July 23rd, and the year long 75th Anniversary of the character as well!

Batman 75th Anniversary: Detective Comics #27 turns 75 today; Batman Month Begins

Today, March 30, 2014 marks a MILESTONE in comic book and popculture history, as the date marks the 75th Anniversary of the release of "Detective Comics #27"... The FIRST APPEARANCE of THE BATMAN.

If you didn't hear about it in various news sites like this blog and here, then you'd know that it officially marks the celebration proper of "Batman 75" - The 75th Anniversary of Batman - Who he is and everything that came to be along with him! So let's take this time to thank DC Comics, Bob Kane, and Bill Finger for delivering this superhero and Dark Knight crusader to us for all time!

HAPPY 75TH ANNIVERSARY TO THE BATMAN!

Batman: DC Comics releases preview for "Detective Comics #27" anniversary issue

Set to come out this week and commemorating the 75th Anniversary of The Caped Crusader himself, DC Comics has released via USA Today and comiXology a six-page preview for the big mega-sized New 52 edition of "Detective Comics #27", which features an all-star cast of writers and artists all dedicated to honoring the 75th year of The Batman!

Batman: New 52 "Detective Comics #27", Batman 75th Anniversary, & Batman: Eternal details revealed

Next year is going to be another big year for The Batman, and it's not just because of a new title or two either.

Come 2014, it would have been 75 years since the character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger first appeared in the pages of Detective Comics #27 in May 1939, and to celebrate things spectacularly, DC Comics is collaborating with a superb team of artists and writers to bring out a 104-page megahit anniversary issue with Detective Comics Vol. 2 #27. Lead by current Batman writer Scott Snyder, the occasion and team-up of superb creative forces will have the likes of Brad Meltzer, Paul Dini, Neal Adams, and Dustin Nguyen, as well as seminal Batman writer Frank Miller, who'll be drawing a two-page spread for the issue.

Following the anniversary issue, The Flash comic series collaborators Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato will take over and begin a run on Detective Comics themselves.

Also coming on Spring 2014 is Batman: Eternal - A new weekly-year long comic book series also helmed by Snyder, and with the support of James Tynion IV, John Layman, Ray Fawkes, Tim Seeley, and Jason Fabok.

For more information, visit the source post at USA Today and Newsarama. And for a more in depth interview on Eternal by Snyder, visit HeroFix.

DC The New 52 Preview: Detective Comics #1

With the new wave of "New 52" #1 issues by DC Comics coming this week, USA Today and Bleeding Cool have provided fans with a 6 page preview of the all-new Detective Comics #1, written and illustrated by regular Batman writer and artist Tony S. Daniel! As the flagship title of the publication, this is the first time in DC Comics' history that Batman will headline the first issue of a relaunched Detective Comics title, since the character originally appeared in 1939's Detective Comics #27!

In this series, Daniel will emphasize Batman's detective skills. As the title implies, it's all about investigation and detecting, traits that make Batman the best at what he does. Besides concentrating on his early adventures, the Dark Knight will go toe-to-toe with not just his legendary arch-nemesis The Joker, but a new villain created by the writer/ artist for the series - the mysterious Dollmaker.

Go to USA Today and/ or Bleeding Cool now to check out this preview and get more info!

72 Years of Dark Knight Crusading...

72 years ago on April 25, a certain Caped Crusader made his debut in Detective Comics #27, basking the comic world with his influence and steadily spreading his crime fighting adventures to a generation of young readers. A lot of things can be said about this Dark Knight, but I'll make the message short and simple this time around:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BATMAN!