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crm/ow pgs, Coverless: 1st wrap, cf missing, 25th-28th pages missing, affects story, 2nd, 3rd, 4th wrap damaged. Incomplete
1st appearance of Dr. Death; 2nd Batman cover app.


Detective #29 remains one of the most difficult early Batman issues to obtain, as both Batman's second cover appearance and just his third appearance in the comics. In addition to the historical significance, Bob Kane's classic cover also portrays the Caped Crusader's first brawl with a proper supervillain. Dr. Karl Hellfern, aka Doctor Death, creates a powerful poison that he'll release upon Gotham City if the wealthiest citizens don't meet his demands. Collectors are also appreciative of how Kane is showing off the obvious influence that pioneering horror cinema had on his nocturnal creation. It's well documented that the early Batman stories took on a lighter tone as the Caped Crusader took on Robin as his young sidekick. This issue, however, has plenty of pulp elements such as Batman taking a bullet to the shoulder. The scarcity of these ground-zero Dark Knight Detective issues has collectors taking notice whenever these classics come up for auction.
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Artists Information

Joseph Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1.

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.