Title: batman and cap
Medium: Oil on Linen Canvas
Size: 32"x24", 80x60cm
Artist: Mike S. Mall
Signed: Yes
Year: 2009
Description: Batman and Captain America together with city skyline in the background.

Price: $320


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Batman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939 by DC Comics. Batman’s secret identity is Bruce Wayne, a wealthy industrialist, playboy, and philanthropist. Witnessing the murder of his parents as a child, Wayne trains himself both physically and intellectually and dons a bat-themed costume in order to fight crime. Batman operates in the fictional American Gotham City, assisted by various supporting characters including his sidekick Robin and his butler Alfred Pennyworth, and fights an assortment of villains influenced by the characters’ roots in film and pulp magazines. Unlike most superheroes, he does not possess any superpowers; he makes use of intellect, detective skills, science and technology, wealth, physical prowess, and intimidation in his war on crime.

Captain America first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941) from Marvel Comics. Over the years, an estimated 210 million copies of “Captain America” comic books have been sold in a total of 75 countries. Captain America also known as Steve Rogers who was enhanced to the peak of human perfection by an experimental serum in order to aid the United States war effort. He wears a costume that bears an American flag motif, and is armed with an indestructible shield that can be thrown as a weapon.