The Bleeding Cool website has published some scans of original Batman comic book art proofs by original Batman artist/creator Bob Kane. The actual original art for most original “golden age” (i.e., pre-Marvel) comic books got tossed into the garbage, as did the production proofs, so these are extremely rare – in fact, apparently they were rescued from the curbside trash by a guy who lived in the same Queens apartment building as Kane.

Bob Kane's original sketches for Batman comicView the rest of the Batman comic book production art on Bleeding Cool.

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