Detective Comics (1937 - 2011)

Bill Finger

Detective Comics (1937 - 2011) Issue #27 · Sold by DC

About this ebook

The very first appearance of the Bat-Man in the six-page story ""The Case of the Criminal Syndicate!"" This issue also features the first appearances of Commissioner Gordon and the revelation of Bat-Man's secret identity as Bruce Wayne. NOTE: Not all backup stories advertised on the cover will be included.

Ratings and reviews

When getting this I expected to have more than just ONE comic strip, seeing by the title (1937- 2011). This comic is 8 pages long, with the words written and NOT typed, seeing how it was actually made in 1939 and not --37. It is the very firest Batman comic and is too short to be at least 4 stars. However it was free, and free is better then nothing, but if you like reading the old Detective Comics, I sudjest you buy the collectors addition instead of buying it digitally. Unless you find it easier, than atually collecting them

Worth taking the short time to read but wow does this look bad. If you tried to get this published today nobody would print it. Everything is very rough and simple here. Bruce Wayne wears a strange robe-suit thing and The "Bat-Man" kills two people in six pages. Let this be an inspiration to any aspiring comic artists that you can start your idea in a very rough state and bring it a long ways as the years go by if you keep working at it.

While the Batman only appeared for eight pages, this is a book that I would definitely recommend. If you are looking into reading newer comics, however, you should know that this is not the one that starts it all. DC Universe Rebirth: Batman would be much helpful than that. Still, this comic explains several things you need to know about the character. While I won't spoil the ending for you, let me tell you that even if you've never read a Batman comic before, you probably already know what it is. But if you have absolutely no idea who the character is, then I would not recommend you start with DC Universe Rebirth: Batman. That story already has many things established (The Joker, the Riddler). So while this story did not provide anything you would consider canon nowadays, it is a must-read if you know nothing about the character. However, you could also start with Batman #1 (1940).