Batman (comic book) work, and first interior-story work, appeared in "Batman" #19 (Oct.-Nov. 1943), for which he drew the cover and the first three Batman stories, and penciled the fourth Batman story, inked by Norm Fallon. Like all Batman artists of the time, Sprang went uncredited as a ghost artist for Kane. Villains which debuted during this early era included the Mad Hatter in issue #49 (October 1948) and Killer Moth in issue #63 (February 1951). In 1953, Sheldon Moldoff became another one of the primary Batman ghost artists who, along with Win Mortimer and Dick Sprang, drew stories credited to Bob Kane,
Comic Book: The Movie Comic Book: The Movie Comic Book: The Movie is a 2004 direct-to-DVD mockumentary starring and directed by Mark Hamill. The story revolves around comic book fan Don Swan and his battle against a fictional film studio which is about to announce a film based on his favorite superhero, Commander Courage. Cameo appearances in the movie include Kevin Smith (filmmaker and comic book writer), Hugh Hefner (originator of "Playboy"), Stan Lee of Marvel Comics, Lloyd Kaufman (filmmaker and president of Troma Films), actor Bruce Campbell (star of the "Evil Dead" franchise), Peter David (comic book writer), Paul Dini (comic book and