Batman Puzzle, 30 x 36, oil on linen Today is National Puzzle Day. Basic puzzle: pieces are intended to be put together in a logical way in order to come up with the desired solution. British engraver and mapmaker, John Spilsbury, created the first jigsaw puzzle in 1700 when he mounted a map on a sheet of wood which he then sawed around each individual country. Spilsbury used his product to aid in teaching geography. My Batman Puzzle was manufactured by Milton Bradley in 1966. The Batman Cookies (also a puzzle since they are pieces put together in a logical way) were baked by me last week. See more of my Contemporary Realism paintings on my BLOG http://khendersonart.blogspot.com