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WWII machine gun cvr; new Catwoman costume + classic WWII concentration camp story (Batman breaks into Nazi concentration camp & frees prisoners)
Much has been made about Batman's refusal to use firearms over his long and storied career, the Caped Crusader famously swung into action on the cover of Detective #33 with a holstered gun on his utility belt, which was one of the few occurrences the character was shown with a pistol. Rules are made to be broken, especially when it is for a good cause, and what better cause could there be than defeating the forces of evil that were waging war against America's allies overseas. Batman happily broke his weapons ban in order to support the troops and promote the purchase of war bonds and stamps. This is one of the great wartime Batman covers, the Jack Burnley illustration shows a gleeful Batman blasting away on his mounted machine gun while the Boy Wonder cheerily feeds him ammunition.


Artists Information

A celebrity comic artist of the Golden Age, co-created Batman and Robin with Bill Finger, as his brainchild became more in demand he hired an army of ghost artists to illustrate the dearth of Batman features on the market, but all were credited to Kane. His other achievements include the creation of Catwoman, Two-Face and cartoon character Courageous Cat. Kane was the object of some controversy for taking credit for the art and inspiration of others, but he was also undoubtedly an important figure in the history of comics. He published an updated version of his autobiography "Batman and Me: The Saga Continues" shortly before his death in 1998. He got his start at the Eisner/Iger studio and was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.

Sherrill David Robinson known as Jerry Robinson, was an American comic book artist known for his work on DC Comics' Batman line of comics during the 1940s. He is best known as the co-creator of Robin and the Joker and for his work on behalf of creators' rights. He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2004.