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.

Bill Steinfelt traded comic books for a painting of Batman in 1962. The painting, by Mel Ramos, just sold at auction for $173,000. Good morning, I'm Steve Inskeep. Back in 1962, Bill Steinfelt ...

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 ...

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 ...

DALLAS, Texas (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 ...

All weekend, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice stars Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill have been in China promoting the film’s release in the country, where it will land on the same date — March 25 — as ...

Good morning, I'm Steve Inskeep. Back in 1962, Bill Steinfelt discovered a painting. The painting showed Batman, his cape tucked in front of his face. And it was called "A Sinister Figure Lurks In The ...

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 ...

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 painting ...