Lot 18
Batman #138 1st Appearance of Original Bat-Girl Betty Kane (DC Comics, 1961)
Timed Sale: Summer Blockbuster | CBE26011
Auction: 17 July 2026 17.00 BST - 10 Aug 2026 10.00 BST
Description
Batman #138 1st Appearance of Original Bat-Girl Betty Kane (DC Comics, 1961).
Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Blue Bowman," script by Bill Finger, art by Sheldon Moldoff; The Signalman tries to get the drop on Batman by becoming a Green Arrow clone, thanks to training provided to him by Green Arrow's foe, Bulls-Eye. One-page Warden Willis story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Island of 1,000 Traps," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Professor Milo builds an entire island covered with traps to kill Batman. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Bat-Girl!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Batman, Robin and Batwoman are battling the Cobra gang when they are paralyzed by an Electronic-Ring, when, suddenly, a costumed Bat-Girl swings in to save the crime battlers; Later, it is discovered that the girl is actually Kathy Kane's niece, who dreams of battling crime with her as Batwoman, just like Batman and Robin team up to battle crime. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
Grader Notes: Multiple minor spine stress line that break colour, reader fold down middle of cover, fold to corner in top right corner of cover, rip across bottom right corner (piece present), date stamp above Batman on cover, discolouration/stain to edge of back cover, rip to corner left corner of back cover, minor rip to top and top right corner of back cover. Fold top corner of most pages. Brown-tan pages. GD, 2.0.