{"id":472,"date":"2009-01-29T22:25:38","date_gmt":"2009-01-30T03:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/?p=472"},"modified":"2009-01-29T22:42:48","modified_gmt":"2009-01-30T03:42:48","slug":"the-secrets-of-the-batcave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/2009\/01\/29\/the-secrets-of-the-batcave\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secrets of the Batcave"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was over at the Silver Age of Comic Books blog<\/a> reading Pat’s latest post about Dick Sprang, and couldn’t help but think about once of my favorite pieces of Batman memorabilia that really captures the essence of the Golden Age Batman from the mid-1940’s through the mid-1950’s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 1995, Sprang created a large format (27″ by 35″) lithograph, “The Secrets of the Batcave”.\u00a0 This numbered print was sold by Gotham Graphics and limited to 500, and is an incredibly detailed depiction of the Batcave and its many secrets.\u00a0 I did not get one of these in 1995, but was able to find one at a bargain at the end of 2008.\u00a0 Once I get it framed, it will have a special place in my own “batcave”.<\/p>\n

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"Secrets of the Batcave" by Dick Sprang (1995)<\/p><\/div>\n

This great print features the most prominent members of Batman’s rouge’s gallery from the 1940’s and 1950’s, and many of the great “toys” that Batman used to fight crime.\u00a0 Each of these limited numbered lithos also has an original Sprang autograph in the bottom right corner.<\/div>\n
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Dick Sprang autograph from "Secrets of the Batcave" lithograph<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0I’ve seen these available on eBay and on other auction sites, and they are not outrageously expensive.\u00a0 If you are a fan of the Golden Age Batman, in my opinion, this is one of the “must have” pieces of Batman memorabilia to come out in the past 15 years.<\/div>\n
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"Guardians of Gotham" by Dick Sprang (1996)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0Sprang did a second Golden Age Batman and Robin lithograph in 1996, “Guardians of Gotham”.\u00a0 This is also a beautiful piece of Batman memorabilia and can be found on eBay and other auction sites.\u00a0 “Secrets of the Batcave” is still my favorite, but either of these would make a great addition to the collections of any fan of the Golden Age Batman and Dick Sprang.<\/p>\n