Title: the mask and the cape
Medium: Oil on Linen Canvas
Size: 32"x24", 80x60cm
Artist: Mike S. Mall
Signed: Yes
Year: 2010
Description: Batman's mask on a sword stuck in superman's cape.

Price: $490


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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.

Superman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero widely considered to be an American cultural icon, the character first appeared in Action Comics #1 (June 30, 1938) by DC Comics. The original story of Superman relates that he was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton, before being rocketed to Earth as an infant by his scientist father Jor-El, moments before Krypton’s destruction. Discovered and adopted by a Kansas farmer and his wife, the child is raised as Clark Kent and imbued with a strong moral compass. Very early he started to display superhuman abilities, which upon reaching maturity he resolved to use for the benefit of humanity.