The Most Expensive Piece Of Comic Art In The World

Sure those Golden Age issues of comics with the first appearance of a soon to be icon sell for tons of money but that is to be expected. However, the most expensive piece of actual comic art ever sold is this piece by Frank Miller that went for $448,125. It is a image of Batman and Robin (actually the first female Robin) from a series Miller did in the 1980's. 

Batman is the Victim of Wikileaks

Batman VS. The Ecstasy Killer

In 1988, DC Comics released a Batman issue of the Detective Comics series where the primary villain is a young man who is given ecstasy and then goes on a killing rampage. The secondary villain is the ecstasy dealer / pusher who gives the young man the drug. This comic represents some of the absurdist “Just Say No” propaganda common in the late 1980′s and is an amusing piece of War on Drugs memorobilia. This comic also represents an interesting piece of history because it came somewhat after the first crest of media frenzy about MDMA. By 1988, the “designer drug” hysteria had been mostly drowned out by the “Crack Epidemic” scare. When Ecstasy fear mongering was reinvented in 1998-1999, the previous wave of anti-ecstasy media was all but forgotten.

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Batman X Motorhead

When the Justice League of America refuses to investigate the death of a rising star in Gotham City’s heavy metal scene who appears to have passed away from natural causes, Batman gets fed up with their rules and quits, leaving the murderers to think they’ve gotten away! But what they don’t know is that Batman has another card up his sleeve: The Ace of Spades! Now teamed up with his new partners, Mikkey Dee, Phli Campbell and the unstoppable force known only as Lemmy, Batman and Motörhead must solve the case of the man who was… Killed By Death!

Hello Kitty Illustrations by Joseph Senor

Illustrator Joseph Senor has morphed the iconic Japanese toy brand Hello Kitty with some famous American icons like X-men, Star Wars, Star Trek and Robocop.

Eartha Kitt R.I.P.

Although best know for her role as Catwoman on the TV show Batman Eartha was also a singer and cabaret star. Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the world".