#sheldonmoldoff

[keycomicbooks]

#DetectiveComics #352 (1966) #CarmineInfantino Cover, #SheldonMoldoff Pencils, #JohnBroome Story, 1st Appearance of Mr. Esper "Batman's Crime-Hunt a Go-Go!" #Batman begins having premonitions of upcoming crimes and his first two hunches pay off. Website Link In Bio Page If Applicable. SAVE ON SHIPPING COST - NOW AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL PICK UP IN DELTONA, FLORIDA  https://www.rarecomicbooks.fashionablewebs.com/Detective%20Comics.html#352  #KeyComicBooks #DCComics #DCU #DCUniverse #KeyIssue

[evandorkin]

Gathering materials for the next World's Funnest retrospective post for the Patreon. Will include the Golden Age section script, Shelly Moldoff's inked pages, who the original artist on the segment was that Moldoff replaced, the World's Finest issue that inspired the project, Tom Orzechowski's letterin and meeting Shelley Moldoff at the Pittsburgh Comic Con. #comics #patreon #worldsfunnest #dccomics #comingsoon #sheldonmoldoff #batmite #mrmxyzptlk #lastimpstanding #goldenage https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdhcl65s5K6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[speedandgrace2]

Mr. Freeze is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Dave Wood, Sheldon Moldoff and Bob Kane, and first appeared in Batman #121 in February 1959 as the ice-based criminal Mr. Zero. Mr. Freeze is the alter ego of Dr. Victor Fries, a German-born cryogenics expert in Gotham City who was caught in a laboratory mishap whilst attempting to cure his terminally ill wife, Nora. The accident drastically lowered his body temperature to sub-zero levels, forcing him to wear a cryogenic suit in order to survive. #batman #mrfreeze #popheroes #dccomics #americancomics #dccomics #sheldonmoldoff #bobkane #criminal #mrzero #german #gotham #cryogenic #funko #comicbooks #comics #SpeedAndGrace https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck96dy0N_Je/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[geekynerfherder]

First comics appearance of #Batwoman in #DetectiveComics issue #233, published #OnThisDay in 1956 by #DCcomics (@dccomics)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #CoverArt by #SheldonMoldoff & #IraSchnapp⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #OTD #Comics #ComicArt #ComicCover #ComicCoverArt #KathyKane #Batman #Robin https://www.instagram.com/p/CRJ-1-eg0e7/?utm_medium=tumblr

[marvelman901]

Detective Comics 31 (1939) . Batman Batman versus the Vampire . Written by Gardner Fox Art by Bob Kane and Sheldon Moldoff . #dc #dccomics #themonk #monk #superhero #batman #justiceleague #sheldonmoldoff #gardnerfox #bobkane #30s #detective #detectivecomics https://www.instagram.com/p/CMkeE5VhPKB/?igshid=1cxhpj985agwk

[stormesmithbuno]

#batober #day19 #batgirl #sheldonmoldoff #aftermoldoff (at Skyuka Mtn.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGiOgQgB_31/?igshid=c8f6eeuy0kks

[mybookplacenet]

Detective Comics (1937-2011) #304 by Henry Boltinoff, Bill Finger, Jack Schiff, Jack Miller

About Detective Comics (1937-2011) #304: “THE RETURN OF CLAYFACE.” Matt Hagen breaks jail again and uses his powers as Clayface to impersonate wealthy men in order to gain information for future crimes, which brings him into renewed conflict with Batman and Robin. However, Clayface’s powers are limited by time, and in order to keep working, Hagen takes a sample of the mysterious pool and starts investigating the element with a scientist he has kidnapped. Batman obsesses over Clayface, and his investigation leads him to the criminal’s secret hideout, where he learns of the chemical sample. Batman incorporates the chemical sample into a freezing gun, and with the weapon he is able to stop Clayface. Written by: Henry Boltinoff, Bill Finger, Jack Schiff, Jack Miller Illustrated by: Sheldon Moldoff, Joe Certa, Charles Paris Targeted Age Group: Young Adult Buy the ebook Read the full article

[darrylyoungdesign]

Happy Hump-Day from Catwoman! Call me old fashion but I love the purple and green costume! Especially when drawn by golden age artist Sheldon Moldoff (1920-2012) #darrylyoung #catwoman #button #batman #dccomics #dcuniverse #villian #comicart #comicbook #illustration #cartoon #sheldonmoldoff #instartist #etsyartist

[readingdrinking]

Shazam #5 (Sept 1973), with a Gevalia Kaffe Majestic Roast. #readingdrinking #shazam #captainmarvel #ccbeck #elliotsmaggin #joemillard #sheldonmoldoff #gasparsaladino #juliusschwartz #superheroes #dccomics #captainmarveljr #coffee #gevalia #majesticroast #originalcaptainmarvel #worldsmightiestmortal

[keycomicbooks]

#Batman #129 (1960) #SheldonMoldoff Cover Art and Pencils. #BillFinger Story. Early #Batwoman #KathyKane (11th Appearance) "The Web of the Spinner" Batman and #Robin encounter a new costumed villain, the Spinner, whose metal uniform is overlaid with spinning discs, and who utilizes a spinning buzz-saw gun, tops, and giant fans in his arsenal of tricks. The heroes are dazzled by the reflected light of the sun from the Spinner's colored-glass fan and thus are unable to stop the gang's escape, but a slang word used by the Spinner common among Joliet Prison inmates gives Batman a clue to his identity. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083Y55TJD

[mattmasdeu]

The Strangest Tales from Batman's Case Files (Batman 218)

What I Remember:

This book is an oldie, published in 1970 and a reprint of even older stories as the cover shows. The compilation features five stories: “Batman and Robin’s Greatest Mystery,” “The Hand From Nowhere,” “The Man Who Couldn’t Be Tried Twice,” “The Body In The Bat-cave” & “The League Against Batman” and even a newspaper story. I enjoyed this book a lot as a kid because it was less serious Batman and the stories were easier to understand.

 Vital Stats:

Batman #219* all creators taken from the DC wikia since creators were not credited

“Batman and Robin’s Greatest Mystery”

Writer: Edmond Hamilton

Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff

Inker: Stan Kaye

Editors: E. Nelson Birdwell & Jack Schiff

 “The Hand From Nowhere”

Writer: Bill Finger

Penciler: Sheldon Moldoff

Inker: Charles Paris

Letterer: Stan Starkman

Editor: Jack Schiff

 “The Man Who Couldn’t Be Tried Twice”

Writer: Bill Finger

Penciler: Bob Kane

Inker: Ray Burnley

Letterer: Ira Schnapp

Editor: Whitney Ellsworth

 “The Body In The Batcave”

Writer: Bill Finger

Penciler: Sheldon Moldoff

Inker: Charles Paris

Letterer: Stan Starkman

Editor: Whitney Ellsworth

 “The League Against Batman”

Writer: David Vern Reed

Penciler: Dick Sprang

Inker: Charles Paris

Editor: Whitney Ellsworth

 Executive Editor: Carmine Infantino

Cover Artist: Gaspar Saldano

Publisher: DC Comics

Publication Date: Feb 1970

Cover Price: 25¢

Re-Collection Price: $5.00 with a detached cover at Royal Collectables

 What Happens:

 “Batman and Robin’s Greatest Mystery”

The Dynamic Duo are blasted by a ray that leaves them with amnesia and unable to remember their secret identities! No one can help them unravel the mystery! They are forced to review some old cases from the news in order to crack their toughest case!

 “The Hand From Nowhere”

Two aliens riding a giant hand, rob the Gotham Zinc Works. Batman and Robin try to stop them but the aliens vanish in a cloud of smoke "returning to their dimension." They strike multiple times stealing zinc, copper and platinum. On their third heist, Batman suspects something is amiss and suspects that the aliens are actually human!

Batman follows a truck near the dock to a warehouse where he discovers not only are the aliens human but they’re working for Lex Luthor!

As Luthor attempts to escape he’s carried off to police headquarters by his own giant mechanical hand commandeered by Batman

 “The Man Who Couldn’t be Tried Twice”

Batman is called as a witness in a murder trial of a circus performer. Batman testifies that the victim asked for protection because he was worried that he might be killed.

That night on the grounds, Batman testified that he and Robin tracked the defendant and watched him fire a rifle at a fair game and then lose him in the crowd until he’s picked up for murder. Batman’s crack detective skills get the man of but he confesses immediately after the verdict is read!

Batman becomes a laughing stock, no one trusts his detective skills and he’s so distraught over his failure he stops eating.

The dynamic duo head back to the crime scene and discover a clown sneaking out of the murder scene with a painting that the victim painted on the night he died. Batman notices that the signature is -Q, Batman deduces that the Q, stands for David Dial, the owner of the circus because Q is the only letter not on a phone dial. He paid off the original defendant to take the fall knowing that Batman would get him off and they wouldn’t investigate further after the confession.

 “The Body in the Bat-Cave”

The body of Alec Wyre, electronics genius and criminal, is discovered in the Batcave. Batman and Robin begin investigating by going through his book of clients.

They question a gangster, Alec Purdy who claims to know Batman’s secret identity. Batman calls him on his bluff and he reveals that he doesn’t know his identity but that Wyre had a plan to figure it out.

That night, they return they pick up a high frequency transmitter coming from the cave. They discover that Wyre had placed a transmitter on a bat and followed it back to the batcave but his flashlight blew and he smashed his head, killing him. His identity is safe.

 *Bonus Newspaper Strip Story*

This is a complete story from the old Batman syndicated newspaper strip laid out into an eight-page story.

An inmate on death row, scheduled to die that night, offers to give up the name of his accomplice but will only confess to Batman. Once Batman enters his cell, he claims he’s innocent and needs Batman’s help to prove it.

He claims he discovered the body after being run over by the real murderer of a rare book dealer. The convict claims that a man named Steele was an associate of the owner and had some stock losses and could have done it. Batman and Robin learn that Steele too was framed by a counterfeiter named Hawkins and Bower, the convict himself.

 “The League Against Batman”

The Wrecker is vandalizing everything with the image of Batman and Robin throughout Gotham City! He goes on TV and says that Batman sent three of his brothers to the chair, and threatens anyone who glorifies Batman in any way.

Batman and Robin follow a lead to a local sculptor's studio which is under attack! Wrecker and his men lock them in his sculptor’s furnace.

After Batman escapes, a local man, named Farrow, is kidnapped along with his associates after a round of golf. They are released but Farrow is supposedly killed in front of his brother. Batman discovers that Farrow had actually faked his death so that his brother could collect the insurance, when he discovers that the Wrecker is wearing a golfing glove under his suit.

 Continued After Ad:

 Worth Re-Collecting?

You used to get a lot for a quarter, five comic stories and one strip! You just don’t get that kind of value like that anymore.

My favorite story was “The Hand From Nowhere.” It was 50s Batman at its most ridiculous and it’s typical pre-Crisis Luthor. He goes out of his way to come up with an overly elaborate scheme , involving fake aliens and a giant hand to steal something that could could have been stolen in a more traditional fashion and cost a lot less to implement the plan.

Every story is a convoluted mystery where one party set up an overly elaborate plan, only to be undone by a minor detail. The worst was the -Q on the painting in “The Man Who Couldn’t Be Tried Twice.” Batman connects the -Q with Dial because there’s no Q on a phone?! I guess that’s why he’s the world’s greatest detective.

The owner also hatches a plan to frame an associate knowing that Batman would get him off, then have him confess. That’s an awful amount of planning for everything to work. Also, how can a man, Batman, whose identity is unknown testify in court. How is he a credible witness?

There’s also the problem of the body in the Bat-cave? Sure, he wasn’t murdered and Batman and Robin's identity is safe but how do you get the body out of the Bat-cave? Did Batman and Robin ever report the death? There’s a lot of unanswered questions.

It’s fun to take a glimpse in the older Batman stories because they’re so much different that the stories of the last 40 years. But it’s very obvious that these stories are made for kids and don’t hold up reading it as an adult.

 Next Issue:

We take a look at my favorite Green Lantern Series of all time with Jon Stewart on the makeshift world Mosaic. It’s Green Lantern Mosaic #10 See you next week!

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[alvarezgraphics]

Showing some DC love this weekend. This book was giving to me by Mrs.Huss, a teacher i had back at Lawton Middle-School. This is an exact copy of Batman No.122 except that it is designated at the top as a Pizza Hut Collector's Edition Vol.1. It is also the first time the Batsuit is worn by a woman, Katherine Kane. #batman #comicbookcollector #lawtonmiddleschool #mrshuss #batmangetsmarried #sequentialart #batwoman #katherinekane #pizzahut #collectorsedition #robin #theboywonder #billfinger #sheldonmoldoff #thecapedcrusader #comicbookfan #thedarkknight

[geekynerfherder]

First comics appearance of #Batgirl, in #Batman issue #139, published #OnThisDay in 1961 by #DCComics (@dccomics) #CoverArt by #SheldonMoldoff & #IraSchnapp #CoolArt #Art #OTD #Comics #ComicArt #ComicCover #ComicCoverArt https://www.instagram.com/p/CNfq9lCMIhq/?igshid=14nllgeh5qnci

[marvelman901]

Flash Comics 7 (1941) Hawkman in Czar, the Unkillable Man Written by Gardner Fox Art by Sheldon Moldoff Hawkman fought Czar and his master, Boris Nickaloff... . #dccomics #dc #hawkman #40s #czar #justicesociety #justiceleague #comics #gardnerfox #sheldonmoldoff https://www.instagram.com/p/CAWIrmLBEZf/?igshid=1qdsr8kbrr80f

[scottcrosby-art]

Finished the Poison Ivy sketch, it's on the messier side but I think the colour has covered up most of the mistakes. #dccomics #RobertKanigher #sheldonmoldoff #sketching #ComicArt #markers

[theartofjov]

An oldie but goodie. I love progression shots. I'm gonna finish this. My DC section in my Fresh Goods Crates needs some love... Here's my quicksketch progression take on Dr. Pamela Isley better known as... POISON IVY! #gotham #batman #poisonivy #ivy #roguesgallery #dcu #dc #dccomics #bobkane #robertkanigher #sheldonmoldoff inspired #theartofjov