80 years of Batman, the deluxe edition.

Format:

Book

Title:

80 years of Batman, the deluxe edition.

Other title(s):

Eighty years of Batman

Detective Comics: 80 years of Batman

ISBN:

9781401285388

Edition:

Deluxe edition.

Publication:

Burbank, CA : DC Comics, [2018]

Physical Description:

416 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm

General Note:

"Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger."

Originally published in single magazine form in Detective Comics 20, 27 (1939), 38, 60, 64, 66, 140, 151, 153, 225, 233, 267, 298, 327, 359, 400, 437, 443, 457, 474, 482, 500, 567, 742, 27 (2014).

Contents:

Batman -- Editor's note -- Foreword -- ("Block buster") -- Batman foreshadowed -- ("The case of the chemical syndicate") -- ("The murderer on vacation") -- ("Robin, the boy wonder!") -- "The case of the missing evidence!" -- "The commandos are coming" -- "The crimes of two-face!" -- "The riddler!" -- "The origin of Pow-wow Simth!" -- "The land of lost years!" -- A peek behind the pages -- Detective comics #200 sketchbook -- "The strange experiment of Dr. Erdel" -- "The Bat-woman" -- Trauma -- "Batman meets bat-mite" == "The challenge of Clay-face" -- "Mystery of the menacing mask!" -- "The million dollar debut of Batgirl" -- Inspiration -- "Challenge of the Man-bat" -- The Himalayan incident" -- Gotterdamerung" -- "There is no hope in Crime Alley!" -- Time machine -- "The deadshot ricochet" -- "Bat-mite's New York adventure" -- Occupy Gotham -- "To kill a legend" -- "The night of thanks, but no thanks!" -- "The honored dead" -- Batman: mortality" -- "The case of the chemical syndicate" -- "Twenty-seven" -- Watching from the shadows -- Cover highlights -- Biographies.

Summary:

Join DC to celebrate the 80th anniversary and 1,000th issue of one of the most important publications ever, Detective Comics. Over the past eight decades, Batman has remained at the forefront of popular culture, which is in no small part because of this comic book series that is synonymous with the Dark Knight! Celebrate Detective Comics with DC, as we revisit classic stories from comics from the 1930s onward, featuring some of Batman's greatest allies and villains and work from some of the greatest creators ever to grace the graphic-literature medium! With a new cover by DC Publisher and Chief Creative Officer Jim Lee, These stories will be accompanied by breathtaking essays from some of the best writers of our time about how Batman has affected their work and American culture at large. Be here for the celebration of the year!

Personal Subject:

Batman (Fictitious character)-Comic books, strips, etc.

Batman (Fictitious character)

Subject(s):

Science fiction comic books, strips, etc.

Genre:

Science fiction comics

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels.

Science fiction comics.

Added Corporate Author:

DC Comics, Inc.,

Holds:

Available:*

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Summary

Detective Comics featured DC's first masked adventurer and went on to give the company its name (from Detective Comics Inc.) and the only character to dominate American popular culture three separate times, each a generation apart- Batman.

Join us in a celebration of Detective Comics ' amazing eight-decade run and Batman's 80 years, with reflections on Detective Comics by Cory Doctorow, Neil Gaiman, Glen David Gold, Senator Patrick Leahy, Denny O'Neil, Anthony Tollin, police chief Shelley Zimmerman and Paul Levitz.

This special collector's edition also features the very first Batman story; the debuts of classic sidekicks and allies like Robin, Batgirl, Batwoman and even Bat-Mite; and the first stories of archvillains Two-Face, the Riddler and Man-Bat.

With a new cover by DC publisher and chief creative officer Jim Lee, a never-before-published sketchbook of Lew Sayre Schwartz, a never-before-published scene from Bruce Wayne's childhood by Paul Levitz and Denys Cowan and much, much more, this is sure to be the celebration of the year!

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

An 80-year retrospective shows the fraught and fascinating evolution of the beloved caped crusader.Spanning nearly a century, this sprawling anthology traverses Batman's Detective Comics history, starting with "The Crimson Avenger," a precursor to Batman from 1938. Later issues from the 1940s introduce Boy Wonder Robin and Two-Face but also lesser-known characters like the Boy Commandos. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Batwoman and Batgirl make their first appearances. As the collection reaches the present day, readers encounter a recognizable cast of characters and the ongoing exploration of Batman's tortured psyche. Detective Comics is separate from the stand-alone Batman line, and both exist concurrently within the DC Universe. Seeing how the styles, use of color, and text bubbles evolve throughout the decades is compelling; in the early volumes, the issues burst forth with a bright, almost psychedelically hued palette; they later fade to the shadowy palette now associated with the Dark Knight. Narratively, however, readers can see how overt racism and casual misogyny were bandied about in earlier decades and have now changed. Despite past offenses, this look back at an iconic hero is intriguing not only for devout fans, but also for those interested in comics history. In addition to the comics, there are contributions written by fans, including Neil Gaiman and Cory Doctorow, and short biographies of many of the creators who contributed to the collected works.Engrossing on many levels. (biographies, cover galleries) (Graphic fiction. 13-adult) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.