Batman is the most profitable DC character of all time, and it isn’t particularly close. His cinematic ventures have grossed over $7 billion at the box office , and his comics, with ongoing titles such as the mainline, ‘Absolute Batman’, and ‘Detective Comics’, account for close to 50% of DC’s comic revenue.

This level of success for a character as mythologized as Batman began quite early on. One of the earliest adaptations of the ‘Caped Crusader’ came from Adam West’s campy portrayal of Bruce Wayne/Batman in the 1966 live-action TV series.

This was the height of the character’s popularity up until that point, and understandably so. To commemorate this success, Topps released what would act as the character’s rookie card: Batman No.…