Jerry Robinson was a cover artist, creating the cover for DC Comic's Batman No. 1 along with Bob Kane. Comic book industry pioneer Jerry Robinson, who helped create Batman sidekick Robin the Boy Wonder and their arch-nemesis The Joker, was different from most artists in the field because he worked on every kind of comic genre, from political cartoons to theater illustrations. He passed away in 2011 at the age of 89.
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MoreJerry Robinson was a cover artist, creating the cover for DC Comic's Batman No. 1 along with Bob Kane. Comic book industry pioneer Jerry Robinson, who helped create Batman sidekick Robin the Boy Wonder and their arch-nemesis The Joker, was different from most artists in the field because he worked on every kind of comic genre, from political cartoons to theater illustrations. He passed away in 2011 at the age of 89.
Subject ID: 58104
Subject ID: 58104
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Featured Stories:
The Legend of the Batman - Who He is, and How he Came to Be
The Joker
The Giants of Hugo Strange
The Cat
The Joker Returns
First appearance of The Joker, and Catwoman.
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The Isle That Time Forgot
Report Card Blues
The Princess of Plunder
The Sheriff of Ghost Town
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Featured Stories:
The Joker's Advertising Campaign
Payment In Full
Bandits In Toyland
Four Birds of a Feather
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Featured Stories:
The Joker Meets the Cat-Woman
Wolf, the Crime Master
The Case of the Clubfoot Murders
The Case of the Missing Link
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Featured Stories:
The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master
The Ugliest Man in the World
The Crime School for Boys
The Batman vs. the Cat-Woman
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Featured Stories:
"The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus"
"Blackbeard's Crew and the Yacht Society"
"Public Enemy No. 1 Starts Jail Sentence"
"Touchdown for Justice"
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Featured Stories:
The Riddle of the Missing Card
Book of Enchantment
The Case of the Honest Crook
Crime Does Not Pay
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Featured Stories:
Murder on Parole
The Clock Maker
The Secret of the Iron Jungle
Suicide Beat
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Featured Stories:
Wanted: Practical Jokers
The Trouble Trap
The North Woods Mystery
The People vs. the Batman
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Featured Stories:
Stone Walls Do Not a Prison Make
The Strange Case of Professor Radium
The Superstition Murders
The Cross-Country Crimes
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Featured Stories:
The Four Fates
The White Whale
The Case of the Lucky Law-Breakers
Christmas
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From Jerry Robinson, legendary creator of the Joker, seventy-year veteran of the comics industry, and prominent figure in monthly books, daily strips, and comics journalism, comes a comprehensive history of the truly American art form! The Comics is a fully reworked and updated edition of the 1974 classic that chronicles the origins and evolution of comic strips, from prior to the Yellow Kid through today, and highlights the game-changing contributions of such creative luminaries as Milton Caniff, Walt Kelly, Hal Foster, and Winsor McCay, among countless others. A fascinating resource of enduring excellence for fans of the art form, historians, and casual readers alike, this edition has been extensively revisited by Robinson and tells the stories behind the newsprint page.
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Featured Stories:
"Batman Meets Professor Hugo Strange"
Bart Regan, Spy: "The Rantor"
Buck Marshall: "Claim of Satan"
Steve Malone: "Rocky Roman"
Speed Saunders: "The Spider"
Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise: "The Purple Mesa"
Bruce Nelson: "A Weekend Party at the Mountain Lodge"
Slam Bradley: "The Lan Chee Tong"
First appearance of Doctor Hugo Strange.
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Featured Stories:
Batman: "The Screaming House"
Bart Regan, Spy: "The Ring of Death"
Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise: "Mutiny on the Sea Swan"
The Crimson Avenger: "Laura Burlingame's been Kidnapped"
Speed Saunders: "The Crime Roundup"
Steve Malone: "Miss Cooper is Kidnapped"
Cliff Crosby: "Judge Carson is Kidnapped"
Slam Bradley: "A Dynamite Gift"
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Featured Stories:
Batman and "Robin the Boy Wonder"
Bart Regan, Spy: "The Electrical Assassin"
Red Logan: "Dr. Hydkil"
The Crimson Avenger: "The Phoney Jewel Robbery"
Speed Saunders: "The Kidnaped Singer"
Steve Malone: "The Gambler's Protector"
Cliff Crosby: "At the Arctic Circle"
Slam Bradley: "The Big Fire"
First appearance of Robin (Dick Greyson).
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Featured Stories:
Batman: "The Horde of the Green Dragon"
Bart Regan, Spy: "The Chauffeur Spy"
Red Logan: "Cobra on the Loose"
The Crimson Avenger: "Switch the Switch"
Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator: "The Case of the Siva Statue"
Steve Malone: "Morton Hijacking & Co."
Cliff Crosby: "Larson's Boy Gets Kidnapped"
Slam Bradley: "The French Impersonation"
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Featured Stories:
Batman, with Robin the Boy Wonder: "The Murders of Clayface"
Bart Regan, Spy: "The Forgarian Ball"
Red Logan: "An American Reporter in London...."
The Crimson Avenger: "The Mysterious Rays"
Speed Saunders: "The Jewel Robbers"
Steve Malone, District Attorney: "The Prodigy"
Cliff Crosby: "The New Plane"
Slam Bradley versus the South Side Mob, in "The Murder of Slugger Carmen"
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Featured Stories:
Batman & Robin: "The Masked Menace of the Boys' School"
Bart Regan, Spy: "Norman Novaney"
Red Logan, Ace Reporter: "Bugsie Goran"
The Crimson Avenger is "Wanted For Murder"
Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator: "The Railroad Mystery"
Steve Malone: "The Incan Murder"
Cliff Crosby: "The Invisible Man"
Slam Bradley: "The Heiress"
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