2006-July-20 San Diego CA
Batman – Art by Jim Lee & Scott Williams – After the brutal murder of his parents, young Bruce Wayne mastered nearly every known form of combat and employed his vast wealth to equip himself with the tools essential to his crime-fighting crusade as Gotham City's Dark Knight, Batman.
Batman #1 Spring 1940 art by Bob Kane
Batman made his debut in Detective Comics #27 in may 1939 before swinging into action – with Robin, the Boy wonder, by his side – in his own series in the spring of 1940. The Dark Knight's distinguishing characteristics were intellect, skill, and grim determination - USPS
