Batman & Me

    (Eclipse, 1989, 1996)
™ and © 1989, 1996 Bill Kane

How does a cartoonist from the Bronx come to create one of the most enduring icons of the twentieth century? This is the story of Bob Kane told in his own words, and recount many of the Dark Knight’s earliest origins and adventures from the real world of cartoonists to the creation of his most lasting villains. Joker, Catwoman, Robin the Boy Wonder… all are discussed as Kane tells of his youth when many things inspired him and later ended up on the pages of Detective Comics and Batman. Meeting many people along his life’s journey, and influencing his own work, Kane’s life story is a good read for those with a desire to know more about the inner workings of not only the comic book industry, but television, movies, and just life in general.

— Ron Black
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  • HC
    Hardcover
    Cover: $100.00
    W: Bob Kane, Thomas Andrae, Bill Finger, Joe Greene  ·  A: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson
    Reprints from Detective Comics #5 (Apr 1937), New York World’s Fair Comics #2 (1940), and World’s Finest Comics #6 (Summer 1942) and #7 (Fall 1942); Autographed by Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson drawing as Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson inking as Bob Kane; ca. 1989
    No copies available
  • HC-2
    Hardcover - 2nd printing
    Cover: $34.99
    W: Bob Kane, Thomas Andrae, Joel Schumacher, Bill Finger, Joe Greene  ·  A: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson
    Reprints from Detective Comics #5 (Apr 1937), New York World’s Fair Comics #2 (1940), and World’s Finest Comics #6 (Summer 1942) and #7 (Fall 1942); Pubished by Zanart; Jerry Robinson drawing as Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson inking as Bob Kane; ca. 1989
    No copies available
  • HC/LE
    Hardcover Limited Edition
    Slipcased hardcover edition limited to 1,000 copies
    Cover: $250.00
    W: Bob Kane, Thomas Andrae, Bill Finger, Joe Greene  ·  A: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson
    Reprints from Detective Comics #5 (Apr 1937), New York World’s Fair Comics #2 (1940), and World’s Finest Comics #6 (Summer 1942) and #7 (Fall 1942); Includes signed bookplate and insertred sketch by Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson drawing as Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson inking as Bob Kane; Limited to 1,000 copies; ca. 1989
    No copies available
  • TPB
    TPB
    Cover: $14.95
    W: Bob Kane, Thomas Andrae, Joel Schumacher, Bill Finger, Joe Greene  ·  A: Pat Broderick, Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson
    Reprints from Detective Comics #5 (Apr 1937), New York World’s Fair Comics #2 (1940), and World’s Finest Comics #6 (Summer 1942) and #7 (Fall 1942); Bob Kane bio; Jerry Robinson drawing as Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson inking as Bob Kane
    No copies available