Batman (comic book)
The
DC Comics superhero Batman first appeared in
Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. The character proved so popular that he was launched into his own self-titled comic book,
Batman, released on
April 25,
1940.
Batman was advertised three weeks earlier, in
Detective Comics #38, one month after the first appearance of
Robin, the Boy Wonder.
Batman first began being published quarterly, later bi-monthly until the late 1950s, and from then on to the present monthly. The series currently (as of July 2006) has reached issue #655.
