ace the bat-hound Archives

Rewriting Ace The Bat Hound's Origin One More Time
Ace The Bat-Hound debuted in Batman #92 in 1955 and was created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff following Krypto the Superdog's debut in Adventure Comics #210 the same year, as well as the increase in German Shepherd detective dogs in Rin Tin Tin and Ace the Wonder Dog Originally a German Shepherd Dog owned[...]
Ace the Bathound in Batman #92, title splash artwork by Sheldon Moldoff, DC Comics 1955.
The 1950s was the decade of the dogs at DC Comics.  Rex the Wonder Dog had his own comic book series in the era, while Superman's dog Krypto and Ace the Bat-Hound debuted less than 3 months apart in 1955.  But while Krypto is practically a household name, and Rex's original run has garnered some[...]
Ace the Bathound in Batman #92, title splash artwork by Sheldon Moldoff, DC Comics 1955.
The 1950s was the decade of the dogs at DC Comics.  Rex the Wonder Dog had his own comic book series in the era, while Superman's dog Krypto and Ace the Bat-Hound debuted less than 3 months apart in 1955.  But while Krypto is practically a household name, and Rex's original run has garnered some[...]