BBB Comix of the Week

Detective Comics #27 introduced Batman and this issue is one of the most sought-after comic books in the world. Batman was a mysterious vigilante who worked under the cover of darkness to punish evildoers. And he wasn't always nice about it; in his very first case, he allows a criminal to fall into a vat of acid.

Creator Bob Kane cited such figures as Leonardo da Vinci, Zorro, The Shadow, and "The Bat" (an early movie villain) as inspirations for his creation. Kane credited Bill Finger as "the unsung hero" behind Batman's origin; aside from writing decades of stories, Finger was the one who suggested such crowning touches as the billowing cape and the blank eye slits in Batman's mask.