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DICK SPRANG

Active: 1943–1994

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AS WRITER

209

AS ARTIST

22

KEY ISSUES

16

SERIES

Richard W. Sprang was an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on the superhero Batman during the period fans and historians call Golden Age of Comic Books. Sprang was responsible for the 1950 redesign of the Batmobile and the original design of the Riddler, who has appeared in film, television and other media adaptations. Sprang's Batman was notable for his square chin, expressive face and barrel chest.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Detective Comics #140 cover

Detective Comics

#140

First appearance of Riddler.

World's Finest Comics #100 cover

World's Finest Comics

#100

Earliest catalogued appearance of Brainiac.

Detective Comics #138 cover

Detective Comics

#138

Earliest catalogued appearance of Robotman (Crane).

Detective Comics #153 cover

Detective Comics

#153

Earliest catalogued appearances of Roy Raymond and Karen Duncan.

Detective Comics #184 cover

Detective Comics

#184

Earliest catalogued appearance of Firefly (Lynns).

World's Finest Comics #53 cover

World's Finest Comics

#53

Earliest catalogued appearance of Barbara Kean.

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COLLECTED EDITIONS

Batman, the Golden Age omnibus

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Batman #86 cover
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Batman

#86

Tales of the Unexpected #69 cover
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Tales of the Unexpected

#69