A famed and long-considered missing early Mel Ramos Batman painting, A Sinister Figure Lurks In The Shadows, 1962, has surfaced in southern California and may well bring more than $100,000 when ...

A famed and long-considered missing early Mel Ramos painting depicting Batman at his baleful best, A Sinister Figure Lurks in the Dark, 1962, has surfaced in southern California and may well bring ...

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Note: This story originally appeared in The Gazette Sept. 20, 2012. A local artist is doing his part to use his love of Batman to help people suffering from a tragedy that has rocked the nation.

DALLAS (AP) - A painting depicting Batman that pop artist Mel Ramos traded for a stack of comic books more than a half-century ago has sold for $173,000 at auction. The 1962 painting titled "A ...

DALLAS (AP) - A painting depicting Batman that pop artist Mel Ramos traded to a man for a stack of comic books more than a half-century ago is expected to bring more than $100,000 at auction. The 1962 ...

Batman is a popular enough character that anything he’s featured in in the comic art world, there’s a good chance it’ll go for some money. Though, it’s a rarity when it’s something like this from ...