Detective Comics #595 Page 13 BATMAN VS MISTER FREEZE
Artists: RODERICK DELGADO (Penciller) , JERRY ACERNO (Inker)
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Description15" x 10" image area. Ink, white-out and Zipatone over graphite on Bristol board. Detective Comics #595 Page 13 original art (DC 1988). Roderick Delgado and Jerry Acerno.I can't remember where I first saw this page but all I recall when I did was "why in the world did I not fight or try for it?". When it came up again, I couldn't believe I had been given a second chance! Winning it was like winning the lottery to me because aside from it being a cool, vintage piece of OA, it had a very powerful message in its narration. I find every panel a visual gem. That full page left panel with Batman standing on the roof of the S.T.A.R. Labs building is incredible! The detail of the defeated Mister Freeze being hauled away, the pensive Batman close-up, and the final panel with Batman flying off into the Gotham sunset, it's all put together so well. But what really burned into my memory when I first saw this page was the message. And that is what narrative art is all about - when there's a message and it causes you to pause, drawing you into the story, and leaving an unforgettable thought forever to consider. Batman realized that with all that happened to him in his life, seeing his parents being gunned down as a child, he could have easily grown up as a villain, letting that pain and anger rot him from the inside out. Freeze could have been a hero and Batman could have been a villain. It's all in the choices we make in life that define who we become. So true.... Social/Sharing |
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Rick W 
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 5/24/2022
Wise words.
Nicely done not letting this slip by twice. Beautiful page!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 5/24/2022
I like that they kept the chopped off left bat ear consistent. The clean look is very late 80's trying to reclaim the familiar marketable look ahead of 1989. A great self contained piece wherre the hero heads off into the sunset.
Daryl R
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 5/24/2022
Love this page! I'm glad this one found a good home! Great pick-up!
Dewey Cassell
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 5/24/2022
This is a really great Batman page. I love the artwork. Congratulations!
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 5/25/2022
Great looking page, John! The perspective in that 1st panel is fabulous looking, especially with Batman lording over the city at the top like that.
Neon Dragon
Member Since 2017
Posted on 5/25/2022
Thanks everyone! I think now the reason why I initially passed on this page was that it bothered me the artists were "nobody's". Still, the quality of the artwork, the theme and message made this one of the most unforgettable pages I passed on the first time around.
I never heard of these artists but I don't care as the page looks like it was done by masters, nevertheless. Too bad either of these artists never did much.
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 3/14/2025
Stunning Detective Comics page by Roderick Delgado and Jerry Acerno! Love these dramatic scenes following a battle between Mr. Freeze and Batman. As the villain is loaded into an ambulance, Batman contemplates his similarities to Mr. Freeze and their different responses to the tragedies in their lives: "What a man does with his life is a choice...not a condition he accepts." Profound words from a comic book hero. Fabulous pick-up, congrats!
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