BATMAN - Subway (59" x 44.5"); Near Mint Fold... Lot n° 338

BATMAN Subway (59" x 44.5") Near Mint Folded; Artwork by Bill Garland Warner Bros., 1989 This is a very scarce format for the Tim Burton retelling of the Super Hero fantasy thriller. A poster with a bit of separation in the upper center point crossfold, slight wear, and some faint sporadic crimping. Otherwise, it is in excellent condition. Batman is a 1989 film based on the Batman DC Comics superhero created in 1939. It was directed by Tim Burton and starred Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, and Jack Palance, among others. It depicted Batman's war on crime and his ongoing conflict with The Joker, his archenemy, and earned more than $400 million, the fifth-highest-grossing film in history at that point. Nicholson was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and the film won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction. The American Film Institute (AFI) voted it the 46th greatest movie hero and the Joker the 45th greatest movie villain on its 100 Years…100 Heroes and Villains list. This lot will be auctioned on Friday, April 19th. The auction will begin at 9:30am PST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on April 18th.